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Board of Health meeting agenda

Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 1 pm

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

Agenda

  1. Call to order
  2. Roll call
  3. Announcement of any alternates serving in place of regular members
  4. Approval of minutes of July 19, 2026
  5. Public Comments
  6. Chair's Report
  7. Director's Report

Briefings

  1. BOH Briefing No. 26-B22
    Federal HR1 Updates and Impact on Public Health
    • Mark Ritacco, Senior Policy Advisor, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
    • Daphne Pie, Regional Health Services Administrator for Access & Outreach in Community Health Services, Public Health – Seattle & King County
  2. BOH Briefing No. 26-B23
    Update on BOH membership plans and recruitment for 2027
    • Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board Administrator, Public Health – Seattle & King County

Discussion and possible action

  1. Resolution No. 26-05
    A Resolution identifying Lisa Chew for reappointment as the King County Board of Health's selected nonelected member candidate to represent public health, health care facilities, and providers
    for a three-year term to expire on December 31, 2029.
    • Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board Administrator, Public Health – Seattle & King County
    • Lisa Chew, Member, King County Board of Health
  2. Resolution No. 26-06
    A Resolution identifying Christopher Archiopoli for reappointment as the King County Board of Health's selected nonelected member candidate to represent other community stakeholders for a three-year term to expire on December 31, 2029.
    • Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board Administrator, Public Health – Seattle & King County
    • Christopher Archiopoli, Member, King County Board of Health
  3. Resolution No. 26-07
    A Resolution identifying Francoise Milinganyo for reappointment as the King County Board of Health's selected nonelected alternate member candidate to represent other community stakeholders for a three-year term to expire on December 31, 2029.
    • Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board Administrator, Public Health – Seattle & King County
    • Francoise Milinganyo, Alternate, King County Board of Health

Briefings

  1. BOH Briefing No. 26-B24
    Update on Implementation of BOH25-02, A RULE AND REGULATION intended to help prevent food-borne illnesses and increase compliance with the King County food code by conducting more frequent inspections based on notification of noncompliance with financial obligations resulting from employment-related enforcement actions
    • Dylan Orr, Director, Environmental Health Services Division, Public Health – Seattle & King County
    • Dr. Eyob Mazengia, Assistant Division Director, Environmental Health Division, Public Health – Seattle & King County
    • Martin Garfinkel, Affiliate Professor, Seattle University School of Law

  1. Board Member updates
  2. Other business

Adjournment

If you have questions or need additional information about this agenda, please call 206-263-0365, or write to Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board of Health Administrator via email at KCBOHAdmin@kingcounty.gov.

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