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Board of Health meeting agenda

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 1 pm: Hybrid Meeting: Attend King County Board of Health meetings in person in Council Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access.

Agenda

  1. Call to order
  2. Roll call
  3. Announcement of any alternates serving in place of regular members
  4. Approval of minutes of the meeting of July 17, 2025
  5. Public Comments

Briefing

  1. BOH Briefing No. 25-B28
    Update on BOH membership plans and recruitment for 2026
    • Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board Administrator, Public Health – Seattle & King County

Discussion and possible action

  1. R&R No. BOH25-02
    A Rule and Regulation intended to help prevent food-borne illnesses and increase compliance with the King County food code by conducting more frequent inspections based on notification of noncompliance with financial obligations resulting from employment-related enforcement actions
    • Olivia Brey, Legislative Analyst, King County Council
    • Sam Porter, Senior Principal Legislative Analyst, King County Council

Public Hearing required

Briefings

  1. BOH Briefing No. 25-B29
    Pet Businesses and Public Health - Zoonotic Disease Code Briefing
    • Ryan Kellogg, Environmental Health Assistant Division Director, Public Health - Seattle & King County
    • Dr. Jocelyn Mullins, DVM, MPH, PhD, Public Health Veterinarian, Public Health – Seattle & King County
    • Leah Helms, RS, Solid Waste, Rodent, and Zoonotic Disease Program Manager, Public Health – Seattle & King County
  2. BOH Briefing No. 25-B30
    Climate and Health Equity: King County Strategic Climate Action Plan and Public Health Role
    • Ryan Kellogg, Environmental Health Assistant Division Director, Public Health - Seattle & King County
    • Bradley Kramer, Manager, Climate & Health Equity Initiative, Public Health Seattle & King County
    • Marissa Aho, Director, King County Executive Climate Office
    • Saja Ahmed, Community Representative for the Climate and Health Adaptation Modeling Project in Auburn
  3. Board member updates
  4. Other business

Adjournment

If you have questions or need additional information about this agenda, please call 206-263-0365, or write to Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board of Health Administrator via email at KCBOHAdmin@kingcounty.gov.

About BOH meetings

All regular and special meetings of the Board and Board committee meetings shall be open to the public, in accordance with RCW 42.30. The Board may order the removal of individuals who are interrupting the meetings and may adjourn and reconvene in another location as provided in RCW 42.30.050.

The King County Board of Health meets at 1 pm on the third Thursday of each month unless otherwise noted. Meetings are held in the King County Council Chambers unless otherwise noted on monthly meeting agendas.

Public Hearings on proposed regulations are generally held during the monthly Board of Health meetings and are noted as such on the meeting agenda. If you wish to submit written testimony please note the following:

Written testimony is accepted if received by 5 pm on the Monday prior to the day of the public hearing, or later, if the public comment period is extended by the Board at the following street address or via email at:

King County Board of Health
ATTN: Board of Health Administrator
401 5th Ave, Suite 1300
Seattle, WA 98104

Email: KCBOHAdmin@kingcounty.gov

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