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Kittitas County Public Health O e p a r t m e n l To Protect and Promote the Health and the Environment of the People of Kittitas County drawbacks to consolidation have been conducted.Therefore, a distinction will continue to be made between the human services budget, and the HS division. Department Organization The HS Division itself consists of two staff members:the Human Services Manager and the Human Services Administrative Specialist.At the time of the completion of this document, both positions are vacant and in active recruitment. The Human Services Manager will supervise the Human Services Administrative Specialist, and as a team they will initially focus on building out the county's work in homelessness/affordable housing, mental health,and the opioid settlement.A large portion of this will consist of working directly with the human services advisory boards/committees (Homelessness and Affordable Housing Advisory Committee,the 1/101h of 1% Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Advisory Board,the Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee, and the Veterans Advisory Board) and developing policy and procedure for all the tax and fee revenue that flows through those committees into the community and grants and contracts for services.The manager will also be tasked with benchmarking other human services work taking place both in stand-alone county Human Services Departments, and in local health jurisdictions that operate as Health and Human Services Departments, identifying gaps and improving current processes,working with the Public Health Infrastructure team to conduct needs assessments and understand current data, identifying grant funding,working with the Public Health Director to advise the BOCC and BOH and develop policy positions, and building relationships with community partners. Anticipated Revenue: $5,321,447 Tax and Fee Revenue 55%of the division budget is comprised of tax and fee-based revenue, as follows: 1110th of 1%Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Tax This tax allows one-tenth of one percent of local sales tax retained by Kittitas County specifically to provide funding for mental health and chemical dependency programs and services, as authorized by RCW 82.14.460. Kittitas County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) passed ordinance 2021-017 authorizing implementation of this sales and use tax in Kittitas County effective January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2027, unless reauthorized by the BOCC. None of this funding may be used to support administrative costs. Document and Recording Surcharge Fee Pursuant to RCW 36.22.250, Kittitas County retains a portion of funds collected by the document recording surcharge. It is required that these funds be used to: • Accomplish the purposes of the homeless housing five-year plan. ■ Provide housing activities that serve extremely low and very low-income households, including: o Supporting the acquisition, construction,or rehabilitation of affordable housing projects or units within housing projects. o Supporting building operation and maintenance costs of affordable housing projects. o Providing rental assistance vouchers for affordable housing units. Kittitas County Public Health Department—2025 Human Services Preliminary Budget Narrative Page 2 of 5 24