2.70.060 Public records officer—Policies, training and education.

(1)    Public Records Officer. The county manager shall serve as Clark County’s public records officer, who shall serve as a point of contact for members of the public in requesting disclosure of public records and to oversee the county’s compliance with the public records disclosure requirements of this chapter.

(2)    Public Records Procedures. The county manager, as public records officer, is authorized to promulgate public records procedures in cooperation with elected county officials and agencies. Such procedures shall ensure, to the extent practicable, compliance with this chapter, the Washington Public Records Act and related law. Such procedures shall be disseminated in a way reasonably calculated to provide notice to the public, including being available at the administrative offices of each county agency, posting on the county’s Internet site, and, at the discretion of the county manager, in selected county publications.

(3)    Notice to the Public. The name and contact information of the public records officer, to whom members of the public may direct requests for disclosure of public records and who will oversee the county’s compliance within the public records disclosure requirements of this chapter, shall be made in a way reasonably calculated to provide notice to the public, including posting at the administrative offices of each county agency, posting on the county’s Internet site, and, at the discretion of the county manager, in selected county publications. (Sec. 6 of Ord. 2007-07-09; amended by Sec. 3 of Ord. 2018-06-04)