Drafter
Clerk 04/18/2005
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A MOTION approving the work plan for a public health operational master plan.
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WHEREAS, the county is responsible for providing regional public health services to the 1.8 million citizens in King County, and
WHEREAS, examples of the wide range of public health services provided by the county include food service and drinking water inspections, emergency medical services, community health clinics, vaccine distribution, communicable disease control and bioterrorism planning, and
WHEREAS, regional public health services are supported by significant contributions from the county's general fund, state funds, and variety of federal sources, and
WHEREAS, over the past decade, revenues supporting public health services, such as the motor vehicle excise tax, have been eliminated, reduced or limited, and
WHEREAS, reductions in or limitations on funding for public health services are likely to continue in the future, and
WHEREAS, the cost of providing public health services is increasing, and
WHEREAS, the scope of public health services provided is increasing with new mandates and new communicable disease risks, and
WHEREAS, a public health operational master plan will guide development of a sustainable operational and financing model for the provision of regional public health services, and
WHEREAS, the county has successfully undertaken operational master planning processes in other major program areas that have led to system-wide operational changes resulting in millions of dollars of annual budget savings and improved outcomes for individuals, and
WHEREAS, in Ordinance 15083, the ordinance adopting the 2005 King County budget, the council authorized funding for a Public Health Operational Master Plan ("PHOMP"), and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 15083 contains provisos requiring the office of management and budget, in collaboration with staff from the Seattle-King County department of public health, the board of health...

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