Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: BOCC - Board of County Commissioners

Directors' Update: Nov. 4, 2020

Business Meeting: Nov. 9, 2020

Summary:

Appoint Jill Van Hulle as an alternate on the Lewis County Water Conservancy Board

Publications:

Cover Letter To: Water Conservancy Board Chair Christopher Vandenberg: lcwcb-vandenberg@outlook.com Jill Van Hulle: jillvanhulle@hotmail.com

Additional Copies To:

Resolution

WHEREAS, the state Legislature in 1997 authorized counties to establish water conservancy boards (RCW 90.80) to enable the processing of water-right transfer applications at the local level with members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC); and

WHEREAS, Matt Brock of Onalaska has stepped down from the Water Conservancy Board, creating a vacancy; and

WHEREAS, Jill Van Hulle of Olympia has expressed a desire to be appointed as an Alternate on the Water Conservancy Board and has demonstrated she has the necessary experience and education to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of a Water Conservancy Board member; and

WHEREAS, Jill Van Hulle's work as a Certified Water Rights Examiner, coupled with her years of experience, make her an ideal candidate for the Lewis County Water Conservancy Board; and

WHEREAS, RCW 90.80.050(2) states that "in making appointments to the board, the county legislative authority or authorities shall choose from among persons who are residents of the county or counties or a county that is contiguous to the county that the water conservancy board is to serve"; and

WHEREAS, it is in the best public interest to appoint qualified members to the Water Conservancy Board.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC hereby appoints Jill Van Hulle as an Alternate on the Lewis County Water Conservancy Board to complete Matt Brock's unexpired six-year term ending August 1, 2023.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 9th day of November, 2020.