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WHEREAS, the Snohomish County Department of Information Technology provides <br /> access to electronic and digital signature tools, the use of which is documented in policies DIS- <br /> 012 and DIS-013; and <br /> WHEREAS, an electronic signature means an electronic identifier, created by computer, <br /> attached or affixed to or logically associated with an electronic record, executed or adopted by a <br /> person with the intention of using it to have the same force and effect as the use of a manual <br /> signature and a digital signature means a specific signature technology implementation of <br /> electronic signature that uses cryptography to provide additional proof of the identity of a signer <br /> and integrity of a document, is accepted by the Washington Secretary of State for digital <br /> signatures created by a public entity <br /> WHEREAS, the Snohomish County Council, in the spirit of Governor Inslee's <br /> Proclamation 20-05 and in order to promote social distancing, wishes to recommend, utilize and <br /> accept electronic and digital signatures in the routing, processing, and finalizing of Electronic <br /> Council Approval Forms, Ordinances, Motions, Contracts and Agreements until the COVID-19 <br /> emergency has been declared at an end and/or Gov. Inslee's Proclamation suspending portions <br /> of chapter 42.30 RCW has otherwise been rescinded; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, ON MOTION, the Snohomish County Council approves and <br /> authorizes the following, supported by the Electronic Signatures and Forms/Records Policy DIS- <br /> 013 and the Digital Signature Policy DIS-012: <br /> 1. The County Council authorizes and recommends the use of electronic and digital <br /> signatures, as appropriate, in the signing of Electronic Council Approval Forms, <br /> Ordinances, Motions, Contracts and Agreements. <br /> 2. The County Council agrees to accept, as appropriate, electronic and digital <br /> signatures in the routing, processing, and finalizing of Electronic Council Approval <br /> Forms, Ordinances, Motions, Contracts and Agreements. <br /> DATED this 30th day of March 2020. <br /> SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL <br /> Snohomish County, Washington <br /> VA/ L ' <br /> Council Chair <br /> ATTEST: <br /> Asst. Clerk of the Council D-8 <br /> MOTION NO. 20-103 <br /> AUTHORIZING THE USE AND ACCEPTANCE OF <br /> ELECTRONIC AND DIGITAL SIGNATURES <br /> PAGE 2 OF 2 <br />