The Board is authorized to establish broad policy guidelines for the operation of the What-Comm and Prospect Communication Centers; authorize the financial contributions of the participating user groups; approve new agencies who wish to join; serve as final resolution for policy disputes, and locate and lease facilities for the Centers.
Upcoming Meetings
2024 Meeting Materials
- September 26, 2024 meeting materials (PDF)
- May 30, 2024 meeting materials (PDF)
- January 25, 2024 meeting materials (PDF)
2023 Meeting Materials
- September 26, 2023 meeting materials (PDF)
- June 01, 2023 meeting agenda (PDF)
- June 01, 2023 meeting materials (PDF)
- January 26, 2023 meeting agenda (PDF)
- January 26, 2023 meeting minutes (PDF)
Older Meeting Materials
- December 15, 2022 meeting agenda (PDF)
- September 29, 2022 meeting agenda (PDF)
- September 29, 2022 meeting recording
- September 29, 2022 combined meeting materials (PDF)
- May 26, 2022 meeting agenda (PDF)
- May 26, 2022 meeting recording
- May 26, 2022 meeting minutes (PDF)
- May 26, 2022 prospect capital and facility plan report (PDF)
- January 27, 2022 meeting agenda (PDF)
- January 27, 2022 meeting recording
- January 27, 2022 meeting minutes (PDF)
- January 27, 2022 year in review (PDF)
- January 27, 2022 equipment replacement schedule (PDF)
- January 27, 2022 interlocal modification (PDF)
- September 30, 2021 meeting agenda (PDF)
- September 30, 2021 meeting recording
- September 30, 2021 meeting minutes (PDF)
- September 30, 2021 budget allocation (PDF)
- September 30, 2021 2022 user fees (PDF)
- September 30, 2021 consolidation addendum (PDF)
- September 30, 2021 dispatch budget (PDF)
- September 30, 2021 interlocal agreement (PDF)
- September 30, 2021 interlocal modification (PDF)
- September 30, 2021 prospect sub-committee (PDF)
- September 30, 2021 staffing needs (PDF)
- May 27, 2021 meeting agenda (PDF)
- May 27, 2021 meeting recording
- May 27, 2021 meeting minutes (PDF)
- May 27, 2021 budget allocation (PDF)
- May 27, 2021 dispatch budget (PDF)
- May 27, 2021 interlocal modification (PDF)
- May 27, 2021 interlocal agreement (PDF)
- May 27, 2021 staffing needs (PDF)
- May 5, 2021 meeting agenda (PDF)
- May 5, 2021 meeting recording
- April 1, 2021 meeting minutes (PDF)
- April 1, 2021 meeting agenda (PDF)
- September 24, 2020 meeting minutes (PDF)
- September 24, 2020 meeting agenda (PDF)
- September 24, 2020 meeting attachment 1: Budget Allocation (PDF)
- September 24, 2020 meeting attachment 2: User Fees (PDF)
- June 18, 2020 meeting minutes (PDF)
- June 18, 2020 meeting agenda (PDF)
- June 18, 2020 meeting attachment 1: Interlocal 2019-0510 (PDF)
- June 18, 2020 meeting attachment 2: Interlocal 2019-0510 1st Amendment (PDF)
Meetings are typically held on the last Thursday of January, May, and September of each year. Special meetings may occur at the discretion of the Board.
The WHAT-COMM Administrative Board shall have 9 voting members; consisting of the Whatcom County Executive; the Whatcom County Sheriff; the City of Bellingham Mayor; the Chairperson of the County Council Finance Committee; the Chairperson of the Bellingham City Council Public Safety Committee; the City of Bellingham Police Chief, one elected mayor or councilperson to represent the general authority law enforcement agencies of the various county cities, to be selected by the mayors of those cities; one elected fire commissioner to represent all of the rural fire districts, chosen by them; and one Fire Chief from the Whatcom County Fire Chief’s Association, to be chosen by them. The City of Bellingham Fire Chief serves as a non-voting member.
