City of Vancouver

P.O. Box 1995
Vancouver, WA 98668-1995

360-696-8200

www.cityofvancouver.us

General Information

Incorporation: City of Vancouver, incorporated January 23, 1857.

Population: 162,400 residents (2008).

Rank in size: Fourth largest in Washington (1. Seattle, 2. Spokane, 3. Tacoma, 4. Vancouver)

Area: 48.5 square miles (1/2007)

Form of Government

Council/Manager

Elected Officials

Strong Mayor and six council members. Mayor and City Councilors serve four year terms. Staggered elections in odd-numbered years. Mayor, and City Council positions are non-partisan. No term limits.

Timothy D. Leavitt , mayor

Term expires 12/31/13

Jack Burkman

Term expires 12/31/13

Jeanne Harris

Term expires 12/31/13

Jeanne E. Stewart

Term expires 12/31/13

Bart Hansen (appointed 2010)

Term expires 12/31/10

Larry Smith

Term expires 12/31/11

Pat Campbell

Term expires 12/31/11

Engagement Opportunities

City Council meets in regular session the first and third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Council also meets in consent meetings the second and fourth Monday of each month at 6 p.m. (Consent agenda meeting times may vary based on the Council’s need to conduct additional business or public hearings). Council holds workshops every Monday from 4-6 p.m.

All City Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers at City Hall – 210 E. 13th Street, Vancouver. First floor.Meetings are covered live and tape-delayed on CVTV (Comcast channels 21 & 23).
Meetings of various departments, committees and councils are open to the public as well, and advertised on the city’s website.

Staff

Ted Gathe, attorney

Eric Holmes , city manager
Lloyd Tyler, finance director
TBA, fire chief
Jim Crawford, fire marshal
Elizabeth Gotelli, human resources director
Patrick Gilbride, information services director
Laura Hudson, long range planning director
David Judd, parks & recreation director
Cliff Cook, police chief
Brian Carlson, public works director

Notes of Special Interest

City’s namesake is Captain George Vancouver, a British sailor/explorer who lived from 1758-1798.

Military leader and statesman George C. Marshall commanded the Vancouver Barracks and is honored today with a civic award and lecture series. General Ulysses S. Grant also was stationed at the Vancouver Barracks prior to the Civil War. Current Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard and current Clark College President Bob Knight also commanded the Vancouver Barracks.Recreation and sports programs for residents of all ages, nearly 7,000 acres of parkland, over 44 miles of trails, and facilities including pools, a tennis/racquetball center, and community centers.The Vancouver Convention Center and Hilton Hotel is the only publicly-owned convention center and four-star hotel in the Pacific Northwest.
Vancouver has updated the City Center Plan and expanded its boundary to approximately 130 city blocks including the city center waterfront.