Committee moves ResNet hearing and four public‑health and service contracts to consent agenda

The Snohomish County Council Health and Community Services Committee on Feb. 25 moved several public‑health and operations items to future agendas, including scheduling a public hearing on a state data‑sharing agreement and placing four separate motions on consent for fuller council consideration.

The most time‑sensitive item was Ordinance 25‑012, which authorizes the county executive to sign a data‑sharing agreement with the Washington State Department of Health to access ResNet data, the county staff said. Committee Chair Mead said, without objection, the committee would place the item on the administrative matters agenda for the March 12 council meeting to set a public hearing. The ResNet (respiratory virus hospitalization surveillance network) collects population‑based data on laboratory‑confirmed hospitalizations for…