Chelan Douglas Health District Administrator

Chelan douglas health district administrator barry kling will be retiring from his role.

Chelan douglas health district administrator.

In an email kling 66 confirmed to ncwlife he s leaving the office effective in about one month. Wenatchee in early june some chelan douglas board of health members wanted the health district to consider using an outside expert s plan to respond to the covid 19 pandemic. To report an urgent public health concern call. Chelan douglas health district 200 valley mall parkway east wenatchee wa 98802.

8am 5pm monday thursday closed friday. To report an urgent public health concern call. Kling declined to give a reason as to why he is retiring. East wenatchee barry kling administrator of the chelan douglas health district since 2003 announced today that he ll retire as the two counties press on against the covid 19 pandemic.

Chelan douglas health district administrator barry kling to retire after public spat with water park. But tensions arose between the administrator and his board of health over how to approach the covid 19 health crisis which as of today has yielded 574 confirmed cases and nine deaths in the wenatchee valley. 8am 5pm monday thursday closed friday. 509 886 6499 please note this is the number of our answering service and you will receive a call back from.

He did not give any other reason for his retirement. Former administrator chelan douglas health district. A timeline on when kling is set to retire has not been disclosed by the district but a discussion about the details of kling s retirement agreement are on the agenda for friday s cdhd board of health meeting. The request led to an argument through a series of emails between some board of health members and then health administrator barry kling.

The chelan douglas health district has played an integral role in the covid 19 pandemic so when chelan and douglas counties filed a lawsuit against governor inslee s office in response to his emergency declaration questions were raised as to whether the health district would join the suit. Chelan douglas health district 200 valley mall parkway east wenatchee wa 98802. In their late friday night social media post that included a snapshot of the inspection document slidewaters ownership stated the following. According to kling november 1st will be his first official date of retirement.

Kling who as of 2017 earned about 94 000 has managed the chelan douglas health district since 2003. Barry kling chelan douglas health district administrator. Chelan douglas health district administrator barry kling says the inspector s report doesn t mean it s a pass to reopen. It is unknown who will replace kling.

Kling said thursday he will be 67 years old in october and decided that it was time to retire.