[via email from Cathie Butler, Communications Manager]

Olympia, WA. Applications for appointment to City of Olympia advisory committees and commissions will be accepted until March 1, 2007.   Terms of appointment for Olympia's committees take affect on April 1, with terms for about one-third of the appointees ending in any given year. 

Applications are being accepted for the following positions:

• Arts Commission (four positions)
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (three positions: one citizen-at-large; one walking/pedestrian advocate; and one representative for the disabled community).
• Design Review Board (one citizen-at-large; and one development community or business representative)
• Heritage Commission (five positions)
• Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (two positions:  one representative of agencies eligible to receive lodging tax funding; and one representative from hotels/motels that pay the tax)
• Parking Advisory Committee (two positions: downtown resident and alternate mode representative)
• Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (three positions)
• Planning Commission (four positions) 
• Utility Advisory Committee (four positions)

All positions are non-paid (volunteers), and the members are appointed by the Olympia City Council.  Residency or other requirements may apply.  Information, including the application form, is posted on the City of Olympia website:  www.olympiawa.gov.  Questions?  Call Cathie Butler at Olympia City Hall, 753-8361.