Title 70 — Title 70 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

The secretary of health is hereby authorized to apportion and expend such sums as he or she shall deem necessary for public health work in the counties of the state, from the appropriations made to the state department of health for county public health work.[ 1991 c 3 s 315; 197…

Each county legislative authority shall annually budget and appropriate a sum for public health work.[ 1975 1st ex.s. c 291 s 2.]Notes:Effective dates—Severability—1975 1st ex.s. c 291: See notes following RCW 82.04.050.

Any county, combined city-county health department, or health district is hereby authorized and empowered to create a "public health pooling fund", hereafter called the "fund", for the efficient management and control of all moneys coming to such county, combined department, or d…

Any such fund may be established in the county treasurer's office or the city treasurer's office of a first-class city according to the type of local health department organization existing.In a district composed of more than one county, the county treasurer of the county having …

All expenditures in connection with salaries, wages and operations incurred in carrying on the health department of the county, combined city-county health department, or health district shall be paid out of such fund.[ 1993 c 492 s 246; 1945 c 46 s 3; 1943 c 190 s 3; Rem. Supp. …

Any fund established as herein provided shall be expended so as to make the expenditures thereof agree with any respective appropriation period. Any accumulation in any such fund so established shall be taken into consideration when preparing any budget for the operations for the…

The public health pool fund shall be subject to audit by the state auditor and shall be subject to check by the state department of health.[ 1995 c 301 s 77; 1991 c 3 s 316; 1979 c 141 s 87; 1943 c 190 s 5; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 6099-5.]