BILL REQ. #: S-1743.2

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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5812
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State of Washington

61st Legislature

2009 Regular Session

By Senate Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Marr and Brown)

READ FIRST TIME 02/25/09.

AN ACT Relating to health districts consisting of one county; and amending RCW 70.46.031.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 70.46.031 and 1995 c 43 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1)(a) A health district to consist of one county may be created whenever the county legislative authority of the county shall pass a resolution or ordinance to organize such a health district under chapter 70.05 RCW and this chapter.
     (b) The resolution or ordinance may specify the membership, representation on the district health board, or other matters relative to the formation or operation of the health district. The county legislative authority may appoint elected officials from cities and towns and persons other than elected officials as members of the health district board so long as persons other than elected officials do not constitute a majority.
     (c) Any single county health district existing on ((~~the effective date of this act~~)) January 1, 1996, shall continue in existence unless and until changed by affirmative action of the county legislative authority.
     (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the agency originally established as the Spokane county health district in January 1970, when the city of Spokane and Spokane county merged their health departments into one agency pursuant to this chapter, is comprised of the following membership commencing August 1, 2009:
     (a) Two members of the Spokane county commissioners;
     (b) One elected official from the largest city in the district;
     (c) Two local physicians nominated by the Spokane county medical society;
     (d) A local health care professional chosen by the Spokane county commissioners;
     (e) Two local business representatives nominated by the local chamber of commerce, one representing the restaurant industry and one representing the building industry; and
     (f) One public member chosen by the Spokane county commissioners.

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