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County administrator proposes transitory text message policy to reduce public records burden

6424277 · October 23, 2025
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County administrator Brian Dansel presented a draft transitory message policy to define short‑term, non‑decision text communications and reduce public records search costs; the clerk will circulate the draft to department heads and elected officials for a two‑week review.

Franklin County Administrator Brian Dansel presented a draft transitory message policy in the Oct. 22 workshop, describing it as a tool to clarify which short‑term text or similar communications are non‑record transitory messages and which must be retained under the Washington State Public Records Act.

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