King County Board of Health Meeting on October 15, 2004

KING COUNTY, WA - The King County Board of Health will hold its next meeting on Friday, October 15, 2004, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The meeting will be held at the following location:

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

A G E N D A

I.	Call to order
II.	Announcement of any alternates serving in place of regular members
III.	Approval of Minutes of September 17, 2004 (Action Item)
IV.	General Public Comments
V.	Chair's Report
VI.	Board Members' Updates
VII.	Director's Report
VIII.	Rulemaking: Proposed Amendments to Wastewater and Drinking Water Program Fees (Action Item)
IX.	Briefing: King County Executive, Ron Sims, will provide opening remarks regarding the DataWatch Update - Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality in King County. Maria Carlos, Program Manager, Infant Mortality Prevention Program - Parent Child Health and Susan Barkan, Parent Child Health Epidemiologist - Epidemiology, Planning and Evaluation, will brief the Board regarding evaluating societal structures that give rise to disparities in health outcomes.
X.	Briefing: Sarah Ogier, King County Groundwater Protection Program Manager, will discuss the Groundwater Protection Program 2004 Proviso Report, which recommends priority management services for groundwater protection in the county and funding strategies to support these services.
XI.	Briefing: Kathy Uhlorn, Chief Financial Officer, will provide a briefing on the 2005 Public Health budget. The purpose of this briefing is to present an overview of the Department’s budget submittal to Seattle and King County. The presentation will discuss budget reductions and additions, and the related programmatic implications.
Adjournment

If you have questions or need additional information about this agenda, please call Lisa Werlech, Interim Board of Health Administrator, Public Health - Seattle & King County, at 206-296-4850.

Sign language, communication material in alternate formats or other reasonable accommodations can be arranged. Please call 206-296-4850 or TDD Number 206- 296-4600 or use Washington Relay Service at 1-800-833-6384.

Visit the King County Board of Health webpages for information about the Board. Go to http://www.metrokc.gov/health/boh

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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