The County Executive Officer has announced an opening for a Public at Large member to serve on the Board of Directors of the Watershed Information Center and Conservancy of Napa County (WICC) due to expiring term of office. Term of Office will commence upon appointment and expire in August 2014.

The WICC Board serves as an advisory committee to Napa County Board of Supervisors. The WICC's role is to assist the Board of Supervisors in their decision-making process and serve as a conduit for citizen input by gathering, analyzing and recommending options related to the management of watershed resources.

In that capacity, the WICC has a responsibility to publicly evaluate and discuss matters that they have been requested to review and comment upon by the Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors has charged the WICC with making recommendations on matters relating to watershed restoration projects and resource protection activities, coordination of land acquisition, and development of a long-term watershed resource management program that provides public outreach and education, monitoring coordination, inventory and assessment, and data management.

The WICC was created by the Board of Supervisors in May 2002. The WICC Board encourages collaboration, cooperation and consistency among those working in Napa County's watersheds by coordinating and facilitating partnerships among individuals, agencies and organizations involved in improving watershed health; supporting watershed research activities and providing watershed information and education.

The WICC Board meets the fourth Thursday of every month at 4:00 P.M. in the Hall of Justice, 1125 Third Street, Napa, CA 94559.

The Board consists of seventeen members and one alternate member as follows: One (1) member nominated by the Napa County Land Trust from among the Land Trust's Board of Directors; One (1) director or associate director nominated by the Napa County Resource Conservation District; One (1) representative from the Natural Resource Conservation Service; Two (2) members and one (1) alternate of the Napa County Board of Supervisors; One (1) member of the Napa County Conservation, Development and Planning Commission; One (1) representative from each city or town in Napa County nominated by their respective city or town council; and Six (6) Napa County residents from the public at large representing environmental, agricultural, development and community interests.

Anyone interested in consideration for appointment must submit a completed application form to the County Executive Office, 1195 Third Street, Room 310, Napa, 94559, telephone 253-4421 no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 30, 2010.

The application form is also available on the County website at www.countyofnapa.org. Go to the main County page and click on Departments, County Executive Office, Clerk of the Board then Committees and Commissions. You may submit your application directly online by clicking "application for appointment" and following the application instructions. 

For more information contact:
Lupe Ramirez Peterkin, Administrative Support Technician/
Committees & Commissions
(707) 253-4421
lupe.peterkin@countyofnapa.org