Vancouver, Wash. ‒ The Southwest Washington Regional Health Care Advisory Committee will meet 1:30-3:30 pm Thursday, May 24, in the sixth-floor Hearing Room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. The meeting is open to the public.

The meeting will include presentations by representatives of Health Care Authority, Beacon Health Options, Catholic Community Services, Lifeline Connections, Molina Healthcare, Community Health Plan of Washington and Southwest Washington Accountable Community of Health.

A public comment period is scheduled after the presentations.

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is gathering information about an active case of tuberculosis at Skyview High School. The risk of the disease spreading to students, staff and the public is low. Public Health currently has no evidence of additional cases at Skyview High School.

Candidate filing for the 2018 general election is rapidly approaching.

In-person filing will begin at 8 am Monday, May 14, and end at 5 pm Friday, May 18, at the Clark County Elections Office, 1408 Franklin St., Vancouver. Filing fees must be paid by cash or check when filing in person.

Candidates also can file online, from 9 am Monday, May 14, through 4 pm Friday, May 18, at www.clarkvotes.org. Online filers must have valid email addresses and pay any filing fees using Visa or Mastercard.   

Vancouver, Wash. – May is National Drug Court Month, and drug court graduate Marisa Neth exemplifies what success in the program looks like. In her role as recovery support specialist in Superior Court, she provides an example of that success to drug court participants every day.

Marisa graduated from Clark County Drug Court in fall of 2003. She has come full circle and now works alongside Superior Court Judge James E. Rulli, the judge who helped her through the drug court program almost 15 years ago.

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.