Governance

CENCOM is governed by a board of thirteen elected officials representing Kitsap County, the Cities of Bainbridge Island, Bremerton, Port Orchard, & Poulsbo, and the Kitsap County Fire Commissioners Association. The CENCOM Policy Board provides fiscal, strategic, and managerial oversight for CENCOM. They adopt the budget and strategic plan, set the agency’s direction , and establish policies as necessary to ensure the residents and visitors of the Kitsap region are served by an effective and efficient 911 system.

The CENCOM Executive Committee (five Policy Board members) meets every other month. Working with the Director, they draft the budget and long-range plan, study complex issues in order to make recommendations to the full board, and exercise such authority as the Board delegates.

CENCOM’s interlocal agreement also delegates some oversight responsibilities and duties to the Kitsap County Commissioners.

The Policy Board appoints the CENCOM Director, who is responsible for running the agency. Internally, CENCOM is divided into three primary divisions: Administrative (Admin), Operations (Ops), and Technical Systems (Tech).

The Strategic Advisory Board, a group of police and fire chiefs provide advice and input to the CENCOM Policy Board and the CENCOM Director on policy, technical, and operations issues as well as with Intra-agency coordination.

For additional information on Cencom’s Governance please see the Interlocal Agreement, and the amendement concerning the creation of the Executive Committee below: