Planning Committee Meetings
The first meeting on the RFA Planning Committee is May 22, 2026 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. in the Mayor’s Boardroom at Bellingham City Hall.
Starting June 8, 2026, the Committee will meet every other Monday from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. in the Mayor’s Boardroom at Bellingham City Hall. To find all upcoming meeting dates and times, check the City of Bellingham events calendar.
Committee Members
RFA Planning Committee members must be elected officials. By state law, each governing body must select three elected officials to represent them on the committee.
Members of the Bellingham Regional Fire Authority Planning Committee are:
- Dan Hammill, City Councilmember, City of Bellingham
- Mayor Kim Lund, City of Bellingham
- Michael Lilliquist, City Councilmember, City of Bellingham
- Robert Neher, Whatcom County Fire District 8 Commissioner
- Robert Buswell, Whatcom County Fire District 8 Commissioner
- Sheena Williams, Whatcom County Fire District 8 Commissioner
Meeting Materials
Find meeting agendas, meeting materials, and minutes here. Upcoming meeting materials will be available soon.
Planning Committee’s Role
The Planning committee will draft the RFA service plan – what services the RFA will provide, how the RFA will be governed, and how the RFA will be financed.
Once the Planning Committee drafts the plan, each of the governing bodies, the Bellingham City Council and the Board of Fire Commissioners for Fire District 8, will go through a process to put the plan on the ballot for the voters to decide on.