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STATE OF WASHINGTON
County of Jefferson
Authorizing the Substance Abuse
Advisory Board (SAAB) to Report to
the Jefferson County Board of Health
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RESOLUTION NO. 31-05
WHEREAS, the misuse of substances of alcohol, tobacco and drugs
impacts the health and pocketbooks of all Americans including the residents of Jefferson
County; and
WHEREAS, Health Data of Jefferson County reveals substance abuse is
among the top three health risks for citizens of this county; and
WHEREAS, both the prevention of substance abuse and treatment for
those who abuse these substances will improve the health and quality of life of citizens
within Jefferson County; and
WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners, acting
in their parallel role as the Jefferson County Board of Health, created a Substance Abuse
Advisory Board (or "SAAB") as permitted by RCW 70.96A.300 in 1975 and appointed
members to the SAAB; and
WHEREAS, the SAAB has been providing recommendations and advice to
the County Commission since its creation; and
WHEREAS, the County Commission wishes to expressly say "thank you"
for all the excellent work to all of the persons who have served on the SAAB since its
inception; and
WHEREAS, at least three circumstances have changed since the creation
of the SAAB that impact the operations of the SAAB; and
WHEREAS, the first changed circumstance was the creation of a seven-
member, multi-jurisdictional (it now includes city, county, citizen and hospital district
representatives) County Board of Health that has as it statutory obligation the duty to
promote the health and welfare of the citizens of this County, thus shifting the
'legislative' work relating to health issues from the County Commission to the enlarged
County Board of Health; and
WHEREAS, the second changed circumstance is the decision of this
County to not be a pass-through agency for many of the state-funded programs, for
example, the programs relating to substance abuse treatment; and
WHEREAS, the County also does not now employ a person who can staff
the SAAB or be the liaison to the SAAB for the County Commission; and
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WHEREAS, the County Commissioners are not, because of the changed
circumstances listed above, the policy-makers regarding health-related policy issues and
no longer supervise or monitor substance abuse treatment programs now handled by the
private sector.
WHEREAS, all of the above changed circumstances make the
reconstituted Jefferson County Board of Health, pursuant to its statutory obligation to
promote the health and welfare of citizens of this County, better suited to be the recipient
of the information, advice and recommendations of the SAAB
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Jefferson County
Board of County Commissioners as follows:
1. that the County's Substance Abuse Advisory Board shall report its findings,
recommendations, information and advice to the seven-member County Board of
Health, a multi-jurisdictional policy making body charged with promoting the
health and welfare of the citizens of this County; and
2. that the County Commission delegates to the County Board of Health its obligation
and duty to appoint in the future members to the Substance Abuse Advisory Board;
and
3. that the County Commission retains for itself full authority to determine all other
procedural and substantive issues relating to or arising from the Substance Abuse
Advisory Board and/or the state statutes authorizing such a Board.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOA F COMMISSIONERS
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this
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Julie M:attllC5, CMC _ . cr
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David W. Sullivan, Member
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