Goal 5
Facilitate regional and intergovernmental collaboration
Strategies
Model collaboration by organizing and convening regular meetings of regional stakeholders.
Forge regional partnerships to strengthen counties’ economic health and quality of life.
Provide information, education, training, and technical assistance to counties in collaborative planning, visioning, and problem-solving.
Objectives
Provide topical forums in the east and west, on matters of interest all counties. Solicit input for topics (school capital finance, transportation, water, growth, and the economy).
Keep members updated on county specific statistics.
Board involvement should include keeping up with the pulse of Washington.
Use resource partners - business leaders, school boards, chambers of commerce, citizens, state officials, nonprofits, faith community, COGs.