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Kittitas County Board of Health
Contents
 Board of Health Members
Dr. John Asriel, Family Physician
Community Health of Central Washington, 521 E Mountain View Ave, Ellensburg, WA 98926
Alan Crankovich, County Commissioner
Kittitas County Courthouse,
205 W 5th ST,
Ellensburg WA 98926
Rich Elliott, Deputy Fire Chief
Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue,
102 N. Pearl,
Ellensburg WA 98926-7572
Paul Jewell, County Commissioner
Kittitas County Courthouse,
205 W 5th ST,
Ellensburg WA 98926
Obie O'Brien, Chair,
County Commissioner
Kittitas County Courthouse,
205 W 5th ST,
Ellensburg WA 98926
Meeting
Location and Schedule
Board meetings are held on the third Thursday every month at 10:00
AM in
the:
Commissioners' Auditorium
Lower County Courthouse
205 W. 5th Avenue
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Meeting Dates
- 01/19/2012
02/16/2012
03/15/2012
04/19/2012
05/17/2012
06/21/2012
07/19/2012
08/16/2012
09/20/2012
10/18/2012
11/15/2012
12/20/2012
Contact Information
Kittitas County Public Health Department
Board of Health
507 N. Nanum Street, Suite 102
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-962-7515
Fax: 509-962-7581
Email:
publichealth@co.kittitas.wa.us ‡
Legal Authority for Public Health and Boards of Health
- Local health jurisdictions (LHJ) in Washington State are governed by both
local and state regulations. The hierarchy of rule making authority is as
follows:
- The Washington State Legislature has the primary legislative authority for
public health, developing the Revised Code of Washington (RCW). Usually RCWs
provide general intent, assigning detail to a department of state government
or another governmental body.
- A department (Health, Agriculture, Ecology) of state government is granted
authority by the Legislature through the RCW to develop administrative rules
or chapters of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC).
- The Washington State Constitution established the Washington State Board
of Health (SBOH) with authority to develop Washington Administrative Code. The
SBOH has developed the majority of rules for the authority and legislative
RCWs governing the operations of public health programs.
- A local board of health is granted authority by the Legislature through
the RCWs to develop local rules and regulations. The local Boards of Health
function separately from the SBOH and will often supplement SBOH rules to
address local problems. Local board of health rules cannot be less stringent
that SBOH rules.
- A local board of health is also granted authority by the Legislature
through the RCWs to develop fees to carry out local and SBOH rules.
- A city is granted authority by the Legislature through the RCWs to
develop local ordinances. Cities often have local ordinances governing garbage
handling, keeping of livestock, development of wells within the city limits
and noise control, which they may request the local health jurisdiction to
enforce.
The specific RCWs that provide legal authority for the State and Local
Boards of Health are listed in the table below.
| RCW |
State Board of Health |
Stipulates |
| 43.20 |
State Board of Health |
Membership, authority and responsibilities |
| 43.20.050 |
Powers and duties of State Board of Health |
Authority to develop rules for
prevention and control of infectious disease, drinking water, environmental
conditions including food service, schools, camps and spas |
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| RCW |
Local Board of Health |
Stipulates |
| 70.05.060(3) |
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Authority for local board of health to adopt rules. |
| 70.05.060(5) |
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Authority for local board of health to declare emergency |
| 70.05.060(7) |
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Authority of local board of health to establish fees |
Legislative Authority for Local Health Jurisdictions
The Washington Public Health infrastructure reflects the concept of "a
governmental presence" at the local level: which is responsible for the health
of the community. This concept is based on a multi-faceted, multi-level
governmental responsibility for assuring that the public health needs of the
community are met. It is a responsibility that often involves other agencies in
addition to the public health agency at any particular level. The legislative
authority for local health jurisdictions is summarized in the following table.
| RCW |
WAC |
Title |
Purpose |
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Local Health Jurisdiction |
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| 70.05.070 |
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Authority of local health officer |
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Authority of local health officer to declare an emergency |
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Program Specific RCWs and WACs |
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| 43.20.050 |
246-100 |
Communicable and Certain other Diseases |
Establishes a list of reportable conditions as well as timelines and procedures for follow-ups |
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246-203 |
General Sanitation |
Establishes rules for burial of dead animals, and other sanitation concerns |
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246-215 |
Food Service |
Establishes inspection frequency and performance standards for food service establishments |
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246-272 |
On-Site Sewage Systems |
Establishes statewide rules for managing on-site sewage |
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246-280 |
Recreational Shellfish Beaches |
Establishes standards for evaluating water quality at recreational shellfish harvesting beaches |
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246-290 |
Public Water Supplies |
Requirements for persons operating small public water systems |
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246-291 |
Group B Public Water Systems |
Requirements for person operating small public water systems |
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246-293 |
Water System Coordination Act |
Requires public water systems to establish service areas and coordinate
service |
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246-366 |
Primary and Secondary Schools |
Requirements for environmental conditions in schools and playgrounds |
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246-376 |
Camps |
Requirements for environmental conditions in
camps |
| 43.21A.080 91.11.090 |
173-312 |
Coordinated Prevention Grant |
Provides guidance and funding to local health for enforcing solid waste |
| 59.18 |
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Residential Landlord Tenant Act |
Requires local health jurisdiction to respond to complaints |
| 64.44 |
246-205 |
Decontamination of Illegal Drug Sites |
Requires local health agency to post warnings and supervise clean-up of contaminated properties |
| 70.54.010 |
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Polluting Water Supply |
Authority to act when well, spring, stream, river or lake used for drinking water source is being polluted |
| 70.54.010 |
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Furnishing Impure Water |
Authority to act when landlord is furnishing impure water |
| 70.90.120 43.20.050 |
246-260 |
Water Recreation Facilities |
Establishes authority for permitting water recreation facilities |
| 70.94 |
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Washington Clean Air Act |
Establishes authority for air pollution program and authorities |
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