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  1. Public Safety

    1. Communication Center (911)
    2. Emergency Management

  2. Offices & Departments (A - G)

    1. Administrative Services
    2. Assessor
    3. Auditor
    4. Board of Commissioners
    5. Board of Equalization
    6. Boundary Review Board
    7. Building & Planning
    8. Clerk of Superior Court
    9. Communication Center (911)
    10. Coroner
    11. Corrections
    12. District Court
    13. Elections
    14. Emergency Management
    15. Facilities Maintenance
    16. Fire Marshal
    17. Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  1. Offices & Departments (H - Z)

    1. Healthy Workforce
    2. Health & Human Services
    3. Hearing Examiner
    4. Human Resources
    5. Information Technology
    6. Juvenile Court
    7. Cowlitz County Sheriff Records
    8. Noxious Weeds
    9. Office of Public Defense
    10. Parks & Recreation
    11. Prosecuting Attorney
    12. Public Works
    13. Purchasing Services
    14. Sheriff
    15. Superior Court
    16. Tourism
    17. Treasurer
    18. WSU Extension
  1. Public Safety
    1. Communication Center (911)
    2. Emergency Management
  2. Offices & Departments (A - G)
    1. Administrative Services
      1. Financial Management
        1. Financial Documents
        2. Grants Management
        3. Levy Certification
      2. Human Resources
        1. Employment Opportunities
        2. Job Descriptions
        3. Current Bargaining Agreements
        4. EEO Utilization Report
        5. Salary Commission
      3. Risk Management
        1. Information / Claim Forms
      4. Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
    2. Assessor
      1. Frequently Requested Information
        1. Annual Reports
        2. Classified Land Information
        3. Business Personal Property Listing
        4. Request to Combine Parcels for Tax Purposes
      2. Property Tax Relief
        1. Senior & Disabled Persons Tax Exemption
        2. Destroyed Property
        3. Home Improvement
        4. Historic Property
        5. Church-Owned Property
        6. Farm Machinery and Equipment
        7. Non-Profit and Other Exempt Property
        8. Homeowners Limited Income Deferral
        9. Senior & Disabled Citizens Deferral
        10. Classified Land
      3. Levy Information
        1. The Simple Levy Process
        2. Taxing Districts and Tax Code Areas
        3. Levy Rate Reports
        4. Understanding the Levy Sheet
      4. Property Tax Explanation
      5. Value Disputes
      6. Important Dates
      7. Staff Directory
      8. Change Your Address
    3. Auditor
      1. Accounting
        1. Annual Financial Reports
        2. Forms
        3. Links
      2. Licensing - Marriage
        1. Marriage License Application
        2. Marriage Certificate
        3. Marriage License Packet
        4. Domestic Partnerships
      3. Elections
        1. How Do I...
        2. Candidate Information
        3. Upcoming Elections
        4. Accessible Voting
        5. Ballot Drop Boxes
        6. Election Results and Archives
        7. Precincts and Districts
        8. Political Party Information
      4. Licensing - Vehicle or Vessel
        1. New to Washington
        2. Registration Renewal
        3. Subagents
        4. Selling a Vehicle
        5. Buying a Vehicle
        6. Fees
      5. Licensing - Process Server
      6. Recording
        1. Auditor's Records
        2. Search Auditor's Records
        3. Recording a Document
    4. Board of Commissioners
      1. County Code
      2. County Policies & Procedures
      3. County Strategic Plan
      4. Mid-Biennium Budget Review Calendar 2020-2021
      5. Agendas - Regular Public Meetings
      6. Commissioner's Public Records
      7. Press Release
      8. Public Records Request Process
        1. Public Records Coordinators
        2. Public Records On-Line Request Portal
        3. Public Records Request Paper Form
      9. Volunteer Boards & Committees
        1. Application Form to serve on a board or committee
        2. Advisory Board Resource Manual
        3. Volunteer Boards and Committee Members
        4. Board of Equalization
        5. Boundary Review Board
        6. Building and Planning Advisory Council
        7. Civil Service Commission for Sheriff's Dept.
        8. Current Use Advisory Committee
        9. Fair and Rodeo Board
        10. Historic Preservation Committee
        11. Homeless Housing Task Force
        12. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
        13. Mosquito Control District
        14. Noxious Weed Control Board
        15. Park & Recreation Advisory Board
        16. Planning Commission
        17. Public Facilities District Board
        18. Rural Prtl-Cty Library Dst Board of Trustees
        19. Salary Commission
        20. Silver Lake Watershed Advisory Council
        21. Solid Waste Advisory Committee
        22. Stormwater Advisory Committee
        23. Veterans Advisory Board
        24. Yale Valley Library District Trustee
    5. Board of Equalization
      1. Assessor's Office
      2. Forms and Publications
        1. Real Property Petition
        2. Personal Property Petition
        3. Appealing Your Property Assessment
        4. Property Taxes Guide
        5. Filing a Petition - What can be considered
        6. Appeal Local Board Decision to the State
        7. Direct Appeal to State Board of Tax Appeals
        8. Good Cause Waiver - Untimely Petition
        9. Reconvene the Board
        10. Department of Revenue
        11. Washington State Title 84 RCW
        12. Washington Administrative Code Title 458 WAC
        13. Withdrawing your Petition
      3. BOE Calendar
      4. Board Orders
    6. Boundary Review Board
      1. Meetings
      2. Members
      3. Processes
      4. Current Applications
      5. Past Applications
      6. Legislation
    7. Building & Planning
      1. Building Division
        1. Building Permits
      2. Planning Division
        1. Long Range Planning
        2. Maps
        3. Planning Clearance
        4. Projects
        5. Regulations
        6. Planning Forms
      3. Permit Center
        1. Show us your projects!
        2. Fees
        3. Forms
        4. Permit Process
      4. Committees, Commissions & Governing Bodies
        1. Building and Planning Advisory Council
        2. Historic Preservation Commission
        3. Planning Commission
      5. Inspections
      6. Fire Marshal
        1. Burning Regulations
        2. Office of the Fire Marshal
        3. Fire Flow Standards
        4. Fireworks
      7. EHU - Environmental Health Unit
      8. Hearing Examiner
      9. Staff Directory
    8. Clerk of Superior Court
      1. Home
      2. Court Schedule
        1. Civil & Domestic
        2. Criminal (Felony)
        3. Ex Parte Matters
      3. Courthouse Facilitator
      4. Courtroom Procedures & Protocol
      5. Domestic Violence
        1. Protection Order
        2. Anti-harassment Order
        3. No Contact Order
        4. Restraining Order
        5. Domestic Violence Resources
      6. Fees
        1. Credit Card Info
        2. Fee Schedules
      7. Forms
        1. Docket Notice
        2. Washington State Forms
        3. Checklists
        4. Costs
        5. Fee Waiver Forms
        6. Resources
      8. Juror Information
        1. Daily Reporting Instructions for Jurors
        2. Juror Call-In Procedure
        3. Picking a Jury
        4. Juror eResponse (online registering)
      9. Resources
      10. Specific Functions of the Clerk
      11. Record Request
    9. Communication Center (911)
    10. Coroner
      1. Accreditation & Certification
      2. Hazard Waste/Crime Scene Cleaning Services
      3. Cowlitz County Coroner
        1. About Us
        2. Coroner Staff
      4. Cowlitz County Funeral Homes
    11. Corrections
      1. Corrections Home
      2. Jail Division
      3. Probation Services
      4. Offender Services
      5. Inmate List
      6. Inmate Visit/Phone/Email
      7. Send Funds to an Inmate Account
      8. Victim Notification
      9. Directions
      10. Employment Opportunities
      11. Frequently Asked Questions
      12. Pay Probation Fees
      13. PREA
    12. District Court
      1. Civil & Small Claims
        1. Anti-Harassment or Protection Order Information
        2. Civil Claims
        3. Name Changes
        4. Small Claims
      2. Criminal
        1. Court Dates
        2. CPMS (Court Payment Management Services)
        3. DWLS Program
        4. Dynamic Collectors
        5. Local Court Rules
        6. Request Attorney
        7. Vacating a Conviction
        8. Warrants
      3. Daily Court Docket
      4. Infractions
        1. Mitigation & Contested Forms
        2. Deferral Information
        3. CPMS (Court Payment Management Services)
        4. DWLS Program
        5. Dynamic Collectors
        6. Local Court Rules
        7. WSP Speed Measuring Device link
      5. Online Payments
      6. Passports
        1. Fees
        2. State Department
      7. Record Checks
        1. Record Check Fees
        2. Record Check Form
        3. Administrative Records Request Information
      8. Weddings
      9. Contact the Court
    13. Elections
    14. Emergency Management
      1. About
      2. Important Links
      3. Preparedness
      4. Public Alerts
      5. River Conditions
      6. Volunteers
        1. RIZAD Calendar
        2. 2019 Mission Numbers
        3. Forms and Other
      7. Weather Info
    15. Facilities Maintenance
      1. Request for Proposals (RFP)
      2. Driving Directions
    16. Fire Marshal
    17. Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
      1. Atlas
  3. Offices & Departments (H - Z)
    1. Healthy Workforce
      1. Community Activities
        1. Bike
        2. Financial Health
        3. General Health
        4. Hike
        5. Kayak
        6. Run
        7. Stress Management
      2. Healthy Workforce Committee
        1. Consent Forms
        2. Activities
      3. Forms
        1. General Public Forms
        2. Healthy Workforce Forms
    2. Health & Human Services
      1. Advisory Groups
        1. Homeless-Housing Task Force
        2. Veterans Advisory Board
        3. Open Public Meetings Training
      2. Birth and Death Certificates
        1. Birth Certificates
        2. Death Certificates
        3. Out of State Birth and Death Certificates
        4. Marriage Licenses
        5. Divorce Decrees
      3. Communicable Disease Prevention & Control
        1. For Healthcare Providers
        2. For Long Term Care/Assisted Living Facilities
        3. For Our Community
        4. For Schools and Child Care Centers
        5. Communicable Disease Prevention Programs
      4. Developmental Disabilities
        1. Requests for Qualifications (RFQ)
      5. Environmental Health Services (EHS)
        1. Blue-Green Algae
        2. Drinking Water
        3. Food Safety
        4. Methamphetamine Labs
        5. School Safety
        6. Swimming Pool & Spa Safety
        7. Zoonotic Diseases
      6. Environmental Health Unit (EHU)
        1. Solid Waste
        2. Tire Recycling Amnesty
        3. EHU Forms
        4. On-Site Sewage Systems (OSS)
        5. Individual Water Wells
        6. Property Records
        7. Water Quality Grants
      7. Maternal and Child Health
        1. Children with Special Health Care Needs
        2. WorkFirst Program
        3. Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)
      8. Behavioral Health
        1. 1/10th of 1% Mental Health Sales Tax
        2. Criminal Justice Treatment Account (CJTA)
        3. Behavioral Health Resources
        4. Behavioral Health Gap Analysis
        5. Requests for Proposals (RFP)
        6. Overdose Prevention - Medication Disposal
      9. Housing and Homelessness
        1. 10 Year Plan to Address Homelessness
        2. Coordinated Entry
        3. Document Recording Fees
        4. Cowlitz County Emergency Fund
        5. Requests for Proposals (RFP)
      10. Veterans Assistance
        1. Veterans Relief Fund
        2. Additional Resources
      11. Health & Human Services Data
        1. Demographics & Broad Community Data
        2. Behavioral Health, Including Substance Use
        3. Chronic Disease
        4. Maternal & Child Health
        5. Environmental Health
        6. Homelessness
        7. Immunizations
      12. Emergency Preparedness
    3. Hearing Examiner
    4. Human Resources
    5. Information Technology
      1. Home
    6. Juvenile Court
    7. Cowlitz County Sheriff Records
      1. Disclosure Laws
      2. Records Statistics
      3. Validation Response Letter
    8. Noxious Weeds
      1. Home
      2. About Us
        1. Our Mission
        2. Program
        3. Weed Board
        4. Assessment
      3. Documents
        1. Cowlitz County Noxious Weed Program
        2. Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board
        3. Other Useful Resources
      4. Get Involved
        1. Volunteer Opportunities
      5. Informacion en Espanol
      6. Special Projects
        1. Knotweed
        2. Milk thistle
        3. Mouse-ear hawkweed
        4. Biological Insects
      7. Services
        1. Cost-share
        2. Exempt Landowner Assistance
        3. Control Options
        4. Surveys & Enforcement
      8. Weed Warrior Apps
      9. Agenda & Minutes
      10. Pollinators
      11. Herbicide Information
        1. Herbicide MSDS
        2. Herbicide Labels
      12. Contact Noxious Weeds
    9. Office of Public Defense
      1. Cases We Do and Don't Handle
      2. Important Places
      3. Staff Directory
      4. Superior Court Conflict Attorneys
      5. Links
      6. Concerns About Your Attorney
    10. Parks & Recreation
      1. Reservations
      2. Riverside Park
      3. Harry Gardner Park
      4. Wood Brook
      5. Cook Ferry Trail System
      6. Coal Creek Boat Launch
      7. Catlin Cemetery
      8. Finn Hall
      9. Coweeman River Park
      10. Public Shooting Range
      11. Volunteer
      12. FAQ
      13. Soccer Schedule 2018
      14. Parks Advisory Committee
    11. Prosecuting Attorney
      1. Criminal Division
        1. Appeals
      2. Child Support Division
      3. Civil Division
      4. Victim Services
      5. News
    12. Public Works
      1. Pay Your Utility Bill
      2. Contracting & Consulting
        1. Small Works Roster
        2. Consultant Roster
        3. Bidding Opportunities
        4. Vendor Information
      3. Apply for a Permit
      4. How Do I?
        1. Learn about Current Issues
        2. Report a Public Works Issue
        3. Adopt-a-Road
        4. Find a Recycling Site
        5. Comment on Public Projects & Policies
        6. Report a Stormwater Violation
      5. Department Information
        1. Engineering Division
        2. Road Operations Division
        3. Utilities Division
        4. Solid Waste Division
        5. Stormwater Division
        6. History
        7. TITLE VI
        8. Right-of-Way Research
      6. Frequently Asked Questions
      7. Projects
        1. Past Projects
        2. Current Projects
      8. Contact Us
      9. Press Releases
      10. Emergency Information
      11. Wheeled All-Terrain Vehicles
    13. Purchasing Services
      1. Mission
      2. What we do
      3. Supplier Registration
      4. Small Works Roster
      5. Small Works Roster Quote Requests
      6. Training Documentation
      7. Surplus Property Sales
      8. Mail Services
      9. Printing Services
    14. Sheriff
      1. Contact Us
      2. Community
        1. Boater Education classes
        2. Citizen's Police Academy
        3. Every 15 Minutes
        4. ID Theft or Fraud
        5. Property Auctions
        6. Victim's Rights
        7. Volunteers
      3. Departments
        1. Emergency Management
        2. Investigations
        3. K9 Teams
        4. Records
        5. Registered Sex Offenders
      4. Support Services
        1. Civil Process
        2. Concealed Pistol License
        3. Fingerprints
      5. Permits
        1. Forest Harvest Permit
        2. Junk or Hulk Vehicle Permit
      6. Employment & Civil Service Rules
      7. Deputy Justin DeRosier
    15. Superior Court
    16. Tourism
    17. Treasurer
      1. Credit/Debit Card Payments
      2. Change Your Address
      3. Excise Tax
      4. Forms
      5. Press Releases
      6. Foreclosure
        1. 2015 Foreclosure
        2. 2016 Foreclosure
        3. 2017 Foreclosure
        4. 2018 Foreclosure
        5. 2019 Foreclosure
      7. Real Estate Taxes
      8. Public Records Request
      9. Mobile Homes
      10. Tax-Title Parcels
    18. WSU Extension
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Assessor's Property Info
Jury Duty
Employment
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