2009/01/12 - Applications being accepted for Cowlitz County Boundary Review Board through January 23

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Press Release #: 09-04
Date: 2009/01/12
Contact: John Brickey
Phone: 442-5080

Applications being accepted for Cowlitz County Boundary Review Board through January 23

Applications are being accepted through January 23 for a position on the Cowlitz County Boundary Review Board. Applications may be requested by calling 577-3041, or one may be downloaded at www.mylongview.com by clicking on the Boundary Review Board Application button. 

All applicants must be residents of Cowlitz County.  Persons applying for a Boundary Review Board position may not hold other local government, elected, or appointed positions or jobs.  Boundary Review Board members receive a compensation of $50 per day for work on Board business.

Return completed application along with a resume and three references by January 23 to:  Boundary Review Board Office, Annex Building, 207 4th Ave. North, Kelso, WA  98626.

Local mayors will convene at the end of January to make their appointment to this board.

Boundary Review Board
The Boundary Review Boards consists of five members who serve four-year terms.  Two members are appointed by the Governor, one is appointed by the mayors of the cities and towns in the county, one by the Board of Commissioners, and one from nominees of special purpose districts. 

Current Opening
The vacancy being filled at this time is the appointee of the mayors of Longview, Kelso, Castle Rock, Kalama, and Woodland.  The term will begin Feb. 1, 2009 and will expire Jan. 31, 2013. 

Responsibilities
The Board is a quasi-judicial administrative body empowered to make decisions on such issues as incorporations, annexations, mergers, disincorporations, etc. by cities, towns, and special purpose districts.  The Boundary Review Board ensures that cities, towns, and special purpose districts adequately plan and finance urban services and boundary extensions in a manner consistent with comprehensive land use plans.

The Board must base its decisions on specific factors and objectives stated in the Boundary Review Board Act. It can approve, modify and approve, or deny a proposal. Its decisions are final unless appealed to the Superior Court of the County under the law.

Cowlitz County is one of eighteen in the state of Washington that have Boundary Review Boards.

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