Task force hears about Civic Informer dashboard and data coordination plans

Oct 26, 2026

Members heard a presentation on Civic Informer, a data-dashboard platform used by Bellingham, and learned a new countywide data-coordination work group will convene to support shared dashboards and reduce siloed agency data access.

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Dan Hamill reported on a Civic Informer demonstration that the city of Bellingham is using to visualize police and EMS calls by neighborhood and to track diversion outcomes; the presentation included claims of a 92% drop in jail days for lead participants and an 87% drop in EMS use for grace participants on the platform.

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