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Council Special Committee of the Whole
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105
Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
(360) 778-5010
Committee Minutes - Final
VIRTUAL MEETING - ENDS BY 9:55 A.M.; MEETING ADDED 6.11.2021
(TO PARTICIPATE, SEE INSTRUCTIONS AT
www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil OR CALL 360.778.5010)
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
9:30 AM
Council Chambers
COUNCILMEMBERS
Rud Browne
Barry Buchanan
Tyler Byrd
Todd Donovan
Ben Elenbaas
Carol Frazey
Kathy Kershner
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C.
Council Special Committee of the Whole Committee Minutes - Final June 15, 2021
Call To Order
Roll Call
Committee Chair Barry Buchanan called the meeting to order at 9:34 a.m.
in a virtual meeting.
Present: 7 - Rud Browne, Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, Todd Donovan, Carol Frazey, Ben
Elenbaas and Kathy Kershner
Absent: None
Announcements
Committee Discussion
AB2021-345 Discussion regarding reopening Council operations to the public
The following people spoke and briefed the Councilmembers:
• Dana Brown -Davis, Clerk of the Council
• Satpal Sidhu, County Executive
• Perry Rice, Administrative Services Department Information
Technology
• Tyler Schroeder, Executive's Office
The speakers answered questions and Councilmembers discussed possible
ways to set up the Chambers for hybrid meetings; equipment that may need
to be purchased now to help facilitate hybrid meetings; policies concerning
masking, social distancing, and vaccination for in -person meetings; whether
there should be mandates in place for public participation or just requests;
waiting until the county has 70 or 80% of the population vaccinated before
opening the chambers; having staff (Health Department, Council Office,
Legal Counsel, Administration, and Facilities) craft the framework of a
policy or reopening plan that the Council could then discuss; being slow in
the reopening process to allow time to get things in order and to keep staff
from being overburdened; and finding out what other jurisdictions are doing.
This agenda item was DISCUSSED.
Items Added by Revision
There were no agenda items added by revision.
Other Business
There was no other business.
Adiournment
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Council Special Committee of the Whole Committee Minutes - Final
The meeting adjourned at 10:07 a.m.
The County Council approved these minutes on June 29, 2021.
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June 15, 2021
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WA
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