(1) The County Council finds that Snohomish County government is comprised of many branches, boards, departments, divisions, agencies, offices, and commissions, which maintain separate records and incompatible record-keeping systems. The county’s records are voluminous, diverse, complex and stored in multiple locations and in multiple incompatible data bases. As a result, it would be unduly burdensome and costly to the Snohomish County taxpayers, and would substantially interfere with effective and timely county office operations to develop an index of those records identified in RCW 42.56.070(3).

(2) No Snohomish County official, branch, agency, board, department, division, office, commission or other Snohomish County entity is required to maintain an index of public records conforming to the requirements of RCW 42.56.070(3).

(3) Any index maintained by an individual branch, agency, board, department, division, office or commission shall be made available for public inspection and copying unless exempt from disclosure or made confidential by law. (Added by Ord. 04-142, Jan. 19, 2005, Eff date Jan. 31, 2005; Amended by Amended Ord. 06-019, Apr. 19, 2006, Eff date July 1, 2006).