Lincoln County expands Board of Health membership

DAVENPORT--The Lincoln County Commissioners are accepting applications to expand the Lincoln County Board of Health in response to updates to RCW 70.05.030.

The updated statue requires equal representation between elected officials and nonelected community members to sit on the local Board of Health.

In Lincoln County, this change will expand the Board from the current three county commissioner structure to include three nonelected community members representing public health, healthcare facilities and providers, a consumer of public health services and a community stakeholder.

“This modificat...