King County Board of Health meeting on October 18, 2007

KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON - The King County Board of Health will hold its next meeting on Thursday, October 18, 2007, at 1:30 p.m.

The meeting will be held at:

King County Council Chambers
10th Floor, King County Courthouse
516 3rd Avenue, Seattle

1.	Call to order
2.	Roll call
3.	Announcement of any alternates serving in place of regular members
4.	Approval of minutes of the Sept. 20, 2007 meeting
5.	Public Comments
6.	Chair's Report
7.	Board Members' Updates
8.	Director's Report
9.	Administrator's Report
10.	Recognition Presentation of a Recognition for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Briefing:
11.	BOH Briefing No. 07-B24 Intimate Partner Violence Report Kathy Uhlorn, Board Administrator Lois Schipper, Program Manager, Community Health Services, Public Health Elizabeth Gay, King County Government Domestic Violence Program Manager
Discussion and Possible Action:
12.	R & R No. BOH07-03 An amendment for the protection of the public health through the regulation of smoking in public places and places of employment; adding a new chapter to the Code of the King County Board of Health, BOH Title 19; repealing provisions of Code of the King County Board of Health, chapter 19.04; and suspending the operation and effect of a provision of chapter 19.04, enacted pursuant to RCW 70.05.060, including the latest amendments or revisions thereto. Public Hearing Required on Agenda Item 9. Gary Johnson, Prevention Division Manager
Briefings:
13.	BOH Briefing No. 07-B25 Strategies Supporting Nutritious Environments in Schools A panel of local school food program experts
14.	BOH Briefing No. 07-B26 Washington State Legislative Preview Tom Bristow, Government Relations Associate
15.	BOH Briefing No. 07-B27 Onsite Wastewater Committee Update Larry Fay, Community Environmental Health Manager
Other business
Adjournment

The King County Board of Health sets county-wide public health policy, enacts and enforces local public health regulations, and carries out other duties of local boards of health specified in state law. These duties include enforcing state public health statutes, preventing and controlling the spread of infectious disease, abating nuisances, and establishing fee schedules for licenses, permits and other services.

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