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  1. Public Safety

    1. Communication Center (911)
    2. Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office (CCSO)
    3. 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. Cowlitz County Sheriff Records
    13. District Court
    14. Elections
    15. Emergency Management
    16. Facilities Maintenance
    17. Fire Marshal
    18. 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. Museum
    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. Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office (CCSO)
    3. Emergency Management
  2. Offices & Departments (A - G)
    1. Administrative Services
      1. Financial Management
        1. Financial Documents
          1. Budget Documents
          2. Special Districts
        2. Grants Management
          1. Federal Forest Projects
          2. Rural County Public Facility Funds
        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. 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
          1. Designated Forest Land
          2. Open Space Timber Land
          3. Open Space Farm & Agriculture Land
          4. Open Space Open Space Land
          5. Conveying Ownership of Classified Land
          6. Removing Classification
          7. Changing to a Different Classification
      3. Business Personal Property
      4. Levy Information
        1. The Simple Levy Process
        2. Taxing Districts and Tax Code Areas
        3. Levy Rate Reports
        4. Understanding the Levy Sheet
      5. Property Tax Explanation
      6. Value Disputes
      7. Important Dates
      8. Staff Directory
      9. Change Your Address
    3. Auditor
      1. Accounting
        1. Annual Financial Reports
        2. Forms
        3. Links
      2. Licensing - Marriage
        1. Marriage License Application
          1. Apply for a Marriage License
          2. Fees
          3. Rules and Timelines
        2. Marriage Certificate
          1. Returning a Marriage Certificate
          2. Search for a Marriage Certificate
          3. Request a Marriage Certificate
        3. Marriage License Packet
        4. Domestic Partnerships
      3. Elections
        1. Voter Resources
          1. Accessible Voting
          2. Military and Overseas Voters
          3. University Voters
          4. Frequently Asked Questions
        2. Ballot Drop Boxes
          1. Castle Rock
          2. Kalama
          3. Kelso
          4. Longview
          5. Ryderwood
          6. Woodland
        3. Candidate Resources
          1. Candidate Filing Guide
          2. Data Requests
          3. Observing Elections
        4. Contact Cowlitz County Elections
        5. 2023 April Special
        6. Online Voters' Guide
        7. Election Results and Archives
          1. Archived Elections
          2. Archived Elections Documents
          3. General Election Turnout for Validation
        8. Precincts and Districts
        9. Political Party Information
          1. Observing Elections
      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
          1. Fees
          2. Form Requirements
          3. Electronic Recording
    4. Board of Commissioners
      1. Citizens Guide and Glossary of BOCC Meetings and Documents
      2. Acronyms Used in County Government
      3. County Code
      4. County Policies & Procedures
      5. County Strategic Plan
      6. Agendas - Regular Public Meetings
        1. Previous Version Agenda and Calendar
      7. 2024-2025 Biennial Budget Calendar
      8. Commissioner's Public Records - Folder Updates
      9. Press Release
      10. Public Records Request Process
        1. Commonly Requested Records
        2. Public Records Coordinators
        3. Court Records
        4. Public Records Request Paper Form
        5. Public Records Policy and Procedures
        6. Contact Information
        7. Offices & Departments
        8. Standard Fees for Public Records
      11. Volunteer Boards & Committees
        1. Application Form to serve on a board or committee
        2. Application Form for Re Appointment to serve on a Board or Committee
        3. Advisory Board Resource Manual
        4. Board of Equalization
        5. Board of Health
        6. Boundary Review Board
        7. Building and Planning Advisory Council
        8. Civil Service Commission for Sheriff's Dept.
        9. Current Use Advisory Committee
        10. Disability Advisory Board
        11. Fair and Rodeo Board
        12. Great Rivers Behavioral Health Advisory Board
        13. Historic Preservation Committee
        14. Homeless Housing Task Force
        15. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
        16. Mosquito Control District
        17. Noxious Weed Control Board
        18. Park & Recreation Advisory Board
        19. Planning Commission
        20. Public Facilities District Board
        21. Rural Prtl-Cty Library Dst Board of Trustees
        22. Salary Commission
        23. Silver Lake Watershed Advisory Council
        24. Solid Waste Advisory Committee
        25. Stormwater Advisory Committee
        26. Veterans Advisory Board
        27. 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. BOE Public Documents
    6. Boundary Review Board
      1. Meetings
      2. Members
      3. Processes
      4. Current Applications
      5. Past Applications
      6. Legislation
    7. Building & Planning
      1. Planning Division
        1. Long Range Planning
          1. Housing Action Plan
          2. Surface Mining Ordinance
          3. Voluntary Stewardship Program
          4. Shoreline Master Program Update 2021
          5. FloodPlan
        2. Planning Clearance
        3. Projects
          1. Applications in Review
        4. Regulations
          1. Comprehensive Plan
          2. Environmental
          3. Land Use and Development
          4. Recreational Marijuana (I-502)
        5. Planning Forms
      2. Building Division
        1. Code Administration
        2. Design Criteria
      3. Permit Center
        1. Fees
        2. Forms
        3. Permit Process
        4. Staff Consultations
      4. Frequently Asked Questions
      5. Committees, Commissions & Governing Bodies
        1. Building and Planning Advisory Council
        2. Historic Preservation Commission
          1. Meeting Materials
          2. Nomination Applications
          3. Documents and Forms
          4. Historic Inventory
        3. Planning Commission
      6. Inspections
        1. Inspection Items
      7. Fire Marshal
        1. Burning Regulations
        2. Office of the Fire Marshal
        3. Fire Flow Standards
        4. Fireworks
          1. Fireworks Stands
      8. EHU - Environmental Health Unit
      9. Hearing Examiner
      10. Staff Directory
      11. Nuisance Abatement
    8. Clerk of Superior Court
      1. Home
        1. Cowlitz County Superior Court Local Rules
      2. Juror Information
        1. Daily Reporting Instructions - Juror Groups 1-20
        2. Daily Reporting Instructions - Juror Groups 21-35
        3. Juror Frequently Asked Questions
        4. Juror Medical Excuse Request
        5. Juror Call-In Procedure
        6. Picking a Jury
        7. Juror eResponse (online registering only)
      3. Protection Orders
        1. SUBMIT A PROTECTION ORDER ONLINE
        2. Domestic Violence
        3. Anti-Harassment Order
        4. No Contact Order
        5. Restraining Order
        6. Domestic Violence Resources
      4. Fees
        1. Fee Schedule
        2. Credit Card Info
      5. Forms
        1. Washington State Forms
        2. Cost for Forms
        3. Docket Notices
        4. Blank Cover Sheet
        5. Fee Waiver Forms
        6. Checklists for Domestic Cases
        7. Washington Law Help Interviews and Fill in Forms
        8. Address Change
      6. Courthouse Facilitator
      7. Ex Parte Procedure
      8. State v Blake
      9. Courtroom Procedures & Protocol
      10. Specific Functions of the Clerk
      11. Resources
      12. Request Court Records
    9. Communication Center (911)
    10. Coroner
      1. Accreditation & Certification
      2. Hazard Waste/Crime Scene Cleaning Services
      3. Cowlitz County Coroner
        1. About Us
      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. Cowlitz County Sheriff Records
      1. Disclosure Laws
      2. Records Statistics
      3. Validation Response Letter
    13. District Court
      1. Virtual Court Proceedings
      2. Address Change
      3. Civil & Small Claims
        1. Protection Order Information
          1. Protection Order Forms
        2. Civil Claims
          1. Civil Fees
        3. Name Changes
          1. Forms
        4. Small Claims
          1. Small Claims Forms
      4. Criminal
        1. CPMS (Court Payment Management Services)
        2. DWLS Program
          1. DOL Reinstatement information
        3. Dynamic Collectors
        4. Local Court Rules
        5. Request Attorney
        6. Vacating a Conviction
          1. Forms
        7. Warrants
        8. Criminal Disposition Forms
      5. Daily Court Docket
      6. Infractions
        1. Mitigation & Contested Forms
        2. Deferral Information
        3. Address Change
        4. CPMS (Court Payment Management Services)
        5. DWLS Program
          1. DOL Reinstatement information
        6. Dynamic Collectors
        7. Local Court Rules
        8. WSP Speed Measuring Device link
      7. Online Payments
      8. Record Checks
        1. Record Check Fees
        2. Request for Court Records
        3. Administrative Records Request Information
      9. Weddings
      10. Contact the Court
    14. Elections
    15. Emergency Management
      1. About
      2. COVID Situation Reports (SitReps)
      3. Important Links
      4. Plans
      5. Preparedness
      6. Public Alerts
      7. River Conditions
      8. Volunteers
        1. RIZAD Calendar
        2. 2022 Mission Numbers
        3. Forms and Other
      9. Weather Info
    16. Facilities Maintenance
      1. Request for Proposals (RFP)
      2. Driving Directions
    17. Fire Marshal
    18. Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
      1. Public GIS Datasets
        1. Rest Services
      2. Web Map Applications
        1. Primary Web Map Application
        2. Assessors Web Map Application
        3. Building & Planning EPIC Web Application
        4. Public Works Web Mapping Application
        5. Cowlitz County Address Correction Form
        6. Cowlitz County Road Incident Tool - New Beta Mode
      3. External City, State & Federal GIS Data Sources
  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
          1. Wild Game Campaign
          2. Public Service Book Club
          3. Cowlitz Fresh!
      3. Forms
        1. General Public Forms
          1. Event Suggestion Form
        2. Healthy Workforce Forms
          1. Bike-Walk-Run to Work Week
          2. Pedometer Challenge
          3. Walk Cowlitz County
          4. Cowlitz Fresh!
          5. Wild Game Campaign
          6. Climb the Mountain
          7. Wellness Event Sponsorship Form
    2. Health & Human Services
      1. Advisory Groups
        1. Homeless-Housing Task Force
        2. Veterans Advisory Board
        3. Open Public Meetings Training
        4. Board of Health
      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. Community Health
        1. Communicable Disease Prevention & Control
          1. Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
          2. For Our Community
        2. Chronic Disease Prevention
          1. Live Tobacco and Vape Free
        3. Maternal and Child Health
          1. Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
          2. WorkFirst Program
          3. Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)
          4. Maternal Child Health Newsletters
      4. Environmental Health
        1. 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
        2. Environmental Health Unit (EHU)
          1. Online Application
          2. Utility Review
          3. Solid Waste
          4. Tire Recycling Amnesty
          5. EHU Forms
          6. On-Site Sewage Systems (OSS)
          7. Individual Water Wells
          8. Property Records
          9. Lake Water Quality
          10. Campgrounds
      5. Human Services
        1. 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)
        2. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
        3. Developmental Disabilities
          1. Requests for Qualifications (RFQ)
        4. Housing and Homelessness
          1. 5 Year Plan to Address Homelessness
          2. Coordinated Entry
          3. Document Recording Fees
          4. Cowlitz County Emergency Fund
          5. COVID-19 Rent & Utility Assistance
          6. Requests for Proposals (RFP)
        5. Veterans Relief Fund
          1. Apply for Veterans Relief Assistance
          2. Information for Contracted Agencies
          3. Additional Resources
      6. Other Programs & Resources
        1. 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
          8. Communicable Disease
          9. COVID-19 Report Archive
        2. Emergency Preparedness
        3. 2023 Fee Schedule
        4. Medication and Needle Disposal
      7. PSA Contest
    3. Hearing Examiner
    4. Human Resources
    5. Information Technology
      1. Home
    6. Juvenile Court
    7. Museum
      1. Exhibits
      2. Location & Contact
        1. Map
        2. Staff Contact Info
      3. Store
      4. Tours
      5. Education
      6. Collections
      7. Just For KIDS
    8. Noxious Weeds
      1. Home
      2. About Us
        1. Our Mission
        2. Program
        3. Weed Board
        4. Assessment
        5. Legal Notices
      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. Class A Species
        3. Mouse-ear hawkweed
        4. Biological Insects
      7. Services
        1. Stewardship Incentive Program
        2. Exempt Landowner Assistance
        3. Disposal Program
        4. Control Options
        5. Surveys & Enforcement
      8. Weed Warrior Apps
      9. Agenda & Minutes
      10. Pollinators
      11. Herbicide Information
        1. Herbicide MSDS
        2. Herbicide Labels
        3. Herbicide Education
      12. Contact Noxious Weeds
    9. Office of Public Defense
      1. CCOPD Home
      2. Mission Statement of CCOPD
      3. Staff Directory
      4. Types of Cases at CCOPD
      5. Important Places for Cowlitz County Cases
      6. Frequently Asked Questions
      7. Superior Court Conflict Attorneys
      8. Legal Links
      9. Employment and Volunteer Opportunities
    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. Public Shooting Range
      10. Volunteer
      11. FAQ
        1. Park Code 9.06
      12. Soccer Partnership KYS
      13. Parks Advisory Committee
      14. Coweeman River Park
    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. Permits and Applications
      4. How Do I?
        1. Learn about Current Issues
        2. Report a Public Works Issue
        3. Adopt-a-Road
          1. Groups
          2. Photos
        4. Find a Recycling Site
        5. Report a Stormwater Violation
      5. Department Division Information
        1. Engineering Division
          1. Design Standards
          2. Transportation Planning
        2. Road Operations Division
          1. Fleet Operations
          2. Road Maintenance
          3. Traffic Shop
          4. Vegetation Management
          5. FAQ
        3. Utilities Division
          1. Sewer
          2. Water
          3. FAQ
        4. Solid Waste Division
          1. SWAC Meetings
          2. Cowlitz County Recycling
          3. Household Hazardous Waste
          4. Landfills
          5. Management Plan
          6. Prescription Drugs
          7. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
          8. Small Quantity Generators
          9. Transfer Station
          10. FAQ
        5. Stormwater Division
          1. Rural Stormwater - Chapter 16.20
          2. Urban Stormwater - Chapter 16.22
          3. Stormwater Program
          4. Stormwater Reports
          5. FAQ
          6. Reference Materials
        6. History
        7. TITLE VI
        8. Right-of-Way Research
      6. Frequently Asked Questions
      7. Projects
        1. Past Projects
          1. 2020 Projects
          2. 2019 Projects
          3. 2018 Projects
          4. 2017 Projects
          5. 2016 Projects
          6. 2015 Projects
          7. 2014 Projects
          8. 2013 Projects
          9. 2012 Projects
          10. 2011 Projects
          11. 2021 Projects
        2. Current Projects
        3. Projects in Design
      8. Contact Us
      9. Press Releases
      10. Emergency Information
      11. Wheeled All-Terrain Vehicles
      12. Web Maps
    13. Purchasing Services
      1. Purchasing Home
      2. Bid Opportunities
      3. Small Works Roster
      4. Small Works Roster Contract Awards
      5. Interlocal Agreements
      6. Cooperative Purchasing Agreements
    14. Sheriff
      1. Submit a Tip (IF IN PROGRESS CALL 911)
      2. Letter from the Sheriff
      3. Contact Us
      4. Sheriff's Sales
        1. Upcoming Sheriff Sales
      5. Community
        1. Boater Education classes
        2. Citizen's Police Academy
        3. I-1639 Certification
        4. ID Theft or Fraud
        5. Property Auctions
        6. Victim's Rights
          1. Domestic Violence
        7. Volunteers
      6. Departments
        1. Emergency Management
        2. Investigations
          1. Most Wanted
        3. K9 Teams
        4. Records
        5. Registered Sex Offenders
          1. Important Law Changes
          2. Level III Offenders
          3. FAQs
          4. Information for RSOs
      7. Support Services
        1. Civil Process
        2. Fingerprints
      8. Permits
        1. Concealed Pistol License
        2. Forest Harvest Permit
        3. Junk or Hulk Vehicle Permit
      9. Employment & Civil Service Rules
      10. Deputy Justin DeRosier
    15. Superior Court
    16. Tourism
    17. Treasurer
      1. Options for Paying Property Taxes
      2. Payment Assistance
      3. Find your Property Tax Information
      4. E-Checks, Credit or Debit Card Payments
      5. Change Your Address
      6. Electronic Tax Bills Enrollment Registration
      7. E-Recording
      8. Excise Tax
      9. Links
      10. Forms
      11. Press Releases
      12. Foreclosure
        1. 2016 Foreclosure
        2. 2017 Foreclosure
        3. 2018 Foreclosure
        4. 2019 Foreclosure
        5. 2020 Foreclosure
        6. 2021 Foreclosure
        7. 2022 Foreclosure
      13. Real Estate Taxes
      14. Fire Protection Assessments
      15. Public Records Request
      16. Mobile Homes
      17. Taxing Districts
      18. Tax-Title Parcels
      19. Investments
    18. WSU Extension
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