The North Central Public Health District’s board has an executive committee studying the future of the district with Gilliam County having left the district at the start of the current fiscal year.  Wasco and Sherman counties remain in the district, and the question is whether it’s better to be an independent district or return to a contractual agreement where Wasco County provides public health services to Sherman County as was done prior to the district’s formation.  District Board Chair and Wasco County Commissioner Kathy Schwartz says the goal is for the committee to make recommendations to the full board by December.  Whether the decision is to have a separate district or a contractual arrangement, Schwartz says timelines to develop agreements would take place in 2023.