2024-02-09T21:09:27-05:00 2023-12-31 912141072 ZALAZNIK & ASSOCIATES PLLC PO BOX 1724 WALLA WALLA WA 99362 990 2023-01-01 352327775 COMMUNITY COUNCIL COMM 5095406720 P O BOX 2936 WALLA WALLA WA 99362 MARY A CAMPBELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5095406720 2024-01-26 true MARY A CAMPBELL XXX-XX-XXXX true DEBORA L ZALAZNIK CPA P00078888 5095265689 2024-02-02 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z MARY A CAMPBELL PO BOX 2936 WALLA WALLA WA 99362 384254 false X WWW.WWCOMMUNITYCOUNCIL.ORG X 2008 WA MISSION TO FOSTER A TRUSTED GATHERING PLACE WHERE PEOPLE ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE, INQUIRY, AND ADVOCACY TO BUILD A VIBRANT REGION FOR EVERYONE. OUR REGION INCLUDES COLUMBIA AND WALLA WALLA COUNTIES AND THE MILTON-FREEWATER AREA. 20 20 3 175 0 223000 370765 11800 361 1689 0 223361 384254 0 0 266181 267832 0 36682 68829 59698 335010 327530 -111649 56724 391471 446120 14358 12283 377113 433837 X MISSION TO FOSTER A TRUSTED GATHERING PLACE WHERE PEOPLE ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE, INQUIRY, AND ADVOCACY TO BUILD A VIBRANT REGION FOR EVERYONE. OUR REGION INCLUDES COLUMBIA AND WALLA WALLA COUNTIES AND THE MILTON-FREEWATER AREA. false false 258050 11800 ACTIVITIES AND IMPACTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE COMMUNITY COUNCIL WRAPPED UP OVER FOUR YEARS OF WORK AROUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT ITS FULL CIRCLE CELEBRATION FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE (ITF) IN MARCH 2023. DURING THAT EVENT, WE PRESENTED THE IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE REPORT. SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE'S ADVOCACY WORK INCLUDE: 1.CREATING COMMON ROOTS HOUSING TRUST, OUR REGION'S FIRST COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, WHICH WILL PROVIDE PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY; 2.PRODUCING AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DATA & MEASUREMENT REPORT, WHICH WE USED WIDELY WHEN SPEAKING WITH DECISION-MAKERS; 3.DEVELOPING AN INFOGRAPHIC, OUR REGION'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS, WHICH COMBINED DATA AND GRAPHIC DESIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS ON HOUSING ISSUES IN OUR REGION; 4.CREATING A SHORT VIDEO EXPLAINING AFFORDABLE HOUSING; 5.PRODUCING COVID-19 HOUSING AND UTILITY RELIEF INFORMATION SHEETS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, DURING THE PANDEMIC, TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT LEGAL PROTECTIONS AND RELIEF PROGRAMS; AND 6.WORKING WITH THE CITIES OF COLLEGE PLACE AND WALLA WALLA TO ENCOURAGE MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENT PROTECTIONS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE WHEN RESIDENTS' MOBILE HOME PARKS ARE UP FOR SALE. COLLEGE PLACE WAS THE FIRST, AND WALLA WALLA THE THIRD, CITY IN WASHINGTON TO ADOPT THESE PROTECTIONS. THE EFFORT EARNED STATEWIDE ATTENTION, CONTRIBUTING TO WASHINGTON ADOPTING SIMILAR PROTECTIONS STATEWIDE. AN OCTOBER 2023 ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS SEVERAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE UTILIZING THE NEW LAW, "MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS ARE SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY THEIR PARKS" OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING STUDY REPORT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING DATA & MEASUREMENT REPORT, AND OUR REGION'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS INFOGRAPHIC ALL CONTINUE TO BE USED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING DECISION-MAKERS. ALL OF THIS WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE CHAIRS AND TO THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE MEMBERS, EVEN DURING THE PANDEMIC. INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY COMMITTEE COMMUNITY COUNCIL CONDUCTED ITS INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY FROM SEPTEMBER 2022 - MARCH 2023. THE ALL-VOLUNTEER STUDY COMMITTEE MET WEEKLY FOR 26 WEEKS TO LEARN ABOUT THE BARRIERS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND SOLUTIONS FOR EQUITABLE BROADBAND INTERNET THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. THE COMMITTEE HEARD FROM A VARIETY OF RESOURCE SPEAKERS WHO SPOKE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE AND THE COMPLEXITIES OF PROVIDING BROADBAND INTERNET FOR ALL. WE HEARD PERSPECTIVES FROM PORT DISTRICTS, STATE CONTRACTORS, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS, ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, LIBRARIANS, HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, DIGITAL LITERACY PROVIDERS, MEMBERS OF THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, AND NONPROFITS WORKING WITH SENIORS, JOB SEEKERS, RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, AND OTHER POPULATIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE CELEBRATED THE WORK OF THE STUDY COMMITTEE AND THE RELEASE OF THE INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY REPORT AT OUR LUNCHEON IN JUNE, WHICH OVER 430 PEOPLE ATTENDED. THE INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY IS PARTICULARLY TIMELY AND HAS ALREADY MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR REGION. ONE THING WE LEARNED THROUGH THE INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY WAS THAT TO ACCESS THE UNPRECEDENTED FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, EACH STATE NEEDED TO DEVELOP BROADBAND ACTION AND DIGITAL EQUITY PLANS (PLANS) BY JUNE OF 2023. IN WASHINGTON, EACH COUNTY WAS TASKED WITH DEVELOPING THOSE PLANS UTILIZING BROADBAND ACTION TEAMS (BATS). IN FEBRUARY, WE FACILITATED A MEETING OF OVER 40 STAKEHOLDERS IN WALLA WALLA COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN BLUE MOUNTAIN ACTION COUNCIL BECOMING THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE WALLA WALLA COUNTY BAT. COLUMBIA COUNTY'S BAT IS LED BY THE PORT OF COLUMBIA. BOTH BATS SUBMITTED THEIR PLANS TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON BY THE JUNE DEADLINE. THE OREGON BROADBAND OFFICE (OBO) USED A DIFFERENT APPROACH FROM WASHINGTON TO DEVELOP ITS BROADBAND ACTION AND DIGITAL EQUITY PLANS, COMPOSING THE DOCUMENTS INTERNALLY AND SOLICITING INPUT FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. BECAUSE OF THIS PROCESS, COMMUNITY COUNCIL DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN MILTON-FREEWATER AS THEY DID IN COLUMBIA AND WALLA WALLA COUNTIES. INTERNET FOR ALL IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE WE LAUNCHED THE ADVOCACY PHASE FOR THE INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY AT OUR IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE (ITF) KICK-OFF MEETING IN SEPTEMBER 2023, WITH OVER 60 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. ATTENDEES LEARNED ABOUT COMMUNITY COUNCIL'S STUDY PROCESS AND THE INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY COMMITTEE'S WORK, INCLUDING THE STUDY REPORT AND ITS SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS. EVERYONE WAS INVITED TO JOIN THE IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE AND ENCOURAGED TO ASK OTHERS TO JOIN. BEFORE THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE ITF, INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY COMMITTEE MEMBERS DEVELOPED AN ACTION PLAN TO GUIDE ADVOCACY EFFORTS. THEY GROUPED THE RECOMMENDATIONS INTO FIVE OVERARCHING THEMES, WHICH BECAME THE ITF SUBCOMMITTEES: OUTREACH AND EDUCATION; ADDRESSING BROADBAND SERVICE GAPS; REGIONAL COLLABORATION TO ADDRESS DIGITAL EQUITY GAPS; LEGISLATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY; AND DIGITAL LITERACY AND NAVIGATION EDUCATION. THE SUBCOMMITTEES BEGAN MEETING REGULARLY IN OCTOBER AND STARTED BY IDENTIFYING WHICH RECOMMENDATIONS TO PRIORITIZE. EACH SUBCOMMITTEE HAS BEGUN DEVELOPING AN INVENTORY OF EXISTING DIGITAL EQUITY PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, AND GAPS IN OUR REGION THAT ARE RELEVANT TO EACH GROUP'S OVERARCHING THEME. THIS HAS SPANNED FROM ANALYZING AND EXAMINING THE ACCURACY OF DATA THAT MAPS THE EXISTING BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR REGION, TO COMPILING INFORMATION ABOUT EXISTING PROGRAMS AT LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS THAT CAN ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN OUR REGION WITH FINANCIAL BARRIERS, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES FOCUSED ON BUILDING DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS. THE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE REGIONAL COLLABORATION TO ADDRESS DIGITAL EQUITY GAPS SUBCOMMITTEE, HAVE BEEN WORKING TO ENCOURAGE THE EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM (ACP) THROUGH SUPPORT OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION. THE ACP ASSISTS HOUSEHOLDS WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD BROADBAND SERVICE. THE ADDRESSING BROADBAND SERVICE GAPS SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE LEGISLATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY SUBCOMMITTEE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND LEGISLATORS TO IDENTIFY GAPS AND DEVELOP A STRATEGY FOR OBTAINING BROADBAND EQUITY AND ACCESS DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM FUNDING FOR OUR REGION WHEN IT COMES TIME TO APPLY. THE INTERNET FOR ALL IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE'S IMPORTANT WORK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FALL OF 2026. 53 COMMUNITY INDICATORS COMMUNITY COUNCIL CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ITS COMMUNITY INDICATORS, WHICH ARE METRICS REGARDING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRENDS THAT PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY, AND HOW WELL WE ARE DOING. OUR LONG-TERM VISION IS THAT COMMUNITY INDICATORS WILL BECOME AN ENDURING PART OF OUR REGIONS CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE. WE EXPECT THEY WILL BE USED TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE CONDITIONS AND TRENDS; BUILD CONSENSUS AROUND SHARED GOALS AND PRIORITY ACTION AREAS; CATALYZE ACTION TO ACHIEVE GOALS; AND MONITOR PROGRESS TOWARDS THE IDENTIFIED GOALS. 258103 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 3 true false false false false false false false false X 20 20 false false false false false true false true true false false true true true true false true true false false WA X X MARY A CAMPBELL 5095406720 PO BOX 2936 WALLA WALLA WA 99362 RODNEY OUTLAW PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERENDIRA CRUZ PRESIDENT EL 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARISOL BECERRA SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHRYN WITHERINGTON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RUBEN ALVARADO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LYDIA CAUDIL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JESSICA COOK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARIO DELGADILLO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATIE DEPONTY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DARYL HOPSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 RANDY JAMES DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID LOPEZ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TONY MCGUIRE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JULIE PERRON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TOBIT SALAZAR DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LAUREL SWEENEY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MATT TUCKER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JIM WILSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARY WOLLMUTH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SARAH ZESSIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARY A CAMPBELL EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 107748 0 3230 107748 3230 1 false false false 370765 370765 ANNUAL MEETING-OUTREACH 11800 11800 11800 1689 1689 384254 11800 1689 110982 66589 16648 27745 135664 130624 5040 21186 16323 2586 2277 1069 1069 6455 3290 3165 3483 412 3071 15419 12331 1355 1733 150 150 406 406 1757 1757 PROGRAM MATERIALS 28534 28534 FUNDRAISING 1762 1762 BANK & CREDIT CARD CHARGE 643 643 TAXES & LICENSES 20 20 327530 258103 32745 36682 41451 48225 349241 395892 7808 5805 779 2003 391471 446120 7847 2797 6511 9486 14358 12283 X 370613 430837 6500 3000 377113 433837 391471 446120 56724 X false false false X 324372 338073 266773 223000 370765 1522983 324372 338073 266773 223000 370765 1522983 705236 817747 898 233 739 361 1689 3920 1526903 23200 0.53560 0.53200 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7808 5805 2003 2003 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 9486 9486 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION MISSION TO FOSTER A TRUSTED GATHERING PLACE WHERE PEOPLE ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE, INQUIRY, AND ADVOCACY TO BUILD A VIBRANT REGION FOR EVERYONE. OUR REGION INCLUDES COLUMBIA AND WALLA WALLA COUNTIES AND THE MILTON-FREEWATER AREA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ACTIVITIES AND IMPACTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE COMMUNITY COUNCIL WRAPPED UP OVER FOUR YEARS OF WORK AROUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT ITS FULL CIRCLE CELEBRATION FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE (ITF) IN MARCH 2023. DURING THAT EVENT, WE PRESENTED THE IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE REPORT. SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE'S ADVOCACY WORK INCLUDE: 1.CREATING COMMON ROOTS HOUSING TRUST, OUR REGION'S FIRST COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, WHICH WILL PROVIDE PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY; 2.PRODUCING AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DATA & MEASUREMENT REPORT, WHICH WE USED WIDELY WHEN SPEAKING WITH DECISION-MAKERS; 3.DEVELOPING AN INFOGRAPHIC, OUR REGION'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS, WHICH COMBINED DATA AND GRAPHIC DESIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS ON HOUSING ISSUES IN OUR REGION; 4.CREATING A SHORT VIDEO EXPLAINING AFFORDABLE HOUSING; 5.PRODUCING COVID-19 HOUSING AND UTILITY RELIEF INFORMATION SHEETS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, DURING THE PANDEMIC, TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT LEGAL PROTECTIONS AND RELIEF PROGRAMS; AND 6.WORKING WITH THE CITIES OF COLLEGE PLACE AND WALLA WALLA TO ENCOURAGE MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENT PROTECTIONS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE WHEN RESIDENTS' MOBILE HOME PARKS ARE UP FOR SALE. COLLEGE PLACE WAS THE FIRST, AND WALLA WALLA THE THIRD, CITY IN WASHINGTON TO ADOPT THESE PROTECTIONS. THE EFFORT EARNED STATEWIDE ATTENTION, CONTRIBUTING TO WASHINGTON ADOPTING SIMILAR PROTECTIONS STATEWIDE. AN OCTOBER 2023 ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS SEVERAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE UTILIZING THE NEW LAW, "MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS ARE SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY THEIR PARKS" OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING STUDY REPORT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING DATA & MEASUREMENT REPORT, AND OUR REGION'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS INFOGRAPHIC ALL CONTINUE TO BE USED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING DECISION-MAKERS. ALL OF THIS WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE CHAIRS AND TO THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE MEMBERS, EVEN DURING THE PANDEMIC. INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY COMMITTEE COMMUNITY COUNCIL CONDUCTED ITS INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY FROM SEPTEMBER 2022 - MARCH 2023. THE ALL-VOLUNTEER STUDY COMMITTEE MET WEEKLY FOR 26 WEEKS TO LEARN ABOUT THE BARRIERS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND SOLUTIONS FOR EQUITABLE BROADBAND INTERNET THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. THE COMMITTEE HEARD FROM A VARIETY OF RESOURCE SPEAKERS WHO SPOKE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE AND THE COMPLEXITIES OF PROVIDING BROADBAND INTERNET FOR ALL. WE HEARD PERSPECTIVES FROM PORT DISTRICTS, STATE CONTRACTORS, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS, ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, LIBRARIANS, HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, DIGITAL LITERACY PROVIDERS, MEMBERS OF THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, AND NONPROFITS WORKING WITH SENIORS, JOB SEEKERS, RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, AND OTHER POPULATIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE CELEBRATED THE WORK OF THE STUDY COMMITTEE AND THE RELEASE OF THE INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY REPORT AT OUR LUNCHEON IN JUNE, WHICH OVER 430 PEOPLE ATTENDED. THE INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY IS PARTICULARLY TIMELY AND HAS ALREADY MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR REGION. ONE THING WE LEARNED THROUGH THE INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY WAS THAT TO ACCESS THE UNPRECEDENTED FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, EACH STATE NEEDED TO DEVELOP BROADBAND ACTION AND DIGITAL EQUITY PLANS (PLANS) BY JUNE OF 2023. IN WASHINGTON, EACH COUNTY WAS TASKED WITH DEVELOPING THOSE PLANS UTILIZING BROADBAND ACTION TEAMS (BATS). IN FEBRUARY, WE FACILITATED A MEETING OF OVER 40 STAKEHOLDERS IN WALLA WALLA COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN BLUE MOUNTAIN ACTION COUNCIL BECOMING THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE WALLA WALLA COUNTY BAT. COLUMBIA COUNTY'S BAT IS LED BY THE PORT OF COLUMBIA. BOTH BATS SUBMITTED THEIR PLANS TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON BY THE JUNE DEADLINE. THE OREGON BROADBAND OFFICE (OBO) USED A DIFFERENT APPROACH FROM WASHINGTON TO DEVELOP ITS BROADBAND ACTION AND DIGITAL EQUITY PLANS, COMPOSING THE DOCUMENTS INTERNALLY AND SOLICITING INPUT FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. BECAUSE OF THIS PROCESS, COMMUNITY COUNCIL DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN MILTON-FREEWATER AS THEY DID IN COLUMBIA AND WALLA WALLA COUNTIES. INTERNET FOR ALL IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE WE LAUNCHED THE ADVOCACY PHASE FOR THE INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY AT OUR IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE (ITF) KICK-OFF MEETING IN SEPTEMBER 2023, WITH OVER 60 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. ATTENDEES LEARNED ABOUT COMMUNITY COUNCIL'S STUDY PROCESS AND THE INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY COMMITTEE'S WORK, INCLUDING THE STUDY REPORT AND ITS SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS. EVERYONE WAS INVITED TO JOIN THE IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE AND ENCOURAGED TO ASK OTHERS TO JOIN. BEFORE THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE ITF, INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY COMMITTEE MEMBERS DEVELOPED AN ACTION PLAN TO GUIDE ADVOCACY EFFORTS. THEY GROUPED THE RECOMMENDATIONS INTO FIVE OVERARCHING THEMES, WHICH BECAME THE ITF SUBCOMMITTEES: OUTREACH AND EDUCATION; ADDRESSING BROADBAND SERVICE GAPS; REGIONAL COLLABORATION TO ADDRESS DIGITAL EQUITY GAPS; LEGISLATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY; AND DIGITAL LITERACY AND NAVIGATION EDUCATION. THE SUBCOMMITTEES BEGAN MEETING REGULARLY IN OCTOBER AND STARTED BY IDENTIFYING WHICH RECOMMENDATIONS TO PRIORITIZE. EACH SUBCOMMITTEE HAS BEGUN DEVELOPING AN INVENTORY OF EXISTING DIGITAL EQUITY PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, AND GAPS IN OUR REGION THAT ARE RELEVANT TO EACH GROUP'S OVERARCHING THEME. THIS HAS SPANNED FROM ANALYZING AND EXAMINING THE ACCURACY OF DATA THAT MAPS THE EXISTING BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR REGION, TO COMPILING INFORMATION ABOUT EXISTING PROGRAMS AT LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS THAT CAN ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN OUR REGION WITH FINANCIAL BARRIERS, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES FOCUSED ON BUILDING DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS. THE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE REGIONAL COLLABORATION TO ADDRESS DIGITAL EQUITY GAPS SUBCOMMITTEE, HAVE BEEN WORKING TO ENCOURAGE THE EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM (ACP) THROUGH SUPPORT OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION. THE ACP ASSISTS HOUSEHOLDS WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD BROADBAND SERVICE. THE ADDRESSING BROADBAND SERVICE GAPS SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE LEGISLATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY SUBCOMMITTEE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND LEGISLATORS TO IDENTIFY GAPS AND DEVELOP A STRATEGY FOR OBTAINING BROADBAND EQUITY AND ACCESS DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM FUNDING FOR OUR REGION WHEN IT COMES TIME TO APPLY. THE INTERNET FOR ALL IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE'S IMPORTANT WORK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FALL OF 2026. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY THE BOARD. THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF NO LESS THAN 18 AND NO MORE THAN 26 INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING THE OFFICERS). DIRECTORS SERVE THREE-YEAR TERMS, ON A ROTATING BASIS, WITH NO MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF THE DIRECTORS' TERMS EXPIRING AT ANY ONE TIME. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE, NAMED BY THE PRESIDENT, CONSISTS OF 7 COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO INCLUDE 3 BOARD MEMBERS, AND 4 NON-BOARD MEMBERS. THE COMMITTEE IDENTIFIES, CULTIVATES AND RECRUITS POTENTIAL BOARD MEMBERS IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE CORE VALUES AND GRASS-ROOTS, INCLUSIVE NATURE OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL. THE COMMITTEE NOMINATES BOARD MEMBERS FOR ELECTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CHAIR WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE. THE OFFICERS ARE SELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS PROVIDED COPY OF 990 WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUALLY THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OBTAINS INFORMATION ON LOCAL SALARIES FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY PRIOR TO HIRING AND DETERMINING THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 FORM 990S, AND FORM 1023, ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWCOMMUNITYCOUNCIL.ORG