SH19-029 KCHN - Member MOU Signed by Sheriff

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KITTITAS COUNTY HEALTH NETWORK MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING PURPOSE & SCOPE This Memorandum of Understanding sets out the terms by which organizations and individuals participating in the Kittitas County Health Network (KCHN) commit to furthering the mission and vision of KCHN through contributions at the Board of Director, Leadership Council, and/or Work Group/Task Force levels. The mission of the Kittitas County Health Network (KCHN) is to improve population health through cross -sector collaboration and systems integration. The vision is that all people in Kittitas County are supported in achieving health and wellbeing. The role of each KCHN member is to adopt and support the Network goals; and provide strategic guidance, vision, leadership, and oversight. The Network will use "cascading levels of collaboration" to create a high degree of transparency among all organizations and levels. Community members, agency partners, work groups, the backbone organization, the Leadership Council, and the Board of Directors will engage in bidirectional public will, execution, action planning, governance, vision, and strategy (i.e., information will flow both from the top down and from the bottom up.) GOVERNING STRUCTURE Network members will participate in at least one of the following levels: • The Board of Directors is comprised of cross -sector agency leadership (top level) representative of the relevant ecosystem that provides high-level strategic direction for the Network and champions its work. Their role is to provide high-level strategic direction, financial oversight, and policy governance. They review and approve organization's mission and purpose, policies, outcomes, programs, services, and financial controls and health. They create a well-defined structure of effective Board committees with clear purposes and tasks. They define and apply Articles of Incorporation and By -Laws, select and evaluate the Executive Director, and approve all contracts and policies. They commit to consistently seek sustainability and viability of the organization and support implementation of the Strategic Plan and the Community Health Improvement Plan (see summary in Appendix A). • The Leadership Council is comprised of cross -sector agency representatives and community members who are highly engaged in leading community health improvement activities. The Leadership Council reports to the Board of Directors and acts as a permanent advisory body through representation by three designated and accepted non-voting members to the Board. They are responsible for overseeing the implementation of strategies from the Community Health Improvement Plan and representing the community in achieving the KCHN mission. They identify and recruit a broad base of community members including a significant number external to medical/behavioral/social service providers. They develop support and buy in from diverse community sectors, implement Community Engagement and Communications Plans, assess sustainability and viability, lead vision and strategy development, share information, and Improving Population Health Through Cross -sector Collaboration and Systems Integration All People in Kittitas County Are Supported in Achieving Health and Wellbeing www.healthierkittitas.org