This afternoon, the City Council received a long briefing from King County Public Health and several city department heads on the status of the COVID-19 response in Seattle. It then went into an extended executive session with its attorneys, followed by a public session in which it modified the Mayor’s declaration of emergency and issued a resolution with requests and expectations for the Mayor in how she exercised her emergency powers.
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Mayor declares civil emergency related to coronavirus (updated)
This afternoon, Mayor Durkan declared a civil emergency related to the outbreak of the coronavirus known as COVID-19. (UPDATE 3/4: additional information added below in several places and at the end)
Continue readingDurkan delivers State of the City address
This morning Mayor Jenny Durkan took the stage at the Rainier Arts Center and delivered her annual “State of the City” address. It was a classic Durkan speech: optimistic, with an emphasis on getting results — and on results delivered. “Today the state of our city is strong and resilient,” Durkan said. “Yes, we have challenges, but we have the values, the determination and the talent to meet them.”
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