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Meetings Prior to 2019

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Meeting Agendas
Agenda Packets
Meeting Minutes
Action Taken
Meeting Audio
Meeting Video
Agenda Bill Files
Ordinances and Resolutions

Meeting Agendas

Year and Location	How to Search
2013-2018 Table of Agendas, Packets, Action Taken, Audio	By Date: Click on the tab for the year you are researching Find the meeting by date and click on the Agenda icon
2002-2012 List of years and agendas in the Document Center	By Date: Click on the year you are researching Click on the meeting date

2019-Present: Go back to the Legislative Information Center
2019 to Present Legislative Information Center	By Date: Click on the Meeting Information tab at the top of the page Use the drop-down filters below to filter results by time period and meeting body By Key Word: Click on the Search Files tab Enter key word(s) Filter by time period and file type with the drop-down menus

2019-Present: Go back to the Legislative Information Center

2019 to Present
Legislative Information
Center

By Date:

Click on the Meeting Information tab at the top of the page
Use the drop-down filters below to filter results by time period and meeting body

By Key Word:

Click on the Search Files tab
Enter key word(s)
Filter by time period and file type with the drop-down menus

Agenda Packets

Year and Location

How to Search

2013-2018
Table of Agendas, Packets,
Action Taken, Audio

By Date:

Click on the tab for the year you are researching
Find the meeting by date and click on the Agenda icon

2006-2018
Laserfiche Online

By Date:

Enter a date range to see all packets for that time period
Click Submit

By Key Word:

Type a key word in the Search Term field. It will search any recognized text.
Click Submit

Browse to see all agenda packets in a given year

The packets are very large documents so the search time may be long.

2006-2018
Washington State
Digital Archive

By Date:
Choose the following from the drop-down boxes:

Record Series: Minutes and Meeting Records
County: Whatcom
Title: Whatcom County Council Meeting Minutes, 1979 to 2018
Filter your search by year(s)

2019-Present - Go back to the Legislative Information Center
2019 to Present Legislative Information Center	By Date: Click on the Meeting Information tab at the top of the page Use the drop-down filters below to filter results by time period and meeting body Click on the Meeting Details link and look for "Combined Packet."

Click on the Meeting Information tab at the top of the page
Use the drop-down filters below to filter results by time period and meeting body

Click on the Meeting Information tab at the top of the page
Use the drop-down filters below to filter results by time period and meeting body

Meeting Minutes

Year and Location	How to Search
2013-2018 Table of Agendas, Packets, Action Taken, Audio	By Date: Click on the tab for the year you are researching Find the meeting by date and click on the Minutes link
1979-Present Laserfiche Online	By Date: Fill in the Meeting Name and/or Meeting Date filters Click Submit By Key Word: Type a key word in the Search Text field Filter by Meeting Name and/or Meeting Date Click Submit Browse to see all minutes in a given year The Council Office has even more powerful search tools in this application if you need help

2019-Present - Go back to the Legislative Information Center
2019 to Present Legislative Information Center	By Date: Click on the Meeting Information tab at the top of the page Use the drop-down filters below to filter results by time period and meeting body

Action Taken

Year and Location	How to Search
2013-2018 Table of Agendas, Packets, Action Taken, Audio	By Date: Click on the tab for the year you are researching Find the meeting by date and click on the Agenda icon
2002-2012 List of years and agendas in the Document Center	By Date: Click on the year you are researching Click on the meeting date

2019-Present - Go back to the Legislative Information Center
2019 to Present Legislative Information Center	By Date: Click on the Meeting Information tab at the top of the page Use the drop-down filters below to filter results by time period and meeting body Click on Meeting Details or Action Summary

Meeting Audio

Year and Location	How to Search
2013-2018 Table of Agendas, Packets, Action Taken, Audio	By Date: Click on the tab for the year you are researching Find the meeting by date and click on the Agenda icon
2006-2018 Washington State Digital Archive	By Key Word, Meeting Body, and Date: Choose the following from the drop-down boxes: Record Series: Audio Recordings County: Whatcom Title: Whatcom County Council, Audio Recorded Meetings 2011 to... Filter your search by meeting body, key words, and year

2019-Present: Go back to the Legislative Information Center
2019 to Present Legislative Information Center	By Date: Click on the Meeting Information tab at the top of the page Use the drop-down filters below to filter results by time period and meeting body Click on Media By Agenda Item: Click on the Search Files tab at the top of the page Use the drop-down filters and key word field to search agenda bill files Click on the one you want audio for Click on Media in the history lines for the meeting date you want to hear

2019-Present: Go back to the Legislative Information Center

2019 to Present
Legislative Information
Center

By Date:

Click on the Meeting Information tab at the top of the page
Use the drop-down filters below to filter results by time period and meeting body
Click on Media

By Agenda Item:

Click on the Search Files tab at the top of the page
Use the drop-down filters and key word field to search agenda bill files
Click on the one you want audio for
Click on Media in the history lines for the meeting date you want to hear

Meeting Video

Year and Location	How to Search
2013-2018 You Tube Saved Council Video	By Date - COUNCIL MEETINGS ONLY: Click on the year you would like to view Choose the date of the meeting you would like to view

2019-Present - Go back to the Legislative Information Center
2019 to Present Legislative Information Center	By Date: Click on the Meeting Information tab at the top of the page Use the drop-down filters below to filter results by time period and meeting body Click on Media By Agenda Item: Click on the Search Files tab at the top of the page Use the drop-down filters and key word field to search agenda bill files Click on the one you want video for Click on Media in the history lines for the meeting date you want to see

2019-Present - Go back to the Legislative Information Center

2019 to Present
Legislative Information
Center

By Date:

Click on the Meeting Information tab at the top of the page
Use the drop-down filters below to filter results by time period and meeting body
Click on Media

By Agenda Item:

Click on the Search Files tab at the top of the page
Use the drop-down filters and key word field to search agenda bill files
Click on the one you want video for
Click on Media in the history lines for the meeting date you want to see

Agenda Bill Files

HINT: The minutes documents are searchable by content going back to 1979, and can be useful for finding out what meeting date a particular agenda bill file was discussed.
Agenda Bill cover pages from 1979-2018 are also searchable in the Legislative Information Center in the Search Files tab
The Council Office may be able to assist you in finding information that is not online.

Year and Location	How to Search
2013-2018 Table of Agendas, Packets, Action Taken, Audio	By Date: Click on the tab for the year you are researching Find the meeting by date and click on the Linked Agenda icon
1990-2018 *Legislative Information Center	By Date: Click on the Search Files Tab and used the drop-down menu of year By Agenda Bill Number or Key Word In the Search Files tab, type text into Search box then click on Search Files Refer the the detailed Instruction Guide* for finding older files
1990-2018 Laserfiche Online	By Date: Enter a year to see all agenda bills for that whole year (includes an index at the beginning) Click Submit By Key Word: Type a key word in the Search Text field. It can include any text on the Agenda Bill cover page. Look for key words in the index first and Filter by year for best results Click Submit

2019-Present - Go back to the Legislative Information Center
2019 to Present Legislative Information Center	By Date: Click on the Meeting Information tab at the top of the page Use the drop-down filters below to filter results by time period and meeting body Click on Meeting Details By Key Word: Click on the Search Files tab at the top of the page Use the drop-down filters and key word field to search agenda bill files Click on the agenda bill number of the one you want to see

2019-Present - Go back to the Legislative Information Center

2019 to Present
Legislative Information
Center

By Date:

Click on the Meeting Information tab at the top of the page
Use the drop-down filters below to filter results by time period and meeting body
Click on Meeting Details

By Key Word:

Click on the Search Files tab at the top of the page
Use the drop-down filters and key word field to search agenda bill files
Click on the agenda bill number of the one you want to see

Ordinances and Resolutions

Year and Location	How to Search
Ordinances 1979-Present Resolutions 1979-Present Laserfiche Online	By Ordinance Number, Agenda Bill Number, Date, or Key Word Fill in any search field using the examples cited on the search page Click Submit Or browse by year The Council Office has even more powerful search tools in this application if you need help

Year and Location

How to Search

Ordinances 1979-Present
Resolutions 1979-Present
Laserfiche Online

By Ordinance Number, Agenda Bill Number, Date, or Key Word

Fill in any search field using the examples cited on the search page
Click Submit

Or browse by year

The Council Office has even more powerful search tools in this application if you need help

2019-Present - Go back to the Legislative Information Center
2019 to Present Legislative Information Center 1990 to Present Legislative Information Center	By Date: Click on the Meeting Information tab at the top of the page Use the drop-down filters below to filter results by time period and meeting body Click on the Meeting Details link By all Adopted/Approved Ordinances/Resolutions: Click on the Search Files tab Type "Ord" or "Res" in the Search field Filter by year if you'd like Click on Search Files under the the Search field By Ordinance/Resolution Number: Click on the Search Files tab Enter number as ORD YYYY-### (Example: ORD 2019-021)

2019-Present - Go back to the Legislative Information Center

2019 to Present
Legislative Information
Center

1990 to Present
Legislative Information
Center

By Date:

Click on the Meeting Information tab at the top of the page
Use the drop-down filters below to filter results by time period and meeting body
Click on the Meeting Details link

By all Adopted/Approved Ordinances/Resolutions:

Click on the Search Files tab
Type "Ord" or "Res" in the Search field
Filter by year if you'd like
Click on Search Files under the the Search field

By Ordinance/Resolution Number:

Click on the Search Files tab
Enter number as ORD YYYY-### (Example: ORD 2019-021)

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