Proposed Resolution No. R2025-157

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Proposed Resolution No. R2025-157

Title: A Resolution of the Pierce County Council Authorizing the Human Services Department to Reallocate 2024-2025 Behavioral Health and Therapeutic Courts Funding Approved Under Resolution Nos. R2024-207 and R2023-122.

Status: Passed

Sponsors: Councilmembers Jani Hitchen

Final votes

June 17, 2025
Morell Excused	Herrera Aye	Cruver Aye	Ayala Aye	Yambe Aye	Hitchen Aye	Denson Aye

Hearings

Committee Hearings

Date	Committee	Actions
6/3/2025 9:30 am	Health and Human Services	Do Pass

Council Hearings

Date	Reason	Council Action
5/27/2025 3:00 pm	Referred and Set Final Hearing	Referred and Set Final Hearing
6/17/2025 3:00 pm		Do Pass

Documents

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Council staff contact:

Keri Waterland, 253-798-7971

keri.waterland@piercecountywa.gov

Public Comments

Name	Date	Comment
Heather Benedict	5/30/25 7:13 PM	You’re reallocating $1.3 million in mental health funding—and honestly, the County itself is the one that needs the therapy. I have PTSD because Pierce County gaslit me over a signed court order—and I’m not alone. You’ve got a Clerk’s Office run by someone who wasn’t elected, in clear violation of the Washington State Constitution, and instead of fixing that, you gave $1 million in taxpayer dollars to settle a DEI lawsuit from a Clerk flown in from Texas who wasn’t even a Washington voter. That’s not inclusion—that’s delusion. Until this Council stops gaslighting the public and starts restoring democracy and transparency, every resolution about “behavioral health” rings hollow. The biggest behavioral crisis is happening at the top.
Kandy Morgan	6/7/25 8:24 AM	Vote no on this bill. Thank you.

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