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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CONSENT AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Mark McCauley, County Administrator
FROM: Michael Dawson, Water Quality Manager
Tami Pokorny, Natural Resources Program Coordinator
DATE: February 10, 2025
SUBJECT: ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT(1) re: Request to appoint Robert Simmons to an
initial 4-year term on the Conservation Futures Fund Citizen Oversight Committee to
represent Open Interest--Watersheds
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Public Health requests that the County Commissioners appoint Robert Simmons to an initial 4-year term on the
Conservation Futures Fund Citizen Oversight Committee (CFFCOC) to represent Open Interest--Watersheds.
ANALYSIS:
On November 27, 2024, we advertised a vacancy for the Conservation Futures Fund Citizen Oversight Committee
representing an Open Interest.Jefferson County resident Robert Simmons responded to the ad prior the December
11, 2024 deadline.They were the only individual to express interest in the vacancy. On January 17,the CFF Program
clerk and two committee members interviewed Robert Simmons in person for this volunteer position.
Robert Simmons is a resident of District 1 living in Port Townsend.They served as faculty at WSU Extension for over
30 years, focusing on water quality issues in the Puget Sound. During their tenure at WSU, they led the WSU
Extension Water Resources team, oversaw the Thurston County Native Plant Salvage Project, obtained and managed
over 60 grants, led volunteer training programs on habitat restoration and education, and collaborated with many
conservation organizations and county departments. Their technical interest and expertise includes stormwater
management, native plant restoration, and ecosystem resilience.
The interview committee recommends Robert Simmons highly to serve a four-year term on the CFF Citizen Oversight
Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact to the county's General Fund for appointing Robert Simmons to a seat on the CFFCOC.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Public Health recommends that the County Commissioners appoint Robert Simmons to an initial 4-year term on the
Conservation Futures Fund Citizen Oversight Committee to represent Open Interest--Watersheds. His term will
expire on February 10, 2029.
REVIEWED BY:
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