2023-04-20-minutes-board-of-health

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• Opioid funds are now in the county's possession and public health will help with the administration of the county funds of approximately $60,000. Ms. Loeffers noted that these funds were the county funds not public health funds. • The department is still waiting to see the amount of funding that will be passed down to local health jurisdictions. Ms. Loeffers is hoping to update the board by the next Board of Health regular meeting with an amount after the steering committee meets to decide on distribution amounts. • Kittitas County Prosecuting Attorney's office has decided that the Board of Health board is unable to have one alternate position that covers all three community member board positions. • April 21, 2023 was the department's first day having a Licensed Mental Health Counselor on site. • The department performed four staff surveys and is working on gathering information. • Ms. Loeffers has found a potential consultant to perform the department's organizational assessment to help with the restructuring of the department. Program Updates: • Environmental Health had a successful stakeholder meeting regarding on -site sewage with over 20 attendees from the community. • Working on finalizing water code updates and will be requesting a public hearing tentatively for June. • Air Quality meeting with EPA and networking for rebuilding the local Air Quality Committee. • The Children with Special Health Care Needs program is starting a new Early Intervention Network. • The department is working on getting initial wastewater data testing and working with the Department of Health to set up internal and public dashboards and sharing data with Kittitas Valley Healthcare on a regular basis. Financial Update Katie Odiaga gave the board a quick financial update for the department and reviewed the following: • Budget vs. Actuals 2023 Income • Budget vs. Actuals 2023 Expenses Other Business Update on Mental Health Pro rams: Behavioral Health Court Eileen Murphy, Kittitas County Public Defense Department Director, has been practicing for 24 years. Ms. Murphy discussed how the Behavioral Health Court came about and discussed funding that was awarded to make Behavioral Health Court available in Kittitas County. Ms. Murphy informed the board of the process for someone who enters Behavioral Court. A person must apply and be accepted to the 12-month minimum court program, meet the requirements of the program, make progress, and complete the program. There are two tracks based on participant needs: substance use disorder or mental health. General program requirements: • Participation in prescribed treatment • Attendance at regular court appearance • Secure and maintain appropriate housing • Attendance at all scheduled appointments and groups • Abstain from alcohol and drug use • Obey laws • Evidence of productive use of time • Participate in the development of an Action Plan and demonstrate progress Currently they have the capacity to serve approximately 20-25 individuals. All of this is based on funding and new laws could impact the need for the program in the future. Ms. Murphy briefly touched on the funding request for the programs future and how that funding could impact the population it can serve. Kittitas Valley Hospital Designed Crisis Greg Aubol, Comprehensive Mental health, presented the Kittitas Valley Hospital Crisis Case Management Program information: • Program History • Current contact statistics • Staffing patterns