Meigs Board approves agenda items
Several personnel matters were approved for summer programs and the 2021-22 school year.
The board approved the newly created job description for the Director of Operations and Transportation as submitted, and approved William Ellis for the position on a three year contract from Aug. 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024.
The board approved to hire the following as substitute cooks for the 2021 summer feeding program, to be used on an as-needed basis, pending completion of all administrative requirements, and retroactive to June 1, 2021: Debbie Cundiff, Shelby Davis, Shane Donohue, Aaron Oliphant, Paula Roush, Nate Sisson, Jayson Tillis.
Marie Pierce was approved as a Personal Assistant, retroactive to June 21-July 2, and pending completion of all administrative requirements.
Health Officials Doubt Overdose Levels Will Wane Soon
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Public health officials say Spokane County appears to be mirroring the state trend for opioid overdoses.
The Washington Department of Health reported Tuesday that 418 people died from overdoses during the first quarter of 2021. That’s up from 378 during the first quarter last year.
Spokane Regional Health District officials say they also suspect that overdoses are increasing in the county, but they cite a different indicator.
Spokane health officials say they don’t have current overdose death numbers. But they do measure how often the overdose-reversing drug naloxone is used to save a life.
Samantha Carroll is an overdose prevention specialist at the health district. She’s part of the agency’s needle exchange program. Case workers regularly hand out naloxone kits to their clients.