Cascade County commissioners approve short-term public health officer contract

The Cascade County Board of Commissioners approved a short-term services agreement Jan. 2 to retain Gladys Young, MD, as the county’s public health officer through June 30, 2026.

Carey Ann Haight, Chief Civil Deputy County Attorney, presented background information on Contract 26-01, described in the agenda as a Public Health Officer Services Agreement with a term from Jan. 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. After brief remarks from commissioners, Commissioner Joe Briggs moved to approve the contract; the motion carried on a 3-0 roll call of Commissioners Joe Briggs, Eric Hinebauch and Chairman Jim Larson.

The meeting record shows no public comment on the item. The agenda did not record any amendments to the agreement, and no second was recorded in the written summary provided; the motion is recorded as carried 3-0. The county’s written meeting materials list the contract identifier as 26-01 and the contracting party as Gladys Young, MD. The county noted that the official audio record and the minutes are archived with the Clerk and Recorder’s Office.

The commission adjourned at 10:09 a.m. There were no further agenda items or votes recorded in the special meeting minutes.