BILL REQ. #:  S-0489.1 

Read first time 02/03/09.   Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

     AN ACT Relating to local health board composition; and amending RCW 70.05.030.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 70.05.030 and 1995 c 43 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In counties without a home rule charter, the board of county commissioners shall ((constitute the)) establish a local board of health as provided in subsection (2) of this section, unless the county is part of a health district pursuant to chapter 70.46 RCW. The jurisdiction of the local board of health shall be coextensive with the boundaries of ((said)) the county. The board of county commissioners may, at its discretion, adopt an ordinance expanding the size and composition of the board of health to include elected officials from cities and towns and persons other than elected officials as members ((so long as persons other than elected officials do not constitute a majority)). An ordinance adopted under this section shall include provisions for the appointment, term, and compensation, or reimbursement of expenses.
     (2) The local board of health must be comprised of the following:
     (a) Two members of the board of county commissioners;
     (b) Two local physician representatives nominated by the county medical society;
     (c) A local health care professional chosen by the board of county commissioners;
     (d) Two local business representatives nominated by the local chamber of commerce, one representing the restaurant industry and one representing the building industry; and
     (e) Two public members chosen by the board of county commissioners.