The Kitsap Public Health Board has no immediate plans to change its meeting schedule in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Washington state.

The board — made up of the three Kitsap County commissioners and the mayors of Bainbridge Island, Port Orchard, Bremerton, and Poulsbo — are the governing body for the health district and have the legal authority and responsibility to protect the community’s health.

The seven-member deliberative body meets on the first Tuesday of every month, except in August.

No additional board meetings have been scheduled, but Kitsap Public Health Administrator Keith Grellner said Saturday that the board is prepared to hold special meetings if needed.

“We have asked board members to check our website for daily updates and are also sending them notice of significant updates, in line with the information we are providing to the public,” Grellner said in an email to the Review.

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Kitsap Public Health Board is Tuesday, April 7.