County seeks applicants for Animal Control Advisory Board position

Clark County is seeking applicants for an open position on the volunteer Animal Protection and Control Advisory Board.

The position is for an animal-related business owner living in Clark County. The business can include breeding, grooming, boarding and training, but excludes a veterinarian practice.

The term begins on appointment and ends Oct. 31, 2021.

Advisory board members meet quarterly at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month at Clark County Public Works Operations Center, 4700 NE 78th St., Vancouver.

Functions of the 10-member board include:

Reporting to the Board of County Councilors and Vancouver City Council at least once a year on general operations of the Animal Protection and Control Program

  • Recommending potential modifications to code
  • Acting as an appeals hearing board
  • Volunteering at outreach and fundraising events
  • Promoting the program and its licensing of all dogs and cats.

For more about the board or to download an application, go to www.clark.wa.gov/community-development/animal-control-advisory-board.

Application deadline is Friday, Oct. 13, 5 p.m.

Mail applications and a resume to Animal Protection and Control, P.O. Box 9810, Vancouver, WA 98666-9810 or drop them off at the program office on the third floor of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St., Vancouver.

Joanna Yorke-Payne
Joanna Yorke is the managing editor of the Vancouver Business Journal. She has worked in the journalism field since 2010 after graduating from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University in Pullman. Yorke worked at The Reflector Newspaper in Battle Ground for six years and then worked at and helped start ClarkCountyToday.com.

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