Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 24-521, confirming the reappointment of Julie Smith to the Snohomish County Board of Health
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DEPARTMENT: Health
ORIGINATOR: Sarah de Jong
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Lacey Harper 1211/24
PURPOSE: To recommend the reappointment of Julie Smith to the Snohomish County Board of Health.
BACKGROUND: RCW 70.05.035 requires all local health jurisdictions to establish a local board of health and on October 26, 2022, the Snohomish County Council adopted Snohomish County Code (SCC) 2.300.090 which establishes a board of health for the county and is comprised of nine members - the Snohomish County Council chair and vice-chair, one elected member from a large/medium city in the county, one elected member from a small city or town in the county, one community stakeholder, one healthcare facilities representative, one healthcare provider, one public health consumer, and one tribal representative appointed by the American Indian Health Commission.
Julie Smith is seeking reappointment to the Snohomish County Board of Health as a public health consumer. Ms. Smith is a Snohomish County resident and has personal experience navigating the healthcare system. She also volunteers with Volunteers of America and the Everett Gospel Mission, and is passionate about improving representation of historically excluded communities in healthcare conversations.
When Ms. Smith was originally appointed to the Board of Health on March 1, 2023, the original SCC 2.300.120 (dated 10/26/2022) was in place which states, “(3) the initial terms of the appointed members of the board of health shall be as follows: two members shall each serve a one-year term and three members shall each serve a two-year term. The board of health shall determine the initial term lengths primarily by member preference. Each of the initial terms shall be considered full terms for purposes of determining eligibility for services in future terms. Including the initial term, an appointed member of the board of health may serve up to two full terms. A full term shall be two years.”
A May 24, 2023, amendment to the aforementioned section was revised to, “The terms of office for board of health members shall be four years, with a limit of three terms in accordance with Snohomish County Charter section 9.60.”
The Snohomish County Board of Health met at its regular meeting on November 10, 2024, and unanimously approved recommending the reappointment of Ms. Smith to the Board of Health for an additional four years.
Ms. Smith’s initial term of two years was approved by County Council prior to that amendment and as such, her term will expire on December 31, 2024. If approved, this would be Ms. Smith’s second term on the board and would be for a duration of four years.
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OTHER DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW/COMMENTS: Reviewed/approved by: Finance (Nathan Kennedy 12/9/24)