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Snohomish County committee moves four community navigator contracts to March consent agenda
Summary
The Health and Community Services Committee moved four motions to authorize the county executive to sign agreements funded by a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services COVID‑19 community navigator grant; contracts name four community organizations and will fund outreach to marginalized communities with low vaccination rates.
The Snohomish County Council Health and Community Services Committee on Tuesday, March 11 moved four motions to the March consent agenda authorizing the county executive to sign agreements for the Community Navigator Program, committee Chair Mead said.
The contracts are funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Immunization COVID‑19 Community Navigator Program grant and, under the terms described to the committee, will employ community navigators to disseminate public health information in culturally relevant formats to marginalized communities and communities with the lowest COVID‑19 vaccination rates in Snohomish County, Cynthia, a health department staff member, said.
The health department told the committee it is seeking to contract with Project Girl Mentoring, the Marshallese Association, the Korean Community Services Center and Oceania Northwest to provide the navigator services. The committee took no roll-call vote; Chair Mead asked for objections to placing the items on the consent agenda and, "seeing none, we will move all 4 of these items to March consent agenda," the chair said. Cynthia concluded, "I'm available for your questions."
Votes at a glance
- Motion 25-126 — Authorize the executive to sign an agreement with Project Girl Mentoring for Community Navigator Program services; funding: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Immunization COVID‑19 Community Navigator Program grant; outcome: moved to March consent agenda for council consideration; no committee roll-call vote recorded.
- Motion 25-127 — Authorize the executive to sign an agreement with the Marshallese Association for Community Navigator Program services; funding: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Immunization COVID‑19 Community Navigator Program grant; outcome: moved to March consent agenda for council consideration; no committee roll-call vote recorded.
- Motion 25-128 — Authorize the executive to sign an agreement with the Korean Community Services Center for Community Navigator Program services; funding: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Immunization COVID‑19 Community Navigator Program grant; outcome: moved to March consent agenda for council consideration; no committee roll-call vote recorded.
- Motion 25-129 — Authorize the executive to sign an agreement with Oceania Northwest for Community Navigator Program services; funding: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Immunization COVID‑19 Community Navigator Program grant; outcome: moved to March consent agenda for council consideration; no committee roll-call vote recorded.
The committee did not specify contract dollar amounts, start dates, or performance metrics during the committee presentation. The items will appear on the full council’s March consent agenda for final action.
