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Kittitas County adopts 2026 public health fee schedule
Summary
The Joint Board of County Commissioners and Board of Health approved resolutions Dec. 18 adopting a 2026 fee schedule for Kittitas County Public Health, updating environmental health and vital records fees under a full cost‑recovery model to reflect a five‑year data review.
The Joint Board of County Commissioners and the Board of Health in Kittitas County adopted resolutions Dec. 18 approving the 2026 Public Health Department fee schedule, officials said during a public hearing held in the Commissioners' Auditorium.
Jesse Cox, speaking for Kittitas County Public Health, reviewed the staff report and said the department uses a full cost‑recovery model to set environmental health fees. For 2026, staff said they incorporated a new five‑year time data review intended to improve fee accuracy and stability and recommended updating nearly all environmental health fees accordingly.
Cox presented revenue projections included in the staff packet: Environmental Health fees were listed as projected to generate $831,045 and described as representing 68% of the EH budget; Vital Records fees were projected at $65,000 and passport services at $12,000. The transcript also includes a separate line stating Environmental Health fees account for approximately $920,000 of the 2026 KCPHD budget; the hearing record did not reconcile the two figures.
After staff presentation, the Board of Health moved to adopt BOH Resolution 2025‑004 to add the 2026 fee schedule. The Board of County Commissioners then considered and approved BOCC Resolution 2025‑256 adopting the 2026 Kittitas County Public Health fee schedule. Commissioner Brett Wachsmith moved the BOCC motion and Laura Osiadacz seconded; the motions were recorded as approved by those present.
Public comment was opened briefly at about 10:05 a.m. and closed within minutes; the transcript does not record any members of the public speaking during that window. The hearing concluded at about 10:07 a.m.
The record indicates both BOH and BOCC resolutions were adopted; the transcript identifies the resolutions by number but contains limited roll‑call detail beyond an "all approved" statement. The department's staff report and the resolutions will govern fee changes for Kittitas County Public Health in 2026 unless amended or rescinded by future formal action.
