Intergovernmental Committee Assignments

The Olympia City Council annual appoints representatives from the Council to serve on intergovernmental boards and committees.

Intergovernmental Committees

Other Committees

Animal Services

Delegate: Jeannine Roe
Alternate: Karen Rogers
Staff Support: Jane Kirkemo

Governing board of a non-profit corporation solely controlled by the member jurisdictions that manages and operates the regional animal shelter, educates the public about responsible pet care, resolves animal problems.

Established by Interlocal Agreement with:  Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Thurston County. Administration is provided through the City of Lacey.

website:  www.jointanimalservices.org

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Communications Board (TCOMM9-1-1)

Delegate: Julie Hankins
Alternate: Jeannine Roe

Governing board of a non-profit corporation that manages TCOMM911 - consolidated communication (emergency dispatch) services to Thurston County and the cities, fire protection districts and regional fire authorities within Thurston County.

Established by Interlocal Agreement of Thurston County agencies. County-wide voter approval in 2002 for 1/10th of 1% sales tax to support 9-1-1 communication center.

website: www.capcom911.org

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Economic Development Council

Delegate: Karen Rogers
Alternate: Stephen Buxbaum

Governing board of a private, non-profit corporation. Agency Mission:  Create a vital and sustainable economy throughout our County that supports the livelihood and values of our residents.

website: www.thurstonedc.com  

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EMSS (Medic 1)

Delegate: Karen Rogers
Alternate: Greg Wright, Ass't Fire Chief
Staff Liaison: Larry Dibble, Greg Wright

Advisory Council that makes policy recommendations to the Thurston County Commissioners for the publicly funded county-wide Medic One system and services. Agency Mission:  Provide efficient and effective pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) throughout Thurston County.

County-wide voter approved property tax levy in 1974 for Medic One services.

Thurston County Medic One

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Health and Human Services Council

Delegate: Jim Cooper
Alternate: Jeannine Roe
Staff Liaison: Steve Hall

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Intercity Transit Authority Board

Delegate: Nathaniel Jones 
Alternate: Karen Rogers 
Staff Liaison: David Riker

Governing board of the public transportation authority (a municipal corporation) for Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, and Yelm (and their urban growth areas). Agency Mission:  To provide and promote public transportation choices that support an accessible, sustainable, livable, healthy, prosperous community.

Voter approval effective 01/01/1981 to create the Thurston County Public Transportation Authority and levy sales tax.

Intercity Transit

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Law & Justice Council

Delegate: Karen Rogers 
Alternate: Steve Langer 

Multi-jurisdictional, multi-discipline advisory group created by the Thurston County Board of Commissioners to share information, create partnerships, and develop regional recommendations regarding criminal justice issues and systems throughout the County.

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LEOFF Disability Board

Mayor’s Rep: Jim Cooper (as Mayor's representative)
Council Rep: Jeannine Roe
Staff Support: Pat Pineda, Tom Morrill

Municipal board that approves and disapproves all applications for disability leave, medical treatment, and disability retirement for City of Olympia members of the LEOFF I pension system.

LEOFF Disability Board

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LOTT Clean Water Alliance Board of Directors

Delegate: Steve Langer
Alternate: Julie Hankins
Staff Liaison: Rich Hoey

Governing board of a nonprofit corporation solely controlled by the partner representatives that provides wastewater transmission, treatment and discharge services in the cities of Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater.

Established by Interlocal Agreement with Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, and Thurston County in 2000.

Lott Online

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Olympic Region Clean Air Agency

Delegate: Jim Cooper
Alternate:

The Olympic Region Clean Air Agency (ORCAA) is a local government agency charged with regulatory and enforcement authority for air quality issues in Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston counties. ORCAA is one of seven such regional air pollution control agencies in Washington state.

ORCAA

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Regional Transportation Policy Board (Subcommittee of TRPC)

Delegate:  Karen Rogers
Alternate: Stephen H. Buxbaum
Staff Liaison:

Advisory Board to the Thurston Regional Planning Council on policies and programs relating to regional transportation issues.

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Solid Waste Advisory Committee (Thurston County)

Delegate: Nathaniel Jones (as needed)
Staff Liaison: Dan Daniels

An advisory committee to the Thurston County Commissioners for solid waste planning and program implementation.

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Thurston County HOME Consortium

Delegate: Jim Cooper
Alternate: Stephen H. Buxbaum
Staff Liaison: Anna Schlecht

Interlocal Board that receives and administers on behalf of Thurston County federal funds distributed to the County under the HOME Investment Partnership Program.

Formed in June 2002 by Intergovernmental Agreement with the cities of Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Yelm, Tenino, Bucoda, Rainier, and Thurston County.

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Thurston Regional Planning Council

Delegate: Nathaniel Jones 
Alternate: Stephen H. Buxbaum
Staff Liaison: Keith Stahley / Tom Hill

Board of Directors of a public corporation (regional Council of governments in Thurston County) that provides contracted and grant-supported land use and transportation planning services to the member agencies.

1967 interlocal agreement was signed by Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Yelm, Rainier, Tenino, Budoca, Tumwater, Thurston County, Port of Olympia, Olympia School District, North Thurston School District.

Thurston Regional Planning Council

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Visitors and Convention Bureau

Delegate: Julie Hankins
Alternate: Karen Rogers
Staff Liaison: Cathie Butler

Governing board of a private, non-profit membership-based corporation that promotes the Thurston County area as a preferred destination for meetings, conventions and leisure travel.

Visit Olympia

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Other Committees

Mayors Forum

Delegate: Stephen H. Buxbaum, Mayor
Staff Liaison: Mary Nolan

The Mayor’s Forum was established in the late 1990s for information discussion and information sharing by Thurston County Mayors and Chairs of other local public agencies.  The group generally meets monthly on the first Friday.  Agencies which are a part of this forum include Thurston County, the Port of Olympia and the Cities of Lacey, Bucoda, Olympia, Rainier, Tenino, Tumwater, and Yelm. 

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Lodging Tax Advisory Committee

Chair:  Julie Hankins
Staff:  Cathie Butler

5-member advisory committee to the City Council. Makes recommendations on use of the City's portion of lodging tax.

PBIA Liaison (Parking and Business Improvement Area Board)

Delegate: Jeannine Roe
Alternate: Julie Hankins
Staff Liaison: Brian Wilson

The PBIA Board was created by the Olympia City Council in January, 2006 with the adoption of Ordinance No. 6375 establishing the Parking and Business Improvement Area (PBIA) for downtown Olympia. The Board recommends an annual work program/budget to the City Council, communicates with ratepayers, and implements improvement projects in downtown Olympia.

Parking & Business Improvement Area Board

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Treatment Sales Tax Community Review Committee

Delegate: Scott Ahlf, Municipal Court Judge

This is a sales tax of 1/10 of one percent  approved in 2008 and is scheduled to expire on January 1, 2017.  This tax is designed to improve the quality of life for Thurston County residents with mental illness and/or chemical dependency by reducing their involvement with the criminal justice system.   This social services and law and justice based committee meets to determine how the tax proceeds will be used.

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Water Resource Inventory Area Committee (WRIA-11) Nisqually

Delegate:  
Alternate: Liz Hoenig, staff

The City of Olympia has been a long standing participant in Nisqually Watershed Planning. Our primary source of water, McAllister Springs, lies within this watershed. The 1998 legislature passed Watershed Planning legislation (Ch. 90.82 RCW), to set a framework for developing local solutions to watershed issues on a watershed basis. 

The lead agency for the Nisqually River watershed planning effort is the Nisqually Indian Tribe. The Nisqually Watershed Management Plan was adopted in April 2004. To view the documents associated with the watershed planning effort please go to here. The Nisqually Watershed Planning Unit is currently in Phase 4, which is the development of the Detailed Implementation Plan

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