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Spokane County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026

County Commission / Council meets: Meetings typically held Monday and Tuesday (exact recurring time not confirmed on the county's own site)
Meeting location: 1116 W Broadway Avenue, Spokane, WA 99260
County Auditor: Vicky Dalton · vdalton@spokanecounty.gov
Agendas posted at: https://www.spokanecounty.gov/AgendaCenter/Board-of-County-Commissioners-26
Board of County Commissioners: Mary Brooks (District 4, 2026 Chair) · Chris Jordan (District 1) · Amber Waldref (District 2) · Josh Kerns (District 3, Vice Chair) · Al French (District 5) — a 2018 state law expanded this board from 3 to 5 members elected by district; it remains a Board of County Commissioners, not a charter council

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Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (7)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Towns (4)

Fairfield
Latah
Rockford (official website, opens in a new tab)
Waverly

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (14)

Central Valley School District
Cheney School District
Deer Park School District
East Valley School District (spokane)
Freeman School District
Great Northern School District
Liberty School District
Mead School District
Medical Lake School District
Nine Mile Falls School District
Orchard Prairie School District
Riverside School District
Spokane School District
West Valley School District (spokane)

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Emergency services districts (11)

Rockford Fire District No. 11
Spokane County Fire District No. 1 - Spokane Valley Fire Department
Spokane County Fire District No. 10 - West Plains
Spokane County Fire District No. 12 - Latah/Waverly
Spokane County Fire District No. 13 - Newman Lake Fire and Rescue
Spokane County Fire District No. 2 - Fairfield
Spokane County Fire District No. 3 - Southwest Spokane County
Spokane County Fire District No. 4 - North Spokane County
Spokane County Fire District No. 5 - Four Mound
Spokane County Fire District No. 8 - Valleyford/Moran Prairie/Ponderosa/Saltese
Spokane County Fire District No. 9

Source: MRSC Fire Protection Service Providers directory