FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 8, 2020
MEDIA CONTACTS
Tanisha Jumper, Media and Communications, tjumper@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 591-5152
Maria Lee, Media and Communications, maria.lee@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 591-2054
Mayor Victoria Woodards and District 4 Council Member and
Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health Chair Catherine Ushka to Bring Forward
Resolution Inviting Pierce County Council to Enter Discussion on Public Health Services
--Proposed Resolution to Oppose Pierce County Council Ordinance Number 20-136 Dissolving Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department--
TACOMA, Wash. – At this evening’s Tacoma City Council meeting, the Tacoma City Council will consider a resolution brought forward by Mayor Victoria Woodards and District 4 Council Member and Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health Chair Catherine Ushka. The proposed resolution will invite the Pierce County Council to enter a discussion on how to best provide public health services to city and county residents. The proposed resolution also opposes Pierce County Council’s proposed Ordinance 20-136 which would terminate the interlocal agreement between the City of Tacoma and Pierce County and dissolve the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
General information about the City’s response to COVID-19 will continue to be made available on the “What’s Going On” section of the City’s website.
Information about COVID-19 is available at TPCHD.org/coronavirus.
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