Vancouver, Wash. – Due to a staffing shortage, the Clark County Auditor’s Office is updating hours for in-person services at its Auto Licensing Office located at 1408 Franklin St.
Effective Monday, Feb. 14, the new hours for in-person service will be 1-4:30 pm Monday through Friday. The new hours will remain in effect until May 1, 2022.
Phone assistance will be available 9 am to noon and 1-4:30 pm. The Auto Licensing Office will continue to process mail-in and online transactions.
Beginning Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, City Electric Co. of La Center will begin work to install SynchroGreen adaptive modules on the Northeast Tenny Road/Northeast 134th Street/Northeast 139th Street corridor. These modules will maximize the use of roadway capacity, decreasing driver fuel consumption and reducing idle times. The project is the fourth SynchroGreen adaptive signal installation in the Clark County traffic signal network. Gridsmart video systems will also be installed, at key intersections along the corridor, to collect data used to make transportation safer for all road users.
County Manager Kathleen Otto is seeking applicants for several open positions on the volunteer Animal Protection and Control Advisory Board.
The three (3) positions are for Clark County residents that represent:
Terms for the positions begin immediately and end Dec. 31, 2025.
The Commission on Aging will hold a joint meeting with the Clark County Council and present a summary of its ninth year of work on Wednesday, Feb. 16. The 4:30 p.m. meeting will be held in a virtual format via Webex.
The county manager is seeking applicants to fill one pending vacancy on the Clark County Development and Engineering Advisory Board, DEAB. The position is for an at-large representative and is open to professionals associated with land development.
The term for the position is three years beginning April 1, 2022 and ending March 31, 2025.
The advisory board reviews policy and county code changes and works on process improvements and fees with the county’s Community Development, Community Planning and Public Works departments.
The board of the Clark County Public Facilities District will hold a public meeting 4-5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.
The meeting will be on the Cisco Webex platform. Anyone wishing to attend the meeting can use this link and use the meeting password P2c2gFp7VuR or call 1.408.418.9388 and use the access code 2480 313 7444.
Councilor Dill Bowerman elected council chair, Councilor Medvigy to serve as vice chair
Clark County Councilor Eileen Quiring O’Brien today announced her retirement from the county. Her last day will be March 1, 2022. Councilor O’Brien also stepped down from her position as chair of the council effective immediately.
The council elected Councilor Karen Dill Bowerman, District 3 to serve as chair and Councilor Gary Medvigy, District 4 to serve as vice chair. Both positions take effect immediately and end Dec. 31, 2022.
Beginning at 9 am Wednesday, Feb. 9, 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 City of Vancouver ballot measure will be counted by hand, to check the accuracy of the ballot tabulation equipment.
Clark County has implemented and currently operates eviction prevention rent assistance programs to assist people who are low-income impacted by the pandemic. These programs have provided an unprecedented $39 million in financial assistance to 4,844 households, paying for 42,568 months of rent and utilities since August 2020. Approximately $885,000 in financial assistance for rent and utilities is going out to 100 additional households each week.
The Clark County Council this week appointed Yacolt resident Eldon Wogen to the county’s volunteer Planning Commission. His four-year appointment begins immediately and ends Dec. 31, 2025.
Wogen retired in 2020 and spent his professional career as a project manager. He has extensive volunteer experience including serving on the county’s Solid Waste Advisory Committee. Wogen also was a member of the Battle Ground Youth Soccer Club board for several years.
