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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, Washington
IN THE MATTER OF RESOLUTION No. 22 CC
REORGANIZING THE
GRANT COUNTY
BOARD OF HEALTH
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington, Grant
County, Washington is a class A county duly organized and existing; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of RCW 36.01 .030, the powers of Grant
County can only be exercised through the Board of County Commissioners of Grant
County, Washington ("Board" or "Board of County Commissioners"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of RCW 36.32.120(6), the Board of County
Commissioners has the care of County property and the management of County funds and
business; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of RCW 70.46.031, not amended by Section
6 of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1152 (E2SHB 1152), having an effective date
of July 1, 2022, the Board of County Commissioners may by resolution or ordinance
establish a health district to consist of one county and specify the membership,
representation on the Grant County Board of Health, or other matters relative to the
formation or operation of the health district. The county legislative authority may appoint
elected officials from cities and towns and persons other than elected officials as members
of the Board of Health so long as persons other than elected officials do not constitute a
maj ority; and
WHEREAS the Grant County Board of County Commissioners in accordance with
the provisions of RCW 70.46.031 did establish a one county health district through a
Resolution dated December 4, 1967, and effective January 1, 1968; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 70.46.031, as referenced herein above, the Board of
County Commissioners, under Grant County Resolution No. 19 -109 -CC, established a seven
(7) seven member Grant County Board of Health. Said board is comprised of one county
commissioner (Seat 1) and one elected official from each of the following cities; Moses
Lake (Seat 2), Ephrata (Seat 3) and Quincy (Seat 4). The Seat 5 member is selected from
elected officials or persons other than elected officials residing in Grand Coulee, Electric
City, Coulee City or Hartline. The Seat 6 member is selected from elected officials or
persons other than elected officials residing in Soap Lake, Wilson Creek or Krupp. The Seat
7 member is selected from elected officials or persons other than elected officials residing in
George, Royal City, Mattawa or Warden; and
WHEREAS, the 2021 Washington State Legislature under E2 SHB 1152 enacted
legislation addressing the compositions and appointments to local boards of health which
will require Grant County as of July 1, 2022 to modify the above referenced resolutions wherein
it established a single county health district and later changed the composition of its seven -
member Grant County Board of Health; and
WHEREAS, Washington State's Governor, the Honorable Jay Inslee, has declared a
state of emergency due to the Covid- 19 pandemic and in conjunction therewith signed
Proclamation No. 20-78 which prohibited any county in the State of Washington from
withdrawing or commencing or advancing legal processes for withdrawal from membership
in any health district except under certain conditions; and
WHEREAS, Washington State remains under a declared state of emergency due to
the Covid-19 pandemic and as such Proclamation No. 20-78 is still effective; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners desires to modify and reconstitute the
membership of the Grant County Board of Health, without withdrawing from the Grant
County Health District or establishing a health department, with the following membership
plan:
1. Establish an eight (8) member Grant County Board of Health consisting of the
following voting members, except as provided to the contrary:
a. Seat one (1) and Seat two (2), -Two (2) members of the county legislative
authority selected by the Board of County Commissioners from among
themselves each January; and
b. Seat three (3) and Seat four (4) -Two (2) members to be elected officials
from two cities/towns within Grant County to be selected by the Grant
County Association of Cities and Towns and confirmed by the Grant
County Board of County Commissioners who shall serve for a two-year
term or so long as the individual holds the elected position, whichever
comes first; and seat three (3) begins January of even numbered years and
seat four (4) begins January of odd numbered years; and
c. Three (3) members selected by the Grant County Board of Health will be
referred to the Grant County Board of County Commissioners for
consideration of appointment by a majority vote. The successful
appointees shall not be otherwise elected to any public office and selected
from one of each of the following categories. Provided however, these
three (3) members may not participate in any decision related to the setting
or modification of permit, licensing, or application fees which shall only
be determined by elected members of the Grant County Board of Health.
The categories are:
i. Seat five (5) - One (1) member representing public health, health
care facilities, or providers, who is practicing or employed in Grant
County and are a medical ethicist; epidemiologist; experienced in
environmental public health, such as a registered sanitarian;
community health worker; holder of a master's degree or higher in
public health or equivalent; employee of a hospital located within
Grant County; or any of the following providers holding an active or
retired license in good standing under Title 18 RCW: physician or
osteopathic physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner,
physician assistant or osteopathic physician assistant, registered
nurse, dentist, naturopath, or pharmacists. The seat five (5) member
shall serve a two (2) year term to begin January of even numbered
years.
ii. Seats - One (1) member representing consumers of public health
who is a Grant County resident who has self -identified as having
faced significant health inequities or having lived experiences with
public health-related programs such as: the special supplemental
nutrition program for women, infants, and children; the
supplemental nutrition program, home visiting, or treatment services.
Individuals from historically marginalized and underrepresented
communities may be given preference. Provided, this member may
not be an elected official and may not have any fiduciary obligation to
a health care facilityor other health agency and may not have a
material financial interest in the rendering of health services. The seat
six (6) member shall serve a two (2) year term to begin January of odd
numbered years.
iii. Seat seven Q -One (1) member representing community
stakeholders who represents the following types of organizations
located in Grant County: community-based organization or
nonprofit that works with populations experiencing health
inequities in Grant County; the business community; or the
environmental public health regulated community. The seat seven
(7) member shall serve a two (2) year term to begin January of even
numbered years.
d. Seat eijzht (8), -One (1) tribal member selected by the American Indian Health
Commission who is not an elected official if a federally recognized Indian
tribe holds reservation, trust lands, or has usual and accustomed areas within
Grant County, or if a 501(c)(3) organization registered in Washington serves
American Indian or Alaska Native people that provides services within Grant
County. Provided however, this member may not participate in any decision
related to the setting or modification of permit, licensing, or application fees
which shall only be determined by elected o f f i c i a I s w h o a r e members
of the Grant County Board of Health. If the American Indian Health
Commission does not select a tribal member to serve on the Grant County
Board of Health, the Grant County Board of Health will select an additional
applicant, who represents one of the previously mentioned non -elected
categories, for referral to the Grant County Board of County Commissioners
for their consideration for appointment. The seat eight (8) member shall serve
a two (2) year term to begin January of odd numbered years.
ii. The selection process for the Grant County Board of Health seats 5-7 will follow the
process outlined in appendix A, "Process for Selecting Non -Elected Officials Grant
County Board of Health Seats 5-7."
iii. Members appointed to the Grant County Board of Health shall serve without
compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses including but not
limited to parking and mileage.
iv. The Chair of the Grant County Board of Health shall appoint, at the direction of the
majority of the board, the Health District Administrator and the Health Officer.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF GRANT COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON, that
the provisions of this Resolution are hereby enacted and establish the organization of the
Grant County Board of Health.
EFFECTIVE DATE: this -,2A- - day of )2022.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Yea Nay Abstain GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Danny E. tone, Chair
Rokj,&'es, Vice -Chair
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Cindy Carter, Member
Appendix A to Resolution 22- - Grant County Board of County Commissioners
Process for Selecting Non -Elected Officials for
Grant County Board of Health Seats 5-7
The following criteria and process must be followed when there is an opening
for anon -elected official board of health seat opening.
The board of health application will list which local boards or commissions the applicant has
serviced on, current or past, on other. This information will be confirmed during the interview.
The board of health application will list the applicant's background that meets the qualifications
of the category or categories as defined in WAC.
The board of health application will list the applicant's potential conflict of interest. This
information will also be collected on an annual basis by the board clerk.
The board of health application and the interview process will verify the applicant's
demonstrated commitment to public health.
The board of health application and the interview process will demonstrate how the applicant
represents a diversity of expertise and lived experience.
The board of health application will indicate where the applicant resides to ensure the
community members on the board represents the geographic diversity of the community.
The board of health application and the interview process will determine whether the applicant
identifies with a historically underrepresented community.
Board Member Selection Process
• Applications are available online or at the GCHD office. The application is available in
three languages, English, Spanish and Russian.
• Advertisement will be done by news release, social media boosted posts, shared broadly
with community partners and groups across Grant County. Advertisement placed in
Quincy Post Register and Columbia Basin Herald.
• Applicants will be interviewed by a subcommittee of the board of health. The applicants
will be asked a standard set of questions. Follow up questions are permissible.
Committee members will make their recommendation to the full board of health. Board
of health members will motion and approve the committee's recommendations for
referral to the Board of County Commissioners.
• Board of Grant County Commissioners will appoint the final selected appointees. The
appointment must be consistent with applicable provisions of chapter 42.30 RCW.
Important considerations for the Grant County Board of Health and Grant
County Board of Commissioners when selecting non -elected officials board
members.
• Local board of health membership must include a balanced representation of elected
officials and nonelected people with a diversity of expertise and lived experience.
• Persons with a fiduciary obligation to a health facility or other health agency, or a
material financial interest in the rendering of health services, may not be selected as a
nonelected member of a local board of health representing consumers of public health.
• If the local board of health demonstrates that it attempted to recruit members from all
three categories and was unable to do so, the board of health may select members only
from the other two categories.