HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025_09_18_BOH_AgendaRegular Meeting Agenda
Jefferson County Board of Health
Thursday, September 18, 2025 @ 2:30 PM
Jefferson County Courthouse — Commissioners' Chambers
1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA
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This is a hybrid meeting: Virtual and In -Person Attendance
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Public comment will be accepted and can be emailed to: BOH cr,co jefferson.wa.us until 5:00 PM the
evening prior to the start of the meeting.
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER — Chair Grace
I. Public Comment (10 mins.)
Public Comment Periods are dedicated to listening to the public. Each person may address the Board one time
during these periods. To ensure equal opportunity for the public to comment, all comments shall be limited to 2 or
3 minutes per person, depending on the volume of public in attendance.
AT A REGULAR MEETING, THE MEMBERS MAY ADD AGENDA ITEMS AND TAKE ACTION ON
OTHER ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations Provided Upon Request
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of Minutes of August 21, 2025 Board of Health Meeting
IV. Old Business and Information Reports
1. Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) Report (Apple Martine) (5 mins.)
2. Jefferson Healthcare Report (Dr. Kees Kolff) (10 mins.)
3. Infectious Diseases Update (Dr. Allison Berry) (15 mins.)
V. New Business
1. Proclamation re Septic Smart Week (5 mins.)
2. Public Hearing Notice for a Public Hearing before the BOH on October 16 in re:
Amendment to JCC 8.15.055(7) Exemption from the Annual Operations & Maintenance Fee
(Carter Erickson, Ariel Speser) (20 mins.)
3. Rising Costs and SRH Clinic Fee Increases (Dr. Berry, Apple Martine) (45 mins.)
VI. Future Potential Agenda Topics:
Public Hearing in the Matter of Amending Jefferson County Ordinance No. 02-0220-25, Section
8.15.055(7) Local Management Plan for On -Site Sewage of the Jefferson County Code (JCC),
Addressing the Exemption from the Annual Operations & Maintenance Fee (October meeting)
Successes of Public Health Tobacco/Cannabis Prevention Program mini -grants (October)
Award of Certificate of Completion for JCPH Summer Intern (October)
The County Strategic Plan
Salish Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization
Opioid Settlement spending
Olympic Connect, the Community Care Hub model
Board of Health 101
Homelessness
Public Health Impacts resulting from Federal Initiatives
Rural Reproductive Health
Emergency Fund for Public Health
The Child Development Center
Sewer projects / wastewater
AT A REGULAR MEETING, THE MEMBERS MAY ADD AGENDA ITEMS AND TAKE ACTION ON
OTHER ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations Provided Upon Request
VII. Announcements
ADJOURNMENT BY: 4:30 p.m.
Next Scheduled Meeting: October 16, 2025
2:30 — 4:30 PM
Jefferson County Public Health
Hybrid Meeting
AT A REGULAR MEETING, THE MEMBERS MAY ADD AGENDA ITEMS AND TAKE ACTION ON
OTHER ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations Provided Upon Request