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Gov. Inslee puts brakes on breakup of Tacoma-Pierce County Public Health Department The Pierce County Council has proposed dissolving the 50-year-old agreement to manage the health department with local cities. Author: Perrise Thomas (KING 5) Published: 11:49 PM PST December 14, 2020 Updated: 5:07 AM PST December 15, 2020 TACOMA, Wash. — The future of the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has been uncertain for weeks since the Pierce County Council proposed dissolving the health department. At a news conference Monday, Gov. Jay Inslee ann...

Debate rages over proposal to dissolve Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department partnership (Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, Facebook) With a proposal to dissolve the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department’s city-county partnership making progress toward passing, a hotly-contested debate has emerged among local leaders. The legislation would effectively terminate the 38-year-old interlocal agreement Tacoma has with the county health department, a move that would cut off $1.1 million in funding provided by the city, while leading to a sizable reworking of how the department operates. I...