The Snohomish County Council approved a formal affiliation agreement with Everett Community College at its July 22, General Legislative Session, authorizing County Executive Dave Somers to sign the document.
Motion 26-244 passed as item No. 4 on the regular agenda. The county has not released the agreement's full text, and the specific vote tally was not available in council records as of July 24.
How it got here
The motion, filed under Legistar number 2026-1498, was introduced at the council's June 23 Administrative Session and assigned to the Health and Community Services committee. It advanced to the full council after committee review.
On the July 22 agenda, Motion 26-244 appeared alongside other Health and Community Services items: an immunization data-sharing agreement with the Washington State Department of Health (Motion 26-243) and an afterhours answering services contract with the Washington Poison Center (Motion 26-245).
What's known and what isn't
The motion's legislative title states only that it authorizes "the Affiliation Agreement between Snohomish County and Everett Community College." No staff report, press release, or summary describing the agreement's purpose or scope has been made public.
The Health and Community Services committee assignment suggests a health-related focus. EvCC operates accredited Medical Assisting and Phlebotomy programs that require students to complete clinical externship placements, and affiliation agreements are the standard legal mechanism colleges use to place students at external training sites.
But without the agreement text, the specific programs or placements covered remain unconfirmed.
EvCC's Medical Assisting Certificate program holds accreditation through fall 2031 from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
The college's 2025-2026 Health Sciences Student Handbook references Snohomish County as a relevant employment and training context for medical assisting graduates.
County-college relationship
Dr. Diane Paige, EvCC's interim vice president of instruction, serves on the Future Workforce Alliance, a county-convened public-private body focused on workforce development, according to county records.
Her board term runs through December 31, 2028.
What's next
The agreement moves to the County Executive's office for signature. No signing date or implementation timeline has been announced.
Families with students in EvCC health sciences programs can track the agreement's status through the Snohomish County Council's Legistar portal at snohomish.legistar.com.
