2021/01/27 Council Agenda Packet

INTERLOCALAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SNOHOMISH HEALTH DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF EVERETT PER CAPITA CONTRIBUTION FOR HEALTH DISTRICT SERVICES This Interlocal Agreement for Per Capita Contribution for Health District Services is entered into by and between the Snohomish Health Distract, a Washington Municipal Corporation (the District) and the City of Everett, a municipal corporation of the State of Washington (the City) — collectively (the Parties), for the purpose of providing for a per capita contribution by the City for Health District Services. RECITALS WHEREAS, in 1966 the Snohomish Health District became the first local health jurisdiction in the state to organize a city -county cooperative health program with cities indicating a willingness to participate financially in support of Health District programs and WHEREAS, on January 1, 1967, eleven of 18 cities and towns agreed to voluntarily contribute $0.50 per capita to the Health District in return for public health services; and WHEREAS, per capita contributions from towns and cities continued and in 1986, with such contributions ranging from $1.60 to $2.70 per capita until the early 1990s; and WHEREAS, in 1993, counties assumed exclusive financial responsibility for public health relying on Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET) revenues; and WHEREAS, in 2000, the Washington State Legislature repealed MVET and backfilled only 90% of lost public health funds; and WHEREAS, the Health District's ability to perform its most essential functions have been severely compromised since the great recession; and WHEREAS, the Health District serves an essential public safety function whether ensuring safe food, schools, and septic systems, responding to disasters, or preventing and responding to disease outbreaks; and WHEREAS, threats to the public's health in the form of foodborne illness such as E.coli and salmonella, communicable diseases such as COVID-19 pertussis, tuberculosis, measles, Zika, and Ebola and natural disasters such as the Oso/SR530 mud slide respect no municipal boundaries; and WHEREAS, public health is a shared responsibility and regional public health threats require regional responses and close partnerships with every city and town in Snohomish County; and WHEREAS, consistent with RCW 70.05, the Snohomish County Council is responsible for establishing the Snohomish Health District Board of Health, with jurisdiction coextensive with the boundaries of the county, to supervise all matters pertaining to the preservation of life and health of the people within its jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, an effective, regional public health response to the threats to public health in Snohomish County requires the cooperation, participation and support of Snohomish County and all of the cities and towns in Snohomish County; and WHEREAS, the Snohomish County Board of Health adopted Resolution 19-25 in November 2019, and reaffirmed in Resolution 20-27 in November 2020, declaring its intent to take on naloxone distribution and coordination for law enforcement and city partners; and ILA SHD 2021 EVERETT PER CAPITA 1 of 4