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Snohomish County Council proclaims recognition weeks for corrections, law enforcement and nurses; hears committee and transit updates
Summary
The council unanimously adopted two resolutions recognizing National Correctional Officers and Employees Week and National Nurses Week, heard remarks from Sheriff Johnson and council members, and received committee updates including a briefing on an Everett Transit–Community Transit merger and upcoming transportation board chair rotation.
Snohomish County Council unanimously adopted two ceremonial resolutions during its May 12 administrative session, honoring employees of the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office and recognizing National Nurses Week.
The clerk read Resolution 26-023, designating May 2026 as National Correctional Officers and Employees Week and May 2026 as National Law Enforcement Officers Week in Snohomish County. Sheriff Johnson thanked the council for the proclamation, praised corrections and law enforcement staff for their courage, commitment and compassion, and said recognition matters to employees and their families: "...behind every badge ... is a story ... with sacrifice and service." A council member who introduced the resolution expressed appreciation for deputies and corrections staff and said they were honored to put the resolution forward. The council voted 5-0 to adopt Resolution 26-023 and recessed briefly for a photo.
After returning, the clerk read Resolution 26-024 recognizing May 2026 as National Nurses Week. A council member noted the 2026 theme "the power of nurses," cited a statistic that "over 1 in 5 nurses leave within the first year," and referenced a projection of "about 264,000 nurses across the U.S. this year," as presented in the remarks while preparing the resolution. The council approved Resolution 26-024 by unanimous vote, 5-0.
The meeting also included brief committee and staff reports. A council member reported attending the WIR conference with takeaways on emergency management and said they will attend the transportation improvement board meeting where a new chair will be elected; the chair reported receiving a briefing on a proposed merger between Everett Transit and Community Transit and said the process will use an interlocal agreement (ILA). The clerk reported no pending legislation and there were no public commenters during the allotted public comment period.
The proclamations are ceremonial and do not enact policy changes; the meeting record does not indicate additional budget or program directives tied to the resolutions. Several numerical details (for example, the nurse workforce figures cited during the remarks) were read from the resolution/preparation notes and were presented as background during the introduction rather than as council-adopted policy metrics.
Next steps: No further action was recorded on the resolutions. Committee assignments noted that certain agenda items were assigned to GLS for future consideration and the council adjourned the administrative session to convene the 10:00 a.m. finance, budget & administration committee.
