(1) The law and justice council shall consist of two county councilmembers; two members representing the municipal police departments within Snohomish County; four members representing the municipal legislative authorities within Snohomish County; two members representing the Snohomish County superior court, of which at least one shall represent the juvenile court; one Snohomish County resident from each council district to represent historically underrepresented populations within that district; two at-large Snohomish County residents; and one representative each from the following: the county executive, the county sheriff, the county director of corrections, the county prosecutor, the county district courts, the county clerk, the county risk manager, the county department of human services, the provider of county public defender services, the county office of public defense, the municipal courts within Snohomish County, the municipal prosecutors within Snohomish County, the state secretary of corrections, and the secretary of corrections’ designees under RCW 72.09.300(1).

(2) The municipalities shall appoint their representatives acting through the Snohomish County Association of Cities and Towns and taking into consideration geographic and population differences and recommendations of the Snohomish County Sheriff and Police Chiefs Association, if any. The county elected officials and department heads shall appoint their representatives, except that the superior and district court representatives shall be appointed by the judges of those courts. The representatives from each council district shall be selected in accordance with chapter 2.03 SCC, except that the executive shall consult with each councilmember regarding the applicants for the councilmember’s district prior to submitting a nomination to council. The at-large Snohomish County resident representatives will be selected in accordance with chapter 2.03 SCC. The first appointments of the council district and at-large resident representatives shall be staggered in the following manner: two district and one at-large representative will serve two-year initial terms and three district and one at-large representative will serve four-year initial terms. The two-year terms are applicable to the very first appointments only, and all subsequent appointments shall be for four-year terms each. (Added by Ord. 94-039 § 1, Apr. 27, 1994; Amended by Ord. 97-053 § 1, July 9, 1997, Eff date July 21, 1997; Amended by Amended Ord. 08-006, Feb. 27, 2008, Eff date Mar. 13, 2008; Amended by Amended Ord. 20-046, Aug. 19, 2020, Eff date Sept. 7, 2020; Amended by Ord. 21-002, Feb. 3, 2021, Eff date Feb. 13, 2021).