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(Eau Claire, Wis.) – Come join us for the Communicable Disease task force’s first listening session, sponsored by the Eau Claire City Council, County Board, and Board of Health. The purpose of the listening session is for community members to provide feedback on how best to manage a future communicable disease public health emergency.
The listening session is scheduled for Thursday, May 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m. You may provide written or verbal input. Written comments can be submitted at any time to the task force website https://www.co.eau-claire.wi.us/our-government/county-board/special-and-select-committees/communicable-disease-taskforce/communicable-disease-task-force-may-20-2021-feedback. Written comments will be accepted until Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. For the purpose of this listening session, the written comments will be collected and distributed to task force members on the morning of Wednesday, May 19. If you prefer to provide input verbally, the task force listening session will be virtual. For registration and to join the meeting: https://eauclairecounty.webex.com/eauclairecounty/onstage/g.php?MTID=e3a4ca9e10837831defc87a7902c559cc Password: kMB4vDj3Nj8 or with dial in at 1-415-655-0001, access code 145 839 7214 with log in starting at 6:00 p.m. We anticipate a number of people will want to provide verbal comments so each caller will be limited to 3 minutes. The focus of the listening session is on the local communicable disease ordinance and in particular we are interested in your thoughts on the following questions:
- Which groups have a role in providing input for decisions during a communicable disease public health emergency?
- How do we balance protection of the community’s health with individual rights and business interests during this type of public health emergency?
The City Council, County Board, and Board of Health collaborated to form this task force, consisting of the community’s policy makers and partners in health care, business, and education. The task force will review proposed local communicable disease ordinances which would be used only in the event of a future public health emergency. Before beginning this review process, the task force is counting on input from the community. Another listening session may also be provided prior to the task force submitting its recommendations to the City Council and County Board, both of which will make the final decisions on the recommendations.
