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Kittitas County Public Health Department approves staff-retreat closure, urges state FPHS funding and OKs consultant plans
Summary
At a Jan. 28 study session the Kittitas County Public Health Department won commissioner approval to close for a half-day staff retreat Feb. 20, approved hiring Robin Read Consulting for human-services planning, passed a resolution urging the state to maintain Foundational Public Health Services funding, and received a measles-exposure update and an opioid-funding inquiry for jail treatment.
Kittitas County commissioners on Jan. 28 approved several administrative and advocacy actions proposed by the Public Health Department, including a one-time half-day closure for staff training, contracting a consultant to develop human-services plans and a resolution urging the Washington State Legislature to maintain funding for Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS).
Chelsey Loeffers told the board the department plans to close for a half-day on Feb. 20, 2026, to provide required annual staff training. The board approved Resolution 2026-013 authorizing that closure; Commissioner Brett Wachsmith moved and Chair Laura…
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