County Manager Kathleen Otto this week announced her selection of Amber Emery to be the Deputy County Manager. Emery will leave her current position as Administrator of District Court to become part of the County Manager’s office effective Wednesday, June 1.

Emery has served as District Court Administrator for the county since January 2018. Prior to that she was the Criminal Court Operations Manager at Multnomah County Circuit Court. She has more than 15 years of experience in operations management and employee relations in both the private and public sectors.

Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee yesterday appointed Battle Ground resident Richard (Dick) Rylander Jr. to fill the open District 5 seat on the Clark County Council.

Rylander will be sworn in by County Clerk Scott Weber at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 3 prior to the 10 a.m. council meeting.

The Clark County Council in March voted to forward the names of three individuals to Governor Jay Inslee to fill the unexpired term on the county council.

Eileen Quiring O’Brien earlier this year vacated the seat when she retired.

Clark County Public Works continues to seek candidates for lifeguard positions at Klineline Pond this summer. Klineline Pond at Salmon Creek Regional Park is a popular destination for families and is the only county park where lifeguards are provided during the summer months. The park also features a chlorinated “splash pad” with features for water play, which is open when lifeguards are present.  

Clark County is responding to the need for a greater variety of housing options. The proposed Housing Options Study and Action Plan identifies housing challenges within the unincorporated Vancouver Urban Growth Area and includes recommended strategies as solutions to support a wider range of housing options affordable to a variety of household incomes. The strategies are recommendations only and will require County Council direction to move forward with implementation. Many of the strategies require a separate legislative approval process to be implemented.

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Clark County Auditor’s Office for its comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year that ended Dec. 31, 2020.

This is the 35th consecutive year that the Auditor’s Office has received this award.

Kathleen Otto, county manager for Clark County is seeking applicants with an interest in government and educational access television and cable television franchising to fill a position on the volunteer city/county Telecommunications Commission. 

The position is for an unexpired three-year term that begins immediately and ends March 31, 2023. Applicants must be Clark County residents.

The board of the Clark County Public Facilities District will hold a public meeting 4-5 p.m. Monday, Monday May 2, 2022.

The meeting will be on the Cisco Webex platform. Anyone wishing to attend the meeting can use this link https://clarkwa.webex.com/clarkwa/j.php?MTID=m0b73be8862d81c3fac34579884304242 and use the meeting password qmPvFefm225, or call 1.408.418.9388 and use the access code 24827661523##.

This Earth Day, Clark County Public Health is celebrating community leaders in environmental sustainability being honored with 2022 Green Awards. The annual Green Awards highlight the accomplishments of community members and businesses and celebrate their commitment to reducing harmful environmental impacts, educating others, and giving back to the community.

Here are the 2022 Green Awards winners:

Alexandra Yost – Green Apple Award for school employee

The Clark County Youth Commission is recruiting youths from all walks of life to fill 11 positions for the 2022-2023 program year.

The commission is a group of 30 people ages 11-19 which serves as a voice for Clark County youth. It advises the Clark County Council, county departments and community organizations about how their work can affect young people. It identifies and takes action on youth concerns, educates the community about building strong youth-adult partnerships, and provides leadership opportunities for youth.

Beginning at 9 am Wednesday, April 27, elections officials will perform a hand count of approximately 600 ballots randomly selected as part of a manual comparison against machine results.

The selected ballots will be counted in the total returns on Election Day. But for this comparison, the Evergreen School District ballot measure will be counted by hand, to check the accuracy of the ballot tabulation equipment.

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