County Executive Steuart Pittman has formed an advisory group to help inform county policy decisions on the long road to recovery from the COVID-19 public health crisis. The group includes the county executive, county health officer, top officials from both county hospitals, the chair of the Economic Development Corporation board, a representative from the county chambers of commerce, the faith community, and organized labor, and a county councilmember from both political parties.
“When Governor Hogan announced last week that the state would transfer partial authority to local jurisdictions on the pace and details of Stage One reopening, we had very little time to engage community leaders in the discussion. We needed to act almost immediately,” Pittman said. “This work group is an effort to bring divergent viewpoints to the table to seek common ground. It is one of many initiatives we will launch in the coming weeks to Build Back Better from the pandemic.”
Pittman has directed the group to review the county’s current policy under the May 15 executive order and to make recommendations on how the county moves forward to protect public health and support local businesses and workers.
The COVID-19 Recovery Work Group has the following 10 members. Its first meeting is being scheduled as soon as possible.
Information and resources for the county’s road to recovery are available here: www.aacounty.org/coronavirus/road-to-recovery/index.html
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