Boards & Commissions

Community Assembly

Authorized by and Date: Ordinance C-32542 on December 13, 1999, Effective on January 12, 2000.

Mission Statement/Purpose: The Community Assembly is a coalition of independent neighborhood councils. It serves as a forum for discussion of issues of broad interest. Each neighborhood council selects on representative and a designated alternate to serve on the assembly. Representatives are expected to represent the interests of their respective neighborhood council. The responsibilities of the assembly include the following:

Review and recommend an action, policy, or plan to the city council neighborhood committee, the City and any City agency, commission, or board on any matter affecting the city
Support and promote citizen participation and neighborhood enhancement
Promote and facilitate open communication between the City and neighborhood councils and provide the primary means of communication between individual neighborhood councils
Support and assist, as requested, individual neighborhood councils in becoming recognized and in performing their functions and responsibilities
Serve as an information resource to neighborhood councils

Meeting date, time and location: Meetings are currently suspended until officials have deemed it safe to gather again. Community Assembly meets on the first Thursday of every month at 5:30 p.m. Meetings are held at the Council Briefing Center in City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Boulevard.