The board of health shall preside as the governing body for the Kittitas County Public Health Department. Responsibilities include policy framework, budget, contracts, and long-range planning. The board of health shall work in collaboration with the county health officer, public health department management, and community members to ensure that the core public health functions, as set forth in statute, as well as local assessment and planning, are implemented and maintained.
The health department budget is to be discussed with the board of health prior to presentation to the board of county commissioners. The board of health then sends the budget on to the board of county commissioners for consideration in the context of the entire county budget. Similarly, budget amendments go first to the board of health, then to the board of county commissioners. Capital facilities will generally be handled by the board of county commissioners; this includes buildings, computers, copiers, fax machines, furniture, etc. If the Administrative Officer determines that an issue or expenditure could impact the level of service or the policy direction of the health department, they may bring that issue before the board of health for discussion in that forum. The hiring, termination and performance evaluations of the Administrative Officer are the responsibility of the board of health and will be consistent with county human resource policy. Kittitas County human resources will handle personnel issues and establish salary ranges with input from the Administrative Officer and the board of health, with the final decisions resting with the board of county commissioners.
(Ord. 2000-02, 2000; Ord. 2000-08, 2000; Ord. 2022-006, 2022)