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POLL: Do the proposed changes to the Clark County Council’s Rules of Procedure suggest the council lacked authority in 2025?

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

POLL: Do the proposed changes to the Clark County Council’s Rules of Procedure suggest the council lacked authority in 2025?

A new reader poll asks whether proposed changes to the Clark County Council’s Rules of Procedure indicate ...

A new reader poll asks whether proposed changes to the Clark County Council’s Rules of Procedure indicate the council lacked clear authority during a 2025 board removal. ...

Thursday, January 22, 2026
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Do the County Council’s proposed changes to Rules of Procedure prove Belkot was correct?

Posted by Paul Valencia
|Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Do the County Council’s proposed changes to Rules of Procedure prove Belkot was correct?

Clark County Council discussions about rewriting its Rules of Procedure raise new questions about whether ...

Clark County Council discussions about rewriting its Rules of Procedure raise new questions about whether Michelle Belkot’s removal from the C-TRAN board last year lacked clear authority under existin ...

Thursday, January 22, 2026
| by Paul Valencia

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Composition committee comes up with compromise for C-TRAN Board of Directors

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Composition committee comes up with compromise for C-TRAN Board of Directors

A committee approved a 4-3-2 board structure with conditions on light rail funding and district represent ...

A committee approved a 4-3-2 board structure with conditions on light rail funding and district representation amid concerns about legality and small city influence. ...

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: County officials need to ‘own it, fix it, and move on’

Posted by Ken Vance, Editor
|Date: Monday, November 17, 2025

Opinion: County officials need to ‘own it, fix it, and move on’

Ken Vance argues county officials must take responsibility after a report found they violated rules in re ...

Ken Vance argues county officials must take responsibility after a report found they violated rules in removing Councilor Michelle Belkot from the C-TRAN Board and have since refused to address the fi ...

Monday, November 17, 2025
| by Ken Vance, Editor

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Letter: County officials refused to cooperate, now a criminal report finds their actions were illegal

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, November 17, 2025

Letter: County officials refused to cooperate, now a criminal report finds their actions were illegal

Rob Anderson says Clark County officials refused to participate in a Skamania County investigation into t ...

Rob Anderson says Clark County officials refused to participate in a Skamania County investigation into the removal of Councilor Michelle Belkot, and the resulting report found they violated the OPMA ...

Monday, November 17, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Skamania Co. Sheriff’s report says Clark County Council violated the County Charter, Rules of Procedure, and WA’s Open Public Meetings Act

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, November 10, 2025

Opinion: Skamania Co. Sheriff’s report says Clark County Council violated the County Charter, Rules of Procedure, and WA’s Open Public Meetings Act

A Skamania County Sheriff’s Office report found the Clark County Council violated the County Charter, Rul ...

A Skamania County Sheriff’s Office report found the Clark County Council violated the County Charter, Rules of Procedure, and Washington’s Open Public Meetings Act in removing Councilor Michelle Belko ...

Monday, November 10, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Police report: Four Clark County councilors and the county manager violated rules when booting member from C-TRAN board

Posted by Paul Valencia
|Date: Friday, November 7, 2025

Police report: Four Clark County councilors and the county manager violated rules when booting member from C-TRAN board

A Skamania County report found multiple Clark County officials violated procedures and laws when removing ...

A Skamania County report found multiple Clark County officials violated procedures and laws when removing Councilor Michelle Belkot from the C-TRAN Board. ...

Friday, November 7, 2025
| by Paul Valencia

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Reform Clark County founder withdraws complaint against Clark County councilors

Posted by Paul Valencia
|Date: Friday, September 12, 2025

Reform Clark County founder withdraws complaint against Clark County councilors

Reform Clark County’s Rob Anderson withdrew his complaint accusing councilors of Open Public Meetings Act ...

Reform Clark County’s Rob Anderson withdrew his complaint accusing councilors of Open Public Meetings Act violations after a flaw was revealed in court. ...

Friday, September 12, 2025
| by Paul Valencia

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Rob Anderson’s case against four Clark County councilors delayed

Posted by Paul Valencia
|Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025

Rob Anderson’s case against four Clark County councilors delayed

A court delay caused by missing case files has pushed Rob Anderson’s lawsuit against four Clark County co ...

A court delay caused by missing case files has pushed Rob Anderson’s lawsuit against four Clark County councilors to a July 9 hearing in Superior Court. ...

Thursday, June 19, 2025
| by Paul Valencia

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Belkot files suit against Clark County, alleging civil rights violations, breaches to open meeting laws

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Belkot files suit against Clark County, alleging civil rights violations, breaches to open meeting laws

Michelle Belkot said she was representing her constituents when she said she would vote against C-TRAN pa ...

Michelle Belkot said she was representing her constituents when she said she would vote against C-TRAN paying for Operations and Maintenance of Oregon’s light rail transit system. For that, she claims ...

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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POLL: Do the proposed changes to the Clark County Council’s Rules of Procedure suggest the council lacked authority in 2025?

✅ Yes — the changes imply the rules weren’t clear or in place
❌ No — the council already had that authority
⚖️ Maybe — but the rules should still be clarified
🤷 Not sure

59 votes

* Also read: Do the County Council’s proposed changes to Rules of Procedure prove Belkot was correct?

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