South Sound 911 is a public corporation governed by an 11-member Governing Board, commonly called the Board of Directors. Eight members represent city and county agencies, and three represent fire districts.
Board representation is based on the communication assessments (CA) each agency pays. The current board consists of:
- Pierce County—2 seats
- Tacoma—2 seats
- Lakewood—1 seat
- Puyallup—1 seat
- Bonney Lake—1 seat
- Fife—1 seat
- Central Pierce Fire & Rescue—1 seat
- West Pierce Fire & Rescue—1 seat
- East Pierce Fire & Rescue—1 seat, representing small CA fire agencies
Pierce County representation: Edgewood and University Place contract with Pierce County.
Small-agency representation: The Bonney Lake and Fife seats represent agencies with smaller communication assessments: Buckley, DuPont, Eatonville, Fircrest, Gig Harbor, Milton, Orting, Roy, Ruston, Steilacoom and Sumner.
Board members are appointed by their respective jurisdictions for three-year terms. There is no limit on the number of consecutive terms they may serve.
Meetings
The Board of Directors meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 9 a.m., except in November.
Location: Neiditz Room at South Sound 911, 3580 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98418.
2026 Meeting Calendar
- January 21, 2026 – Regular Meeting: Agenda – Minutes
- February 18, 2026 – Regular Meeting: Agenda – Minutes
- March 18, 2026 – Regular Meeting: Agenda – Minutes
- April 15, 2026 – Regular Meeting: Agenda – Minutes
- May 20, 2026 – Regular Meeting: Agenda – Minutes
- June 17, 2026 – Regular Meeting: Agenda – Minutes
- July 15, 2026 – Budget Study Session: Agenda – Minutes
- August 19, 2026 – Regular Meeting: Agenda – Minutes
- September 16, 2026 – Regular Meeting: Agenda – Minutes
- October 21, 2026 – Regular Meeting: Agenda
November 18, 2026 – Regular Meeting – Cancelled- December 9, 2026 – Regular Meeting
Sarah Rumbaugh, Chair
City of Tacoma Council
747 Market St., 12th Fl
Tacoma, WA 98402
Ph: 253-591-5000
Pat McElligott, Vice-Chair
East Pierce Fire & Rescue Commissioner
8601 Main St. E.
Bonney Lake, WA 98391
Ph: 253-770-3339
Mike Brandstetter
City of Lakewood Council
6000 Main St. SW.
Lakewood, WA 98499
Ph: 253-983-7705
Joe Bushnell
City of Tacoma Council
747 Market St., 12th Fl
Tacoma, WA 98402
Ph: 253-591-5470
Scott Casebolt
West Pierce Fire & Rescue Commissioner
3631 Drexler Dr. W.
University Place, WA 98466
253-564-1623
Robyn Denson
Pierce County Councilmember
930 Tacoma Ave. S., Rm. 1046
Tacoma, WA 98402
Ph: 253-798-7776
Matt Holm
Central Pierce Fire & Rescue Commissioner
17520 22nd Ave. E.
Tacoma, WA 98445
253-538-6400
Kerri Hubler
City of Bonney Lake
9002 Main ST E, STE 300
Bonney Lake, WA 98391
Ph: 360-281-0694
Pat Hulcey
City of Fife Council
5411 23rd St. E.
Fife, WA 98424
Ph: 253-212-5716
Dennis King
City of Puyallup Council
333 S. Meridian
Puyallup, WA 98371
Ph: 253-841-4321
Ryan Mello
Pierce County Executive
1501 Market Street, Suite 510
Tacoma, WA 98402
Ph: 253-798-7477