The Pierce County Council unanimously appointed Stephen K. Causseaux Jr. as Pierce County hearing examiner for at least the next six months to help tackle a backlog of cases
Causseaux is no stranger to the position, having served as hearing examiner from 1984 through 2021.
His appointment is on a six-month basis to help supplement the services currently provided by Sound Law Center, LLC.
“Yeah, just to clarify, we’re trying to fill basically a hole here because we’ve struggled to recruit for this, and so we anticipate this being a semi-short duration,” Council Chair Derek Young said during the Aug. 23 meeting.
The other major piece of legislation passed by the council was a resolution authorizing the release of funding for the Parkland and Spanaway Blue Zones Transformation Project.
The Blue Zones Project is a health and wellness initiative based on communities worldwide where people share lifestyle traits and live to 100 or more.
Pierce County is authorized to spend $1 million in the 2022-23 biennium, contingent upon a minimum 1:2 match from non-governmental sources, with county funding limited to one-third or less of the total cost – that is, with two health care systems each pledging $2.5 million.
In other business, the council approved appointments to various commissions.
Kathryn Jerkovich was reappointed to District 7 of the Pierce County Planning Commission.
Julie Collison was confirmed as a new member of the Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission.
The council passed a resolution proclaiming Aug. 31, 2022, as “Overdose Awareness Day” in Pierce County.
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