On October 10, 2023, the Snohomish County Board of Health adopted the Snohomish County Board of Health Code (SCBHC) under Ordinance BOH23-01. The new Board of Health Code went into effect on November 1, 2023. Due to the time constraints in 2023 related to the dissolution of the former Snohomish Health District, the scope of work for updating the Board of Health Code content was limited.
The scope of work for the code revision in 2024 will begin with addressing some organizational inefficiencies that were identified as part of the phase 1 update in 2023. These identified code updates will need to be addressed prior to any further revision of the Board of Health Code.
Environmental Health’s 2024 Board of Health Code revision workplan for the beginning of phase 2 includes three main goals. The first goal is to reorganize the layout of the Board of Health Code to separate content into more clearly defined titles. This code revision will serve to reorganize only and will not include any changes to policy. The second goal is to revise the code language around the enforcement process in order to clarify procedure and remove ambiguities. This stage will also include revisions of how employees are referenced in the code. Policy changes are anticipated during this code update. The third goal is to initiate community engagement around desired future changes to code.