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Bogie grouped likely requests into annual/recurring items, an unsupported 2025 request to re-seek funding, and a “parking lot” of potential priorities. He said likely recurring items include a local capital request (the county previously secured $1.5 million for jail work), and sustaining funding for projects on the 170 Ninth Street corridor. Bogie called indigent defense funding a likely priority for counties statewide, saying: “By the time the new caseload standards that the Washington Supreme Court just implemented are are fully implemented, in a decade, It will triple costs for indigent defense or more for the county. So going from 7 or $8,000,000 a year to potentially as much as 27 or $28,000,000, if if fully implemented.”

Bogie said a 2025 request for permitting system back-end upgrades by the eCityGov Alliance did not secure state funding and may be reintroduced; the proposal sought roughly $2.7 million from the consortium matched by $2.7 million from the Department of Commerce. He also listed other potential priorities and issues to track: Vancouver Lake management, third-corridor visioning, Chuukese language recognition and interpreter access, retirement parity for corrections officers, benthic algal mats and pet/human exposure, funding to open the Brockman involuntary treatment campus, state support for forest conservation, ensuring Clark County projects receive state housing trust fund awards, permanence for the Southwest Washington Law Enforcement Academy, septic elimination funding, treasurer cost-recovery for services to junior taxing districts, the state clean buildings initiative (an unfunded mandate), and revisiting dash-cam footage release rules.

Councilors pressed on several items. Councilor Young supported making corrections-officer retirement parity a high priority, citing trauma and physical demands. On Chuukese language access, Bogie said he would follow up with departments; a district court official present said the state does not recognize Chuukese as a certified language and that interpreter funding is limited; courts are exploring contracting solutions.

Mark Gassaway (county) cautioned that a county sales-tax remittance option (referred to as “15.90” by speakers) has an implementation timeline: “there's a 75 note 75 day notification period for the Department of Revenue. So once it's approved...the actual collection doesn't start until the quarter after the 75 days. So if you were to approve it now, it probably wouldn't start until October sometime,” he said, adding a two-month distribution lag.

Bogie said staff will continue outreach to county departments and the county’s legislative delegation, collect department priorities, and return with a prioritized list in the fall. The council asked staff for clearer one- or two-line explanations of items for sharing with legislators.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","7162025 Council Time Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Jordan Bogie, the county’s policy analyst, presented a draft list of Clark County’s proposed priorities for the 2026 Washington legislative session and described the short 60-day timeline.","taxTitle","Clark County, Washington","taxId",2766,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6509544,"Clark County clerk argues to remain elected as court seeks appointment; officials debate OnBase vs. Odyssey costs",735,593000,1328000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5423026-9d8ab789a584378c866fa9976c47cbf2&start=593&end=1328","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5423026-9d8ab789a584378c866fa9976c47cbf2/thumbnail_593000.jpg","/articles/6509544/Clark-County/Washington/Clark-County-clerk-argues-to-remain-elected-as-court-seeks-appointment-officials-debate-OnBase-vs-Odyssey-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6509544-6ab85a4eafff5ff14d35651e64944772/orig.mp4?Expires=1773582369&Signature=cTe4jBjunAKeUTGKqZ0dPGYzG7oMmnKVwiiC11oPEkjNijuviKwi7rodqyA2RDyoGcH8BDAfgSm~PXFmNTYnMPo~gKGNfqrI~HPcGhnkqouj2~EXELMu8ITqmbDD5~m1sgLQgwclc9OY06qr2sLx5E0khYxrGT39Fc4zOK9Z-MBowaDUveXW6Wfs2BdwH4FijnpdQQt1U1mOYtCvVo74dtmvSaOljohSFbgYBqUHPftC1xZusOP9kLDczA2LHoEFvrCT-7DlTJoocKzP1fX9BjloT9qzPTiel00J67hgtlLqRmcLnOoHVfd9pD9HRHdOZWZXyK~YGWjXlR8Rbbj9-A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Scott, the Clark County clerk, told the council on July 16 that his office should remain an elected position and argued the change to an appointed clerk would threaten the clerk’s independence. “The bottom line is that the appointed clerk will have difficulty saying no to whatever appointing authority orders, even if that order is unwise, not in the public’s interest, or in a rare occasion unlawful,” Scott said.

The issue came during an information item requested by the council after Superior Court presented a proposal last week to change the clerk from an elected to an appointed position. Scott reviewed historical context and technology changes his office has pursued, saying the 1889 framers of the Washington Constitution intended records responsibilities to be in an elected office and that electronic imaging modernization would have been harder if the clerk were not independent.

Charlene Huffman, Chief Deputy County Clerk, contested several assertions from the Superior Court presentation and defended the clerk’s management choices and costs. “The clerk's office budget for OnBase is approximately 180,000 for 2025 and is budget neutral as licenses purchased by outside entities cover the cost,” Huffman said. She told the council that a switch to the state's Odyssey (spelled in materials as Odysee) system would require substantial additional staffing, and she cited an Administrative Office of the Courts analysis that moving to Odyssey could require roughly 10 additional positions and two more permanent managers, costing “approximately $900,000 per year to the county in salaries.”

Huffman said the clerk’s office has already reduced paper and implemented electronic access to records and disputed claims that the office’s public hours or imaging choices materially harm litigants’ access to court. She also said some courts elsewhere resisted modernization; she cited a state Supreme Court ruling that record-keeping authority rests with clerks, not judges, in disputes over paper versus electronic records.

Council members asked for clarifications about OnBase licensing across county departments. Huffman answered that the clerk’s portion is about $180,000 for 2025 and that combined superior court and juvenile department licenses for certain functions are roughly $22,000; she also said countywide OnBase licensing for legal/justice users totals about $37,000 and that outside governmental agencies pay discounted license fees. A county staff member said earlier that annual OnBase licensing and support tallied $156,023 over a three-year period, $282,000 in 2024, and $351,000 through June of the current year, and that the county IT director would provide further clarification.

No formal vote or direction on changing the clerk’s status occurred at the meeting. The council heard the information and asked staff to provide additional budget and licensing detail as needed.

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Councilors and staff reviewed county funding options, including previously committed 14.06 mental-health sales-tax dollars. County staff told the council there is roughly $1 million available in the 14.06 fund to allocate for projects, and earlier council action committed approximately $670,000 to Weaver Creek Commons from those funds; exact current balances will be confirmed.

Councilor Marshall and others emphasized tight timelines. Several councilors noted uncertainty about the speed and amount of revenue from a proposed 1% local option (referred to in conversation as “15.90”). County staff and a finance official noted implementation delays: one staff member said the Department of Revenue requires a 75-day notification period after approval and collections would begin the quarter after that, with an additional two-month delay before distributions reach the county.

The council asked staff to invite VHA to council time next week for an itemized update and said staff could bring back a staff report for a final decision at the Aug. 5 council meeting if the council gives direction. Councilors also requested a dedicated work session on housing financing options; staff identified available work-session dates and said an August 27 work session is the earliest regularly scheduled date, with the option to call a special meeting if council wants an earlier date.

No appropriation or final commitment was made at the July 16 meeting; VHA will present detailed needs next week and staff will return with a report if council directs action.","Council agreed to invite the Vancouver Housing Authority to next week's council time for an update on funding shortfall for the Weaver Creek Commons project and discussed options including use of 14.06 funds and possible timing if the council pursued a 1 percent sales tax option (noted as 15.90).","actionData","errors"]

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Staff outlines draft 2026 legislative priorities including jail funding, indigent defense and language access

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