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Negligible. Budget impacts of Weed Board members are limited to "actual and necessary" reimbursable expenses, such as mileage to and from quarterly board meetings.
Type: Deliberation
Department: WEED - Weed Control
Directors' Update: Dec. 6, 2023
Business Meeting: Dec. 12, 2023
Summary:Appoint Valarie Eckloff to the Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board as the Representative for Weed District 4
Publications: The Chronicle, Nov. 21st, 2023 (already posted)
Cover Letter To: Valarie Eckloff, wvms@live.com
Additional Copies To: Charles Edmonson
Resolution
APPOINT VALARIE ECKLOFF TO THE LEWIS COUNTY NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL BOARD AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR WEED DISTRICT 4
WHEREAS, it has been brought to the attention of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) that there is an impending vacancy on the Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board (LCNWCB), in Weed District 4, comprising the communities of Mossyrock, Onalaska and Cinebar, as well as the surrounding areas; and
WHEREAS, the Lewis County Weed Board has faithfully performed the notice and application process outlined under RCW 17.10.050(2), including multiple legal notices for the expiration of the term, and held a public hearing to discuss applicants for the vacancy; and
WHEREAS, finding that Ms. Valarie Eckloff has fulfilled the requirements for application and appointment outlined in RCW 17.10.050(2); and
WHEREAS, finding that the Weed Board recommends Valarie Eckloff be appointed to the Weed Board, LCNWCB staff have posted her name and the Weed Board's recommendation on both the county website and placed a legal notice in the appropriate papers of general circulation, as outlined in RCW 17.10.050(2); and
WHEREAS, it appears to be in the best public interest to fill the vacancy on the Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board and appoint Ms. Valarie Eckloff to serve in that regard.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC hereby appoints Valarie Eckloff to the Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board, District 4, for a term of four years ending on December 31, 2027.
DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 12th day of December, 2023.