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Council OKs data-sharing agreement for Healthy Youth Survey data, authorizes future amendments
Summary
The Snohomish County Council approved Ordinance 25-001 authorizing the county executive to sign a data‑sharing agreement with the Washington State Department of Health for Healthy Youth Survey data from 2002 through 2027 and to approve future amendments. No public testimony was received.
The Snohomish County Council on Feb. 12 approved Ordinance 25-001, authorizing the county executive to execute a data‑sharing agreement with the Washington State Department of Health to obtain Healthy Youth Survey data covering 2002 through 2027, and granting the executive authority to execute subsequent amendments.
Cynthia Foley, council staff, told the council the Healthy Youth Survey is a multi‑agency collaborative study that collects information from students in grades 6 through 12 in Washington on a range of health indicators to inform programs and policies related to adolescent health. Foley said the ordinance was last presented to the Health and Community Services Committee on Jan. 14 and that council action on Feb. 12 was to authorize the agreement and future amendments.
The public testimony period for the ordinance produced no speakers in person or online. A council member moved to approve the ordinance; the motion was seconded and carried on a recorded roll call, 5-0: Vice Chair Dunne yes; Council Member Mead yes; Council Member Lowe yes; Council Member Peterson yes; Chair Nehring yes.
The ordinance authorizes county access to the survey data and delegates authority to the county executive to sign and amend the agreement. The transcript does not specify any budget impact, data security provisions, or timelines for data delivery beyond the range of years covered by the request.
