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A8 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 LOCAL Executive team takes leadership of Umatilla County health By PHIL WRIGHT STAFF WRITER Umatilla County approved a plan to keep someone in charge of its public health department. Actu- ally, two people. The department’s last adminis- trator, Jim Setzer, resigned a month ago, marking the third person to helm the department in five years, according to the county, plus Com- missioner George Murdock filled in twice. The county was not expecting Setzer to depart after a year-and- half in the role, and Murdock said he had no desire to take on interim duties again. He asked health department staff to craft a plan for a more sustainable organizational model. The plan’s unveiling came Tuesday during the county board’s meeting with staff, and the vote in favor followed Wednesday morn- ing in Pendleton. Rather than hiring a new admin- istrator, the county set up an exec- utive team consisting of a director and a new deputy director posi- tion. The county board appointed Joseph Fiumara as director and Ali- sha Southwick as deputy director. Fiumara was the environmen- tal health supervisor and over- saw the on-site septic system pro- gram, which the county took over from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. South- wick is a registered nurse and over- saw school health and community wellness. Fiumara continues as the boss of the septic inspections and told com- missioners he intends to expand the work into Morrow County. He also will supervise the front office staff and work with Southwick, who will oversee multiple department roles, including health education and a new community health supervisor. The county appointed Amanda Walsborn to take on that role. She was the health department’s pre- vention education specialist. The reorganization added one equivalent full-time job to pub- lic health, caused the need for some back-filling of positions and required an additional $1,800 from the county’s general fund. Even so, Fiumara told commissioners, the plan will “curb the revolving door that we’ve had at the administra- tion level.” Murdock praised the team for the approach, and he and fellow Commissioner Larry Givens voted in favor. Commissioner Bill Elfer- ing could not attend the meeting. PO BOX 1 • 101 Olson Rd • Boardman, OR 97818 • 541-481-3014 www.boardmanchamber.org • email: info@boardmanchamber.org Home Buyers Incentive Program Start Planning Your Future in Boardman Are you ready to buy a home? 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