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.

“Council Chair Sue Marshall and council members (Wil) Fuentes, (Glen) Yung and (Matt) Little should be fined for violation of the OPMA,” Skamania County sheriff’s Detective Christian Lyle wrote in his August report, provided to The Columbian on Monday by Anderson.

Lyle said the council’s subsequent vote to replace Belkot

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