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Residents press board to send letter asking health office to open five days a week
Summary
During public comment and agenda item 18d, residents urged the board to request the county health office be open Fridays; board members agreed to draft a formal letter to the health department executive director, noting they have limited direct authority over staffing hours.
Residents told the board the county health office should be open five days a week to better serve people who travel or work on weekdays. A resident urged the board to send a demand letter to the health department so the local office will be available on Fridays.
"I'd like to demand [a] letter," the resident said, urging formal follow-up. Board members discussed whether to address the executive director directly and noted the board does not unilaterally set the department's schedule. One board member said staff sometimes do not answer phone calls when the office appears closed to residents, adding urgency to the request.
The board directed staff to prepare a formal letter to the health department executive director asking the department to consider opening the local office at least one additional weekday; the board also agreed to place follow-up on the agenda so the director can bring any response back to the board. No vote was recorded; the board signaled consensus to pursue a letter.
