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Kittitas County Public Health uepartment To Protect and Promote the Health and the Environment of the of Kittitas County New Positions KCPHD plans to add two new roles to the public health functions of the department in 2025, both within the Environmental Health (EH) Division. Environmental Health Specialist III The EH Specialist III is the next step in the specialist progression.This position serves as a technical lead in specific EH programs and provides succession planning for the EH Manager. In order to advance to the EH Specialist III,staff must have at least four years of professional EH experience during which they demonstrate excellent performance,must obtain their Washington State Board of Registered Sanitarians, Registered Sanitarian Certification,and meet program specific certification requirements for the programs in which they are the lead.This position does not increase the FTE within the division and will be capped at no more than two EH Specialist III positions on the team at any given time. Due to increased responsibilities, it is set at a pay grade 20,and will be funded through EH fees. Environmental Health Coordinator The EH Coordinator position will focus on efforts related to environmental health assessments,community outreach, regulatory compliance and education,and program development and evaluation.This first of its kind position within EH will only be funded partially through EH fees,and primary funding will come through anticipated grants from the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Washington State Department of Health. Non fee-based funding will allow for flexibility in activities to develop new EH programs to address emerging environmental concerns such as air quality and algal blooms,support unfunded mandates such as septic system operations and maintenance requirements, and provide quality improvement and assurance for existing programs.This position will add 1.0 FTE to the EH division. In order to align with existing coordinator positions within the department and to reflect increased responsibility, it is set at a pay grade 20. If estimated grant funding does not come in at budgeted levels,this position will not be filled. Kittitas County Public Health Department—2025 Preliminary Budget Narrative Page 3 of 15 10