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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.
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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.
09.13.22 - BOH
Meeting Highlights:
Facing hiring difficulties, unable to offer bonuses, Health Director Lori Jones proposes paying additional 5% of salary over four years to retain staff, using American Rescue Plan (ARPA) funds, Hover to get State Auditor’s ok; big Public Health Seminar benefited board members, January workshop envisioned for strategies to meet service needs, partner with tribes;
Health Officer reports current smoke conditions dangerous for sensitive people, box filters available through Okanogan River Airshed, Covid declining, settlement money to mitigate effects of opioid abuse;
Brewster begins wastewater surveillance program, other cities could benefit from State-provided training; director pro-active about assessing post-Covid funding sources.
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