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Public Health Department
Agenda Staff Report
AGENDA DATE:
August 15, 2023
ACTION REQUESTED:
The Board of County Commissioners approves the PSA between Kittitas County and Kittitas County Health Network. (Effective dates: 07.01.2023-06.30.2024)
BACKGROUND:
The contractor (Kittitas County) shall employ one or more Community Health Workers/Promotoras de Salud, who will work to decrease barriers to accessing COVID-19 vaccination for Kittitas County’s Latinx and Spanish-speaking households. The position requires courteous and cooperative interactions with all department staff, County, State, and Federal agencies, and the public. They will be expected to provide assistance in other areas of Public Health as needed. All employees work under the guidance of local/state/federal/ regulations.The 2023-2024 contract also incorporates the following changes:
Increase the mileage reimbursement rate from .625 cents per mile to the current Kittitas County rate of .655 cents per mile.
Increase the KCHN administrative costs from 13% to 16%.
INTERACTION:
Kittitas County Prosecutors: Reviewed and approved on August 1, 2023
Kittitas County Auditors: Reviewed and approved on August 2, 2023
RECOMMENDATION:
The Board of County Commissioners approves the PSA between Kittitas County and Kittitas County Health Network. (Effective dates: 07.01.2023-06.30.2024)
HANDLING:
N/A
LEAD STAFF:
Chelsey Loeffers
Erin Moore