Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.08 Combined City-County Health Departments

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.[1989 1st ex.s. ...

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 ...

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.[1985 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 jurisdiction and shall conduct ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

70.08.900 Severability -- 1980 c 57
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...