Public Notice: In response to Proclamation 20-2025 issued by the Governor's Office and the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Health Directive No. 2021-01 issued Aug. 18, 2021, masks are required for all visitors to the Pierce County Council Office and Pierce County Council Chambers, regardless of vaccination status. The public can attend meetings in person or through remote access. Details on how to attend remotely are listed on meeting agendas.
About the Council
The Council is the legislative branch of Pierce County government and is the policy-determining body of the County, as provided by the County Charter. The Council has all powers of the County not otherwise reserved to the people, the Executive, or general law. Members are elected from seven contiguous and equally populated districts. Each county councilmember represents a district having a population of approximately 125,000 people and is elected to four year terms.
The Pierce County Council adopted the budget Tuesday, making critical investments in housing and homelessness support, and establishing a framework to build back stronger than before the pandemic. Read on...
Final adoption of the proposed Pierce County 2022-2023 Biennial Budget is expected Tuesday, Nov. 23 at the Pierce County Council regular meeting. Read on...
Next week marks the final week of Council discussion around the budget. It is anticipated Council will hold its first reading of the proposed budget Nov. 16 with final adoption Nov. 23. Read on...
Each week the Pierce County Council holds a series of meetings to discuss and review ordinances, motions and budgets to ensure county government operates in an efficient, transparent and cost-effective manner with equal access for all county residents. Members meet as a collective body every Tuesday at 3 p.m.
Here are some of the items before the Council this week:
Monday (Nov. 29)
10 a.m.:Rules and Operations committee will review agendas for the week of Dec. 6-10, 2021, and the Dec. 7, 2021 regular meeting and Dec. 7, 2021 special meeting agendas. Join via Zoom.
11 a.m.:Study Session to review upcoming meeting agendas, grants and amendments and administrative items. Council will also review the 2022 proclamation calendar for January – March, and design of a postcard advertising a Wheeled All-Terrain Vehicle survey. Join via Zoom.
6 p.m.: Special District 2 in-district meeting at Puyallup City Hall (5th floor), 333 South Meridian in Puyallup. Join via Zoom. Agenda includes:
Welcome to the City of Puyallup by Mayor Julie Door
Neighborhoods Program Presentation
Community First! Village Presentation
Tuesday (Nov. 30)
12 p.m.:Study Session includes review of the day’s regular meeting agenda and reports from external boards and commissions. Join via Zoom.
2021-70 an ordinance adopting a new chapter of Pierce County Code related to street racing activities.
2021-90s an ordinance related to flood hazard areas and adopting channel migration zone studies for the lower Greenwater River and upper White River.
Resolutions
R2021-194 a resolution reaffirming the Pierce County Agriculture Advisory Committee and extending the committee sunset date.
R2021-205 a resolution confirming Constance White as the Clerk of the Superior Court.
R2021-209 a resolution setting the date of the District 7 in-district special meeting for Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. in Pierce County Council Chambers, 930 Tacoma Ave. South in Tacoma.
Search all passed legislation, and currently proposed legislation before the Council and see how to provide comment on legislation, or request a proclamation to be considered by the Council.
Establish organization, power, function and procedures of County government, and codification of all ordinances of a general or permanent nature, or laws of the County.
The Pierce County Council created the law and justice public review committee to review reports generated by the county’s law and justice departments, per Resolution R2020-43. In June the Council directed the County Executive to review the policies, procedures and best practices of these departments. The Public Review Committee met over seven weeks to review this information, then drafted and presented a report to Council at a Committee of the Whole meeting. View the recorded meeting and the report.
This report focuses on the identification of nine (9) areas of opportunity to help the department deliver services more efficiently and effectively, leverage additional funding opportunities to provide the most effective services, and better structure service delivery to align with the department’s core mission: to ensure all of Pierce County has equitable access to community based services that respect each person's unique experience.
The report estimates the value of the County’s programs for affordable housing and makes several recommendations related to the standardization and promotion of affordable housing incentives and coordination with other jurisdictions in the management of affordable housing funds.
The report makes recommendations on the county’s franchise process, regulations that would assist in the build‐out of broadband infrastructure, and a proposal for an action plan should policymakers desire to engage in efforts to expand broadband technology into the lesser‐served parts of the county. Learn more about how Pierce County is working to bridge the broadband divide.
The Office of the Pierce County Council is open Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Contact the office at 253-798-7777 or contact the appropriate staff. The Pierce County Council offers in-person and remote meeting attendance at its meetings. Learn how to get involved. Visitors to the Office or Council Chambers must use the second floor entrance of the County-City Building, which is on the backside of the building from the ground floor entrance off Tacoma Avenue South.
