AWC Ad Hoc Bylaws Review Committee
The AWC Board of Directors created the Ad Hoc Bylaws Review Committee to conduct a thoughtful process to evaluate the districts of the AWC Board. The committee is comprised of a 14 engaged city/town elected officials representing each of the current districts. (See additional background information and committee membership below.)
The Ad Hoc Bylaws Review Committee is charged with working within the following parameters:
- Preserve strengths of the Board composition by ensuring representation from cities across the state, of a variety of sizes.
- Evaluate whether to modify existing structure, or whether there is a need for a wholesale change in districts and seats.
- Strive for geographically equitable representation of 281 cities and towns.
- Strive to work within the framework of current Board size (25 members or less).
- Utilize an equity lens to evaluate different scenarios before a decision is made.
View cities and towns by board district.
Attend membership listening sessions
The Ad Hoc Bylaws Review Committee will hold membership listening sessions to provide an overview of AWC Board districts, updates on the committee’s work, answer questions, and listen to members’ feedback. AWC members are encouraged to attend. A separate registration is required for each session.
- Thursday, May 2, 2024, 1 to 2 pm: Membership listening session – register here!
Background information and committee membership
The AWC Bylaws Review Committee is established by AWC Bylaws and convenes at least once every five years to review the size, make-up, and structure of the Board and the bylaws for consistency with modern practices, legal requirements, and efficient parliamentary actions, which shall be submitted to the board or voting delegates prior to the beginning of the annual membership meeting in that year as provided in Article 8.
By recommendation of the 2023 Bylaws Review Committee, the AWC Board of Directors created an ad hoc committee to conduct a thoughtful process to evaluate the districts of the AWC Board.
2024 Bylaws Review Committee
AWC President Betsy Wilkerson appointed the following members to the 2024 Ad Hoc Bylaws Review Committee.
- District 1: Cristella Kaminskas, Mayor, Liberty Lake
- District 2: Jillian Henze, Councilmember, Waitsburg
- District 3: Matthew Schuh, Councilmember, Bridgeport
- District 4: Nancy Goodloe, Councilmember, Ellensburg
- District 5: Anne McEnerny-Ogle, Mayor, Vancouver
- District 6: Julie Door, Councilmember, Puyallup
- District 7: Angela Birney, Mayor, Redmond
- District 8: Brett Gailey, Mayor, Lake Stevens
- District 9: Betsy Wilkerson, Council President, Spokane (Chair)
- District 10: John Hines, Deputy Mayor, Tacoma
- District 11: Dan Strauss, Councilmember, Seattle
- District 12: Julie Struck, Mayor, South Bend
- District 13: Dana Ralph, Mayor, Kent
- District 14: Paul Cocke, Councilmember, Sedro-Woolley
Recruitment for the 2024 Bylaws Review Committee was open fall 2023. Appointments were made in January 2024.
Committee meeting dates
- February 27
- March 22
- April 23
- May 2 – Membership listening session
- May 17
- May 23
Questions?
Alicia Seegers Martinelli or Betsy Hildreth
(360) 753-4137