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To Protect and Promote the Health and the Environment of the People of Kittitas County
KITTITAS COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH (BOH)
Meeting Minutes
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Commissioners' Auditorium
10:00 am
Present
Board of Flealth (BOH):
Cory Wright, Brett Wachsmith, Rich Elliott
Absent: John Asriel M.D., Laura Osiadacz
Board of Health Advisory CommitteeBOHAC
None
Public Health: Tristen Lamb, Kasey Knutson, Nea Alfaro, Tina Rowan, Katie Odiaga, Audi Martinez,
Jesse Cox, Mark Larson M.D
Public: Doug Benson
Meeting called to order at 10: 01 am
Introductions
Introductions were completed.
Minutes
Motion to approve the July 18, 2019 Board of Health meeting minutes.
Motion 08-01: Motion to approve the July 18, 2019 Board of Health meeting minutes as presented.
Rich Elliott moved to approve the July 18, 2019 Board of Health meeting minutes as presented.
Brett Wachsmith second. All approved. Motion 08-01 carried to approve the July 18, 2019 Board
of Health meeting minutes as presented.
Public Comment
Public Comment open at 10:02 am
Public Comment closed at 10:02 am
Department updates
Administrator update
Tristen Lamb stepped to the microphone. Ms. Lamb updated the board on the following items:
• Current hepatitis A outbreak in the state
• Contracts and amendments
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o Three current contracts in the works, notably Central Washington University update their
contract with KCPHD to span three years, as well as an increased monetary cap.
Ms. Lamb had nominated Amy Fuller, KCPHD Assessment Coordinator, for the Washington
State Public Health Association (WSPHA) Public Health Excellence Award, for which she was
selected. She will be formally acknowledged at the WSPHA conference in October.
Department Updates
• Staff of the Onsite Sewage program held a stakeholder meeting to inform policy updates.
• Staff from environmental health, health promotion, and assessment collaborated on a grant
application from Department of Ecology, requesting funds for food waste reduction education.
• Free immunization clinics for Ellensburg, Kittitas, and Cle Elum/Roslyn school districts are being
held within the next two weeks.
• Health Promotion staff held a meeting with stakeholders regarding childhood injury prevention,
and gaps were identified with the safe kids program. They are working towards solutions for
these gaps.
• There is currently only one outstanding health order, which will be going to abatement process.
Ms. Lamb also reviewed a tentative meeting schedule with the board for the rest of 2019 Board of Health
meetings as well as Board of County Commissioner's study sessions.
Health Officer Update
Dr. Larson stepped to the microphone to discuss the following topics:
• Bicycle helmet safety
• Ebola in Eastern Zaire
• Wildfire Smoke
■ Hepatitis A
• Zoonotics and West Nile Virus
• HIV Pre -Exposure Prophylaxis
• Naloxone
• Free Youth Immunization Clinics
■ Rabies Prophylaxis
Financial Update
Tina Rowan stepped to the microphone and gave the financial update. There was a question from the
board regarding a figure in the % of the Budget column. Tina will follow up on this for clarification.
Business
Grant Gantt
Tristen Lamb presented her Grant Gantt to the board, which is a visual representation of KCPHD grant
funding, and how long into the future the funding will last. Ms. Lamb refreshed the board on the
difference between stable and unstable funding, as well as explained that she hopes to use the gantt as a
tool for both KCPHD and the board to plan future funding.
Budget Amendment
Tristen Lamb briefly updated the board on an upcoming budget amendment she is submitting through the
auditor's office. The update includes more realistic numbers based on how the year is going, and based on
budget numbers that are not able to be finalized until after the initial budget is approved.
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Meeting adjourned at 11:07 am
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