Vancouver, Wash. -- The Clark County Auditor's Office is sponsoring an upcoming workshop, "Winning Ways to Run for Office - A Candidate/Campaign Worker Workshop."
The free workshop will be 6:30-8:30 pm, Monday May 7, at the Clark County Elections Office, 1408 Franklin St.
Vancouver, Wash. – Ensuring access to safe, affordable transportation for those who do not drive is vital for independent living. Community transit and new technologies may be able to assist and provide more options for those most in need of transportation services.
Clark County’s Commission on Aging will continue its yearlong focus on transportation during its next meeting, at 4:30 pm Tuesday, May 15, in the sixth-floor Hearing Room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.
The meeting, which is open to the public, will feature two speakers:
Vancouver, Wash. ‒ The Clark County Finance Committee is scheduled to meet at 2:30 pm Monday, May 14, 2018. The meeting is open to the public.
The meeting will be held in Conference Room 243 on the second floor of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.
The agenda includes discussion of the First-Quarter 2018 County Finance Report.
Vancouver, Wash. – The Clark County Board of Health will recognize winners of the 2018 Public Health Community Award at 8:30 am Wednesday, April 25. The ceremony will open the board’s monthly meeting in the sixth-floor Hearing Room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.
Winners are:
Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Treasurer Doug Lasher reminds residents that first-installment 2018 property taxes are due on Monday, April 30.
“If you have not received your 2018 first-installment tax statement or have lost it, please visit our website at www.clark.wa.gov/treasurer or contact the Treasurer’s Office at 564.397.2252 for a duplicate statement,” Lasher said.
Vancouver, Wash. – The Association of Local Government Auditors, ALGA, has selected Clark County Auditor’s 2017 Facilities Management Audit of High Risk Material Management report for the Knighton Distinguished Award.
The Knighton Award program recognizes the best performance audit reports in each of five size categories. Reports are evaluated for their potential impact, clear communication, evidence and persuasiveness of conclusions. Judges also considered the audit’s focus on efficient and effective government.
Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County is recruiting two teenagers for the Parks Advisory Board to replace its youth members who will depart for college later this year.
Two new youth representatives will serve on the seven-member board in a non-voting capacity during the 2018-2019 school year.
County youth, ages 14 to 19, are encouraged to apply. Applicants should be:
Vancouver, Wash. – The Clark County Elections Office has announced that the 99th Street Transit Center and Vancouver Mall 24-hour drive-up ballot deposit locations will be open for the April 24 special election.
The Vancouver Mall ballot drop box is located southwest of Sears near the C-Tran Vine Station. The 99th Street Transit Center drop box is located at 9700 NE 7th Ave., between 94th and 99th streets.
In addition to these two deposit locations, 24-hour ballot drop boxes also are available at:
Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County’s Green Business program will hold a free Morning Blend networking event 8-9 am Thursday, April 19, at The Mighty Bowl, 108 W Eighth St.
Morning Blend is an opportunity to network, discuss green business efforts at your workplace, and learn about solutions for reducing our impact on the environment.
The event will feature a presentation by The Mighty Bowl, a restaurant offering wholesome and healthy food in downtown Vancouver.
Vancouver, Wash. – The Clark County Council will hold a public hearing on the 2018 spring supplemental at 10 am Tuesday, April 24, to consider adopting proposed amendments to the 2017-2018 budget.
The council adopted the biennial budget in December 2016; it went into effect Jan. 1, 2017.
The 2017-2018 adopted budget is $946.9 million, $323.2 million of which is the General Fund. It is the county’s largest fund and includes all discretionary revenue. The county’s second-largest fund is the $161.3 million Road Fund.
