Fireweed (@Remnant601)

Washington State Public Health RCWs and WACs The county Public Health Officer is a powerful political appointee that has more control over local residents than the governor. In the past, constitutional and cultural constraints prevented these officials from seizing power and destroying their constituents lives and livelihoods. With those constraints removed, these officials can easily claim power based on vague and badly written RCWs and even worse WACs. My understanding is that the local Board of Health (BOH) appoints the public Health Officer. The Jefferson County BOH is comprised of elected officials and two appointees. Link to a list of LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, OFFICERS—REGULATIONS: http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.05 Link to RCW for setting up the local Board of Health (BOH) for Jefferson County. At a minimum the BOH would consist of the 3 county commissioners. http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.05.030 … In counties without a home rule charter, the board of county commissioners shall constitute the local board of health, unless the county is part of a health district pursuant to chapter 70.46 RCW. The jurisdiction of the local board of health shall be coextensive with the boundaries of said county. The board of county commissioners may, at its discretion, adopt an ordinance expanding the size and composition of the board of health to include elected officials from cities and towns and persons other than elected officials as members so long as persons other than elected officials do not constitute a majority. An ordinance adopted under this section shall include provisions for the appointment, term, and compensation, or reimbursement of expenses. If the local board of health or other official responsible for appointing a local health officer under RCW 70.05.050 refuses or neglects to appoint a local health officer after a vacancy exists, the secretary of health may appoint a local health officer and fix the compensation. (RCW 70.05.080 Local health officer—Failure to appoint—Procedure.) For a good summary of the powers Berry claims for the local Public Health Officer, see her vaxx-pass PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER— September 02, 2021: http://jeffersoncountypublichealth.org/DocumentCenter/View/12542/2021-92-Jefferson-Bar-and-Restaurant-Vaccination-HO-Order-Signed In this document she cites some of the more alarming WACs like RCW 43.20.050 that includes language like “Adopt rules for the imposition and use of isolation and quarantine”. Yikes!!!