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Policy Number: MT2010-1 Kittitas County Public Health Department Policy and Standard Operating Procedures EMERGENCY SUCCESSION PLAN Purpose: In order to ensure the continuous coverage of executive duties critical to the ongo i ng operations of Kittitas Cou nty Pub lic Health Department (KCPHD) and its services , the Board of Health must adopt policies and procedures to guide an emergency succession plan in the event of an unplanned and/or extended absence of the Administrator. While the Board acknowledges that such an absence is highly improbable, it also believes that due diligence in exercising its governance functions requires that an emergency executive succession plan should be in place to ensure continuity in external relationships and in department functioning . Policy: Ensure organ izational continuity in the event of an unplanned absence of the Administrator . Definitions: Temporary unplanned absence : a temporary unplanned absence is one that arises unexpectedly where the Administrator is expected to return to his/her position once the events precipitating the absence are resolved . Temporary is defined as 12 weeks or less . Extended unplanned absence: an absence meeting the definition of a temporary unplanned absence which extends beyond 12 weeks in duration. Standard Operating Procedures : I. Authority: a. Board of Health: The Board of Health authorizes the Chair of the Board to implement the terms of this emergency plan in the event of the unplanned absence of the Administrator and to make modifications as he/she deems appropriate. Kittitas County Personnel Policies shall also apply. b. Health Officer: According to RCW 70.05.070, the local health officer, acting under the direction of the local board of health or under direction of the administrative officer appointed under RCW 70.05 .040 or 70.05.03.5 , if any, shall: • Enforce the public health statutes of the state, rules of the state board of health and the secretary of health, and all local health rules , regulations and ordinances within his or her jurisdiction including imposition of penalties authorized unde r RCW 70.":L19 A.030 and 70,11-8 . .130; the confidentiality provisions in RCW 70.24 ,105 and rules adopted to implement those provisions, and filing of actions authorized by RCW 113 .70.190. • Take such action as is necessary to maintain health and sanitation supervision over the territory w ithin his or her jurisd iction ; II. Communication of Event: Last Updated : 8/19/2010; Approved by BOH 8/19/2010 Page 11 89