(1) Clallam County government is comprised of many departments/offices which maintain separate records and incompatible record-keeping systems. The records are voluminous, diverse, complex, and stored in multiple locations, and in multiple incompatible databases. As a result, it would be unduly burdensome and costly to Clallam 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 Clallam County official or department/office 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 department/office shall be made available for public inspection and copying unless exempt from disclosure and production or made confidential by law.