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