HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-09-25-minutes-ph-study-sessionPublic Health Study Session
September 25, 2019
10:OOam
Commissioners Conference Room
Attendees
Commissioners: Brett Wachsmith, Cory Wright
Public Health: Kim Shilley, Tristen Lamb, Erin Moore, Jesse Cox
Others: Lisa Young
Department Business
202❑ Fees — Draft & Cost Recovery Discussion
Tristen Lamb handed out a draft of the 2020 fee schedule. Ms. Lamb stated that the department will
implement the new fee schedule in January instead of May at the request of both stakeholders and the
Board. Tristen shared the areas of increases and decreases of fees based on the County's fee model,
time study, and 100% cost recovery. Tristen also discussed the possibility of charging only 50% cost
recovery to school inspection fees, since they continue to increase substantially and not all Local Health
Jurisdictions (LHJs) require or charge for that service (as of 2018, only 9 of 35 LHJs were inspecting
schools). Both Commissioners present, Brett Wachsmith and Cory Wright, gave direction to keep the
fees at a 100% cost recovery.
2020 Preliminary Budget, Continued
Ms. Lamb presented the commissioners with the second round of Health Department's Preliminary
2020 Budget. Ms. Lamb shared the difference between round one of the preliminary budget vs. round
two, which mostly reflects changes in our FTE, Services & Charges and Admissions Tax allocations.
Opengov budgets $250,000 admissions tax revenue, and Ms. Lamb requested direction on how to
budget for Admissions Tax (total revenue vs. codified designated amount for the department, or some
other value). Commissioners Wachsmith and Wright suggested revaluating the Admissions Tax code
based on the three years' worth of data now available, and potentially change the amount designated to
Public Health.
Department Staffing u date re uests
HP Supervisor
Chelsey Loeffers was selected for this position and will start on October 15`
Assessment Coordinator
With Amy Fuller leaving at the end of December, Tristen Lamb plans to reclassify Lianne Bradshaw as
Assessment Coordinator as soon as possible. Ms. Bradshaw has a Master's in Public Health, is currently
a part of the department's assessment division, and is very data oriented.
Harm Reduction Specialist
The department would not need to fill Ms. Bradshaw's current position, Community Health Specialist,
and instead would post for a grant -funded, temporary, project -based Harm Reduction Project Specialist
position. The position has funding for approximately 3 years and would take over some of the programs
Ms. Bradshaw could not keep as Assessment Coordinator, w like Syringe exchange.
The department is still not replacing or hiring for our vacant EH specialist, pending the feasibility study
currently in progress.
Other
Meeting adjourned at 10:53am
Cory Wright, BOCC Chair
I im Shilley, Public Healt Clerk