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Having launched our STEP reform initiative last year, we have
been hard at work connecting county leaders with experts from various fields:
government reformers, experienced consultants, and industry practitioners. Our
goal is to improve customer service across county government while also finding
ways to improve our processes to make our work more efficient.
Later this month, we’ll be hosting David Hyem, a leading
LEAN practitioner at Boeing, for a training session on how to improve both our processes
and customer satisfaction. Mr. Hyem has been a top manager at Boeing and is
currently responsible for all of the design for the interiors of airplanes. His
first priority is ensuring the customer is satisfied but also handling the
complexity of taking designs from ideas to implementation.
As we continue our efforts to make Snohomish County
government more efficient while empowering our employees, we’ll be bringing in
more experts to help us with our efforts. Our primary goals are to deliver the
best possible service for the people of Snohomish County and do it with an eye
toward saving money for taxpayers.
Fresh
Bucks is Good for Farmers and Our Neighbors in Need
We are launching a new program in Snohomish County: Fresh
Bucks! This is a program that is raising private funding to allow those
participating in the Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) program to have
matching funds for shopping at farmers markets. As you know, fresh produce can
be very expensive. Fresh Bucks allows those receiving public support to get
matching dollars, up to $10 per day, for
produce bought at participating farmers markets. It has the duel benefit of
helping our farmers and also encouraging healthy, local eating for some of our
most vulnerable neighbors.
Snohomish County is partnering with the Washington State
Farmers Market Association and Food From
Farms to create the Fresh Bucks program. Participating markets include: Everett
Friday Farmers Market, Everett Sunday Farmers Market, Marysville Farmers
Market, Mukilteo Farmers Market, Port Susan Farmers Market, and Snohomish
Farmers Market.
If you or someone you know would like to donate to this
great cause, please visit here or contact Sheri Muntean
at 360-209-3160 or by email at sheri@shamballacentre.com.
All donations are tax deductible. Please
ensure that donations are marked “Snohomish County Fresh Bucks”. If a
family does not currently receive EBT benefits but believes that they might
qualify, they can verify eligibility through Washington Connection.
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