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Investigation faults county council, manager for decision to remove Belkot from C-Tran board

Report says councilor should be reinstated, case referred to prosecutor for review

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Clark County Council members Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Wil Fuentes, Matt Little and Sue Marshall are pictured at the Public Service Center at the council’s first meeting of the year in January. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

The Clark County Council and County Manager Kathleen Otto violated the state’s Open Public Meetings Act when the council removed Councilor Michelle Belkot from C-Tran’s board in March, according to a report from the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office.

Following the council vote to remove Belkot, Ridgefield resident Rob Anderson of Reform Clark County filed a complaint with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, which was then referred to Skamania County for investigation.

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