FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 2020                                  
CONTACT:   Heather Thomas, 425.339.8688, hthomas@snohd.org                                     

Board of Health Meeting, April 14

Full board to convene for regular business 

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. – The Board of Health will hold its regular meeting at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. With respect to the Stay Home, Stay Healthy order, the meeting will be virtual and members can call in at 425-388-5444 and use passcode 536927.

The full board packet for the meeting is available online, and the agenda for the meeting is as follows:          

    1.    Call to Order    

    2.    Roll Call    

    3.    Approval of Agenda Contents and Order                 

    4.    Special Business        

        a.    Swearing in of new Board member Jared Mead, Snohomish County Councilmember          

    5.    Approval of Minutes    

        a.    Approval of minutes of the regular meeting of March 10, 2020

        b.    Approval of minutes of the special meeting of March 18, 2020                  

    6.    Public Comment              

        a.    Public comment will not be taken at the meeting. However, the public is encouraged to submit written comments prior to the meeting by emailing the Board Clerk at lcarl@snohd.org. Please email your comments no later than 2 p.m. on April 14 so staff can prepare them for submission into the record. Comments received will be read aloud as part of the "Public Comment" section on the agenda.                        

    7.    Written Reports           

        a.    Finance Manager’s report for January 2020 (SR 20-032; T. Kellogg)

        b.    Administration Committee report – Mar. 25

        c.    Executive Committee report – Mar. 26                       

    8.    Consent Agenda                   

        a.    Approve vouchers and Res. 20-08 authorizing March 2020 Health District expenditures (no staff report; T. Kellogg)

        b.    Authorize the Administrative Officer to approve filling two budgeted, full-time positions for public health nurses in the maternal child health program (SR 20-028; N. Furness)

        c.    Authorize the Administrative Officer to approve filling a budgeted, vacant position for a 1.0 FTE environmental health specialist in the food safety program (SR 20-027; R. Gray)

    9.    Action    

        a.    Adopt Res. 20-09 approving the Snohomish Health District to serve as its own custodian of funds (SR 20-024; T. Kellogg)

        b.    Adopt Res. 20-10 accepting the Community Foundation of Snohomish County Coronavirus Response Fund awards (SR 20-029)                            

    10.    Briefings                                

        a.    IRS Rucker Building lease update (SR 20-031; S. Frederick)

        b.    Legislative special session priorities (no staff report; H. Thomas)    

        c.    DOH approval of Sea Mar WIC application (SR 20-030; S. Frederick)        

    11.    Administrative Officer’s Report    

    12.    Health Officer’s Report    

    13.    Executive Session    

        a.    The Snohomish Health District Board of Health will convene into executive session for the purposes of a personnel matter pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) and pending litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i). Executive session is expected to last up to 15 minutes. Unless extended to a later time, the Board will reconvene into regular session at ________ p.m. and may or may not take action.    

    14.    Information Items    

        a.    Upcoming meetings         

    15.    Adjournment    

The public is invited to attend. Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. Questions or additional information about the board meeting may be obtained by contacting Linda Carl, 425.339.5210; Relay: 711; Email admin@snohd.org. To request reasonable accommodations, please contact Ms. Carl. 

Visit the Board of Health webpages at www.snohd.org/boardofhealth.