The Executive Committee was established to deal with matters pertaining to communications, operations, human resources, finance, and any other matter referred by the general membership.

The Responsibilities of the Executive Committee include:
– Nominating officers to the General Membership for approval and election.
– Setting the meeting agenda for the General Membership.
– Evaluating the work performance of the executive director on an annual basis.
– To refer studies, projects and questions to the appropriate COG Committee.
– To study and prepare recommendations on topics requested by the General Membership

The YVCOG Executive Committee consists of 7 Members
City of Yakima (population over 60,000) – 1 Member
City of Sunnyside – 1 Member
Area 1 (Moxee, Naches, Selah, Tieton, Union Gap) – 1 Member
Area 2 (Wapato, Toppenish, Harrah, Zillah) – 1 Member
Area 3 (Mabton, Granger, Grandview) – 1 Member
Yakima County – 1 Member
Member at large – 1 Member
These members serve one year terms and meet on a monthly basis.

Executive Committee Meetings

Executive Committee Meeting Agendas & Minutes

Executive Committee meet at 1:30 p.m. at the YVCOG office, 311 North 4^th Street, Suite 204, in Yakima on the 3rd Monday of each month. The January and February meetings will be the 3^nd Wednesday.

Executive Committee Members

Chair, James A. Restucci, City of Sunnyside Council Member

Vice Chair, John Hodkinson, Jr., Area 1 – City of Union Gap Council Member

Janice Gonzales
Area 2 – City of Zillah, City Council

Brad Hill, City of Yakima City Council

Mike Leita, Yakima County Commissioner

Bill Moore, Area  3 – City of Grandview Council Member

Mayor Sherry Raymond, Member At Large