(1) The district's public records shall be in the charge of the public records officer designated by the district president. The public records officer shall be responsible for: Implementation of the district's rules and regulations regarding release of public records, coordinating the staff of the district in this regard, and generally insuring compliance by the staff with the public records disclosure requirements of chapter 42.56 RCW.

(2) Any person wishing to request access to public records of the district, or seeking assistance in making such a request, should contact the public records officer:

Public Records Officer

Walla Walla Community College

500 Tausick Way

Walla Walla, WA 99362

phone: 509-522-2500

email: publicrecords@WWCC.edu

Information is also available at the district's web site at www.wwcc.edu.

(3) The public records officer will oversee compliance with the Public Records Act, but another district staff member may process requests. Therefore, throughout this chapter, references to the public records officer shall mean the public records officer or his/her designee.