Clark County is seeking applicants for four positions on its Commission on Aging. The commission manages and implements the county’s Aging Readiness Plan and fosters countywide awareness, dialogue and insight into challenges and opportunities for residents of all ages, incomes and abilities.

Positions begin June 1, 2023. Volunteers typically serve three-year terms through May 31, 2026. One of the vacancies will complete an outgoing member’s term through May 31, 2024. Residents living anywhere in Clark County may apply.

The county is looking for people who can bring:

Clark County Public Health is teaming up with Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries for a free educational series highlighting environmentally friendly lifestyles.

The Clark County Council yesterday appointed Karl Johnson and Jack Harroun to the county’s volunteer Planning Commission. Both will serve four-year terms that begin immediately and end Dec. 31, 2026.

Johnson, a LaCenter resident, currently serves on the Planning Commission. Johnson is a former educator for Battle Ground School District and has managed and owned various construction companies.

Beginning at 9 am Wednesday, Feb. 15, elections officials will perform a hand count of approximately 600 ballots randomly selected as part of a manual comparison against machine results.

For this comparison, the City of Vancouver measure will be counted by hand, to check the accuracy of the ballot tabulation equipment. The selected ballots will be counted in the total returns on Election Day.

If a voter has not received their ballot, they should contact the Elections Office at 564.397.2345 or elections@clark.wa.gov.

County Manager Kathleen Otto is seeking applicants to fill five vacancies on the Clark County Development and Engineering Advisory Board.

The three-year terms for all five openings will run April 1, 2023, through Mach 31, 2026.

The vacancies are for the following categories:

The City/County Telecommunications Commission will conduct its biennial public review of Comcast Cable’s performance at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, in Vancouver City Council Chambers, 415 W. 6th St.  Options for viewing and/or participating remotely will also be accommodated. The session will be televised live on Clark/Vancouver Television (CVTV) Cable Channel 23/323 HD.

County council to present proclamation at Feb. 21 council meeting

The Clark County Arts Commission recently awarded its 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award to Vancouver resident and philanthropist Paul E. Christensen.

The Commission on Aging will hold a joint meeting with the Clark County Council and present a summary of its tenth year of work on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 4:30 p.m.

The Clark County Law Library this week announced the addition of an appeal kit to its array of self-help kits.

“This kit focuses on starting an appeal of a Superior Court case that is finished,” said Law Librarian Maria Sosnowski. “It includes an overview about writing the brief and going to court for a hearing, but the focus is on how to start the appeal.”

The kit includes the forms and instructions up to the brief-writing stage, followed by a few pages about briefs and the hearing.

The Clark County Board of Health is seeking applicants for a volunteer position on the Public Health Advisory Council.