Wash. Rev. Code § 70.08.005
Transfer of duties to the department of health
The powers and duties of the secretary of social and health services under this chapter shall be performed by the secretary of health.
Revised Code of Washington Chapter 70.08 — Combined City-County Health Departments
Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 70.08 · 12 active provisions
Wash. Rev. Code § 70.08.010
Combined city-county health departments—Establishment
Any city with one hundred thousand or more population and the county in which it is located, are authorized, as shall be agreed upon between the respective governing bodies of such city and said county, to establish and operate a combined city and county health department, and to appoint the director of public health.
Wash. Rev. Code § 70.08.020
Director of public health—Powers and duties
The director of public health is authorized to and shall exercise all powers and perform all duties by law vested in the local health officer.
Wash. Rev. Code § 70.08.030
Qualifications
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in any city or county charter, the director of public health, under this chapter shall meet as a minimum one of the following standards of educational achievement and vocational experience to be qualified for appointment to the office:(1) Bachelor's degree in bus…
Wash. Rev. Code § 70.08.040
Director of public health—Appointment
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in any city or county charter, where a combined department is established under this chapter, the director of public health under this chapter shall be appointed by the county executive of the county and the mayor of the city. The appointment shall be effective o…
Wash. Rev. Code § 70.08.050
May act as health officer for other cities or towns
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the director of public health as provided herein from acting as health officer for any other city or town within the county, nor from acting as health officer in any adjoining county or any city or town within such county having a contract or agreement as provided in RCW 70.08.090…
Wash. Rev. Code § 70.08.060
Director of public health shall be registrar of vital statistics
The director of public health under this chapter shall be registrar of vital statistics for all cities and counties under his or her jurisdiction and shall conduct such vital statistics work in accordance with the same laws and/or rules and regulations pertaining to vital statistics for a city of the first class.
Wash. Rev. Code § 70.08.070
Employees may be included in civil service or retirement plans of city, county, or combined department
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in any city or county charter, and to the extent provided by the city and the county pursuant to appropriate legislative enactment, employees of the combined city and county health department may be included in the personnel system or civil service and retirement…
Wash. Rev. Code § 70.08.080
Pooling of funds
The city by ordinance, and the county by appropriate legislative enactment, under this chapter may pool all or any part of their respective funds available for public health purposes, in the office of the city treasurer or the office of the county treasurer in a special pooling fund to be established in accordance with…
Wash. Rev. Code § 70.08.090
Other cities or agencies may contract for services
Any other city in said county, other governmental agency or any charitable or health agency may by contract or by agreement with the governing bodies of the combined health department receive public health services.
Wash. Rev. Code § 70.08.100
Termination of agreement to operate combined city-county health department
Agreement to operate a combined city and county health department made under this chapter may after two years from the date of such agreement, be terminated by either party at the end of any calendar year upon notice in writing given at least six months prior thereto. The termination of such agreement shall not relieve…
Wash. Rev. Code § 70.08.110
Prior expenditures in operating combined health department ratified
Any expenditures heretofore made by a city of one hundred thousand population or more, and by the county in which it is located, not made fraudulently and which were within the legal limits of indebtedness, towards the expense of maintenance and operation of a combined health department, are hereby legalized and ratifi…