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These notes were taken by an Okanogan County Watch volunteer. Every attempt is made to be accurate. Notes are verbatim when possible, and otherwise summarized or paraphrased.
Note takers comments or clarifications are in italics. These notes are not the official county record of the meeting. For officially approved minutes, which are normally published at a later time, CLICK HERE.
The time stamps refer to the times on the AV Capture archive of the meeting on this date at the County livestream archive. To locate items in real time, the clock on the wall in the AV Capture screen can be helpful.
05.14.2024 Tues PM BOH
Meeting Highlights:
• Board approves $3,600 increase for sanitary surveys–chlorination, distribution.
• Legal advisor presents “Roles and Responsibilities” guidelines for the board
• Pertussis, Measles on the rise
• Okanogan biggest state utilizer of hospital transfer program, lack of beds in Wenatchee tied to staffing issues, Health Officer recommends improving capacity for high acuity patients in local hospitals
• Spending strategy in the works to appropriate federal money ($280/year for four years) before deadline
• Community Health director stresses importance of Community Health Assessment
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