Sheriff's Department-Civil Division

Based in Oregon City, Ore., The Clackamas County Department of Communications, also known as C-COM, provides 9-1-1 emergency as well as non-emergency call taking service to the public. The department also provides radio dispatch services to 6 law enforcement agencies and 9 fire districts and departments. It answers 9-1-1 calls for all residents of Clackamas County. Some of the police departments that C-COM serves include Canby Police Dept., Gladstone Police Dept., Molalla Police Dept., Oregon City Police Dept., and Sandy Police Dept.

Clark County Public Works, located in Vancouver, Wash., offers a wide variety of programs and services to various communities in the city. It has several divisions, such as engineering, road projects, transportation, recycling, and garbage and hazardous waste divisions. The department also has water resources and clean water programs, maintenance and operations, and parks and recreation divisions. Clark County Public Works engineering divisions handles the planning, designing and construction of capital improvements such as roads, bike paths and walkways. Its transportation division specializes in administering and engineering the operations of the transportation system in the county. The department s environmental services division provides for the care and enhancement of the environmental resources of the community through various services.