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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. 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. 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. 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. 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
        2. Marriage Certificate
        3. Marriage License Packet
        4. Domestic Partnerships
      3. Elections
        1. Voter Resources
        2. Candidate Resources
        3. 2021 November General
        4. August Primary Results
        5. Online Voters' Guide
        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. Agendas - Regular Public Meetings
      5. 2022-2023 Biennial Budget Calendar
      6. Commissioner's Public Records
      7. Press Release
      8. Public Records Request Process
        1. Commonly Requested Records
        2. Public Records Coordinators
        3. Request Records Online
        4. Social Media Records Requests
        5. Superior Court Online Request Form
        6. District Court
        7. Public Records Request Paper Form
        8. Public Records Policy and Procedures
        9. Contact Information
        10. Offices & Departments
        11. Standard Fees for Public Records
      9. 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. Boundary Review Board
        6. Building and Planning Advisory Council
        7. Civil Service Commission for Sheriff's Dept.
        8. Current Use Advisory Committee
        9. Disability Advisory Board
        10. Fair and Rodeo Board
        11. Great Rivers Behavioral Health Advisory Board
        12. Historic Preservation Committee
        13. Homeless Housing Task Force
        14. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
        15. Mosquito Control District
        16. Noxious Weed Control Board
        17. Park & Recreation Advisory Board
        18. Planning Commission
        19. Public Facilities District Board
        20. Rural Prtl-Cty Library Dst Board of Trustees
        21. Salary Commission
        22. Silver Lake Watershed Advisory Council
        23. Solid Waste Advisory Committee
        24. Stormwater Advisory Committee
        25. Veterans Advisory Board
        26. 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
        2. Planning Clearance
        3. Projects
        4. Regulations
        5. Planning Forms
      2. Building Division
        1. Building Permits
      3. Permit Center
        1. Fees
        2. Forms
        3. Permit Process
      4. Committees, Commissions & Governing Bodies
        1. Building and Planning Advisory Council
        2. Historic Preservation Commission
        3. Planning Commission
      5. Inspections
      6. Inspection Items
      7. Fire Marshal
        1. Burning Regulations
        2. Office of the Fire Marshal
        3. Fire Flow Standards
        4. Fireworks
      8. EHU - Environmental Health Unit
      9. Hearing Examiner
      10. Staff Directory
    8. Clerk of Superior Court
      1. Home
        1. Cowlitz County Superior Court Local Rules
      2. Courthouse Facilitator
      3. Courtroom Procedures & Protocol
      4. Domestic Violence
        1. Protection Order
        2. Anti-harassment Order
        3. No Contact Order
        4. Restraining Order
        5. Domestic Violence Resources
      5. Fees
        1. Credit Card Info
        2. Fee Schedules
      6. Forms
        1. Washington State Forms
        2. Cost for Forms
        3. Resources
        4. All Forms
        5. Fee Waiver Forms
        6. Checklists for Domestic Cases
        7. Court Approved Notices
        8. Domestic Violence Forms
        9. Washington Law Help Interviews and Fill in Forms
        10. Washington State Court Forms
      7. 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)
      8. Resources
      9. Specific Functions of the Clerk
      10. 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. 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. Anti-Harassment or Protection Order Information
        2. Civil Claims
        3. Name Changes
        4. Small Claims
      4. Criminal
        1. CPMS (Court Payment Management Services)
        2. DWLS Program
        3. Dynamic Collectors
        4. Local Court Rules
        5. Request Attorney
        6. Vacating a Conviction
        7. Warrants
        8. Guilty Plea 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
        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. 2021 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. 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. Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
        2. For Healthcare Providers
        3. For Long Term Care/Assisted Living Facilities
        4. For Our Community
        5. For Schools and Child Care Centers
        6. Communicable Disease Prevention Programs
      4. Chronic Disease Prevention
        1. Live Tobacco and Vape Free
      5. Developmental Disabilities
        1. Requests for Qualifications (RFQ)
      6. 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
      7. 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. Water Quality Grants
      8. Maternal and Child Health
        1. Children with Special Health Care Needs
        2. WorkFirst Program
        3. Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)
      9. 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
      10. Housing and Homelessness
        1. 5 Year Plan to Address Homelessness
        2. Coordinated Entry
        3. Document Recording Fees
        4. Cowlitz County Emergency Fund
        5. Requests for Proposals (RFP)
      11. Veterans Assistance
        1. Veterans Relief Fund
        2. Additional Resources
      12. Health & Human Services Data
        1. Demographics & Broad Community Data
        2. Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Data
        3. Behavioral Health, Including Substance Use
        4. Chronic Disease
        5. Maternal & Child Health
        6. Environmental Health
        7. Homelessness
        8. Immunizations
      13. Emergency Preparedness
      14. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
      15. COVID-19 Rent & Utility Assistance
    3. Hearing Examiner
    4. Human Resources
    5. Information Technology
      1. Home
    6. Juvenile Court
    7. Museum
      1. Exhibits
      2. CCHS Membership
      3. Location & Contact
        1. Map
        2. Staff Contact Info
      4. Store
      5. Tours
      6. Education
      7. Just For KIDS
      8. Collections
    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. Milk thistle
        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. 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 Division 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. PO Terms and Conditions
      5. Small Works Roster
      6. Small Works Roster Quote Requests
      7. Training Documentation
      8. Surplus Property Sales
      9. Mail Services
      10. Printing Services
    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. Every 15 Minutes
        4. I-1639 Certification
        5. ID Theft or Fraud
        6. Property Auctions
        7. Victim's Rights
        8. Volunteers
      6. Departments
        1. Emergency Management
        2. Investigations
        3. K9 Teams
        4. Records
        5. Registered Sex Offenders
      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
      13. Real Estate Taxes
      14. Public Records Request
      15. Mobile Homes
      16. Taxing Districts
      17. Tax-Title Parcels
    18. WSU Extension
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