Available Volunteer Positions
Pend Oreille County Needs Your Participation
The following Boards have vacant positions. If interested in any of these, please submit a letter of interest along with an informational statement:
LIBRARY DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES has one opening. The Board of Trustees is the policy-making body of Pend Oreille County Library District. District administration is delegated to the director, who serves at the pleasure of the Board. The Board meets every 4th Thursday at 4:00 p.m.. Website is www.pocld.org. Member terms are 5 years. Trustees are limited to 2 consecutive terms (RCW 27.12.190).
PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD has one opening, for an at large member. Applicants should have an interest in recreational user groups including one or more of the following: Equestrian, Mountain Bike, OHV, Hiking, Winter Recreation, Water Sports, Hunting/Fishing and Wildlife/Scenic Viewing. The Board meets monthly to advise Commissioners on matters relating to Parks and Recreation. This 7-member board consists of one appointment from each of the Commissioner districts and four at-large appointments. Member terms are staggered initially, then six years at reappointment (RCW 36.68.040). Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. in County Commissioners' Meeting Room.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION (BOE) has an opening for a citizen interested in serving as an alternate member to complete a 3-year term expiring December 31, 2026. The BOE functions as an appeals board to hear tax assessment appeals and to act as an equalization board. There is a $100/day stipend per meeting.
NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL BOARD has openings in District #2 and #4. This Board is charged with the cooperative control and management of noxious weeds, develops and manages Weed Board policy, adopts the County weed list which identifies mandatory weed control, reviews and oversees the annual budget, responds to community inquiries or complaints, and holds public hearings on new weed policy. See website for more information at www.pendoreille.gov/weed-board. Members are appointed from five districts to 4-year terms (RCW 17.10.050). Meetings are the second Wednesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. at the Weed Board Office.
** All of the above are volunteer positions. Informational statements are available below, or at the Commissioners’ Office, 625 W. 4th St., PO Box 5025, Newport, WA 99156. Please send a letter of interest along with an Informational Statement to the address listed above. You may also email the above to the Commissioners’ Clerk of the Board at czieske [at] pendoreille.org (czieske[at]pendoreille[dot]gov). For additional information, please call 509-447-4119.