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Board of Health meeting agenda

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 1 pm: Hybrid Meeting* 

*Hybrid meetings: Attend King County Board of Health meetings in person in Council Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access.

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➜ Additional meeting materials

Agenda (revised)

  1. Call to order
  2. Roll call
  3. Announcement of any alternates serving in place of regular members
  4. Approval of minutes of the meeting of March 20, 2025
  5. Public Comments
  6. Chair's Report
  7. Director's Report

Discussion and possible action

  1. Resolution No. 25-04
    A Resolution honoring Mary Selecky for her decades of dedicated public health leadership and mentorship in Washington State, including her efforts to curb smoking, raise childhood vaccination ratees, and prepare for emergencies.

Briefings

  1. BOH Briefing No. 25-B12
    Food Safety Program Update Streamlining Food Business Permitting
    • Dr. Eyob Mazengia, Assistant Division Director, Environmental Health, Public Health – Seattle & King County
    • Dr. Atar Baer, Food & Facilities Section Deputy, Environmental Health, Public Health – Seattle & King County
    • Ian Miller, Food & Facilities Technical Senior, Environmental Health, Public Health – Seattle & King County
  2. BOH Briefing No. 25-B13
    Youth Mental Health and Substance Use in King County: Needs Across a Continuum
    • Sarah Wilhelm, Program Manager IV, Public Health – Seattle & King County
    • Sara Jaye Sanford, Epidemiologist III, Public Health – Seattle & King County
    • Jennifer Wyatt, Program/Project Manager III, Department of Community and Human Services
    • Erin MacDougall, Program Manager III, Public Health – Seattle & King County
    • Althea Haug, Senior Program Manager Centralized Client Services, YouthCare
  3. BOH Briefing No. 25-B14
    Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention Update
    • Eleuthera Lisch, Regional Health Administrator, Public Health – Seattle & King County
    • Rafael Padilla, Chief of Police, City of Kent
    • Mark Rivers, Deputy Director, Community Passageways
  4. BOH Briefing No. 25-B15
    State Legislative Session Update
    • Simon Vila, Government Relations Officer, Public Health – Seattle & King County
  5. BOH Briefing No. 25-B16
    Creating a Template Document for Establishing Board of Health Workgroups
    • Quiana Daniels, Vice-Chair
  1. Board Member updates
  2. Other business

Adjournment

About BOH meetings

All regular and special meetings of the Board and Board committee meetings shall be open to the public, in accordance with RCW 42.30. The Board may order the removal of individuals who are interrupting the meetings and may adjourn and reconvene in another location as provided in RCW 42.30.050.

The King County Board of Health meets at 1 pm on the third Thursday of each month unless otherwise noted. Meetings are held in the King County Council Chambers unless otherwise noted on monthly meeting agendas.

Public Hearings on proposed regulations are generally held during the monthly Board of Health meetings and are noted as such on the meeting agenda. If you wish to submit written testimony please note the following:

Written testimony is accepted if received by 5 pm on the Monday prior to the day of the public hearing, or later, if the public comment period is extended by the Board at the following street address or via email at:

King County Board of Health
ATTN: Board of Health Administrator
401 5th Ave, Suite 1300
Seattle, WA 98104

Email: KCBOHAdmin@kingcounty.gov

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