Boards & Commissions

Pursuant to Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 20-28, all in-person meetings are prohibited untl further notice. In response to best practice recommendations from King County and the Governor’s Office relating to Coronavirus/COVID-19 commission/board meetings may be conducted virtually via Zoom. Visit the Public Meetings Page for specific information.

The City of Federal Way has several volunteer Citizen Boards and Commissions that advise the Mayor and City Council in certain areas of government and policy issues.

Eligibility requirements for these Boards and Commissions are established in Chapter 2 of the Federal Way Revised Code. Appointments to most Boards and Commissions are made during City Council Meetings by City Council after interviewing applicants.

The City is currently seeking applicants for the following commissions:

COMMISSION	POSITION OPENINGS
Arts Commission	(2) alternates
Civil Service Commission	(1) alternate
Diversity Commission	(3) voting and (1) alternate
Ethics Board	(1) voting and (1) alternate
Independent Salary Commission	(2) voting and (2) alternates
Parks & Recreation Commission	(3) voting and (2) alternates
Planning Commission	(3) voting
Senior Advisory Commission	(3) voting and (1) alternate
Youth Commission	(10) voting and (3) alternates

Eligible candidates will be interviewed by the City Council at a Special Meeting(s) to be announced. Please check back for future openings as this page is updated frequently.

* The next review of applications is scheduled for Friday, September 25.

Applications:

Submit completed applications to:

City Clerk’s Office

33325 – 8th Avenue South

Federal Way, WA 98003-6325

or via email.

Summary of regular meeting dates and times for these Commissions/Boards can be found here.