Council as the Health Board

Civic Center Building Conference Room / Hybrid Meeting

Agenda — 21 items

1. 1 Call To Order
2. 2 Roll Call
3. 3 Roll call of PHAB members.
4. 4 Announcements
5. 5 Meeting Materials
6. 6 Meeting Materials for Health Board March 26, 2024 RECEIVED
7. 7 Public comment
8. 8 Health Officer/Health Director update
9. 9 Resolution identifying Whatcom County approaches to the fentanyl emergency (AB2024-090)
10. 2. Resolution identifying Whatcom County approaches to the fentanyl emergency AB2024-090 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE Pass
11. 11 Executive Declaration of Emergency
12. 11 ACTION SUMMARY: Motion approved 6-0 (with Byrd absent) to amend to add bullet #21 to the list in Exhibit A that reads: Create a publicly accessible monitoring and evaluation system to track goals, outcomes, and data regarding Whatcom County’s response to the fentanyl emergency
13. 12 Whatcom Community Health Insights Preview
14. 12 Motion approved 6-0 (with Byrd absent) to amend the title of the resolution so it reads “recognizing the fentanyl crisis as an emergency in Whatcom County and identifying approaches to the emergency.”
15. 13 Healthy Children’s Fund briefing and discussion
16. 13 Motion approved 6-0 (with Byrd absent) to strike reference to an Executive Declaration of Emergency throughout the resolution and replace it with an Executive Order with an action plan.
17. 14 Closing/Next Steps
18. 14 Motion approved 6-0 (with Byrd absent) to amend to add a bullet point (#22) to Exhibit A that reads “expand the Community Paramedics Program.”
19. 15 Other Business
20. 15 Motion approved 6-0 (with Byrd absent) to forward the Resolution to the Council for approval at their next meeting.
21. 16 Adjournment

Watch Whatcom County

This is one agenda. Whatcom County publishes another every few weeks, and the thing you care about is rarely on the one you happened to find. Name it and we will email you when it appears.

Watch this

Free for 14 days, no card — and nothing charges itself: at day 14 the emails simply stop unless you choose to subscribe ($19 a month). One email when something matches, and nothing else. Unsubscribe from any of them. Searching stays free — it is public record.