The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday supporting county-level public health management, prevention, and response regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to a press release from the BOCC, the resolution also called on state officials to shift current policy away from broad statewide restrictions to supporting strategic local government measures, as well as calling for amendment to state law limiting executive powers during an extended state of emergency without legislative approval.
The resolution was approved shortly after Governor Jay Inslee announced a three-week extension of current restrictions on restaurants, bars, gyms, and other businesses, and was drafted by commissioners in conjunction with the Kittitas County Prosecutorâs Office and Kittitas County Public Health Department staff after exploration of potential legal challenges to current restrictions did not prove hopeful.