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Council postpones vote on grant-funded lactation pods after questions about locations and oversight
Summary
Detroit City Council voted to postpone for one week a contract to buy six grant-funded lactation (breastfeeding) pods after members pressed health department staff for specifics on placement, policing, maintenance and vendor terms.
Detroit City Council on Feb. 10 postponed for one week a contract to purchase six grant-funded lactation pods, citing outstanding questions about where the pods would be placed, how they would be maintained and how access would be managed.
Leah Smith, director of administrative operations for the Detroit Health Department, told the council the grant from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will fund six pods intended for recreation centers, community-based organizations and some hospital partners. "We will have these placed in a variety of locations, including community-based organization partners as well as at Henry Ford Health,…
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