Cowlitz County Board of Health Meeting Agenda
September 26th, 2023, 10AM
10:00 a.m. - Call Meeting to Order
Swearing in of new B.O.H. Member – by Rick Dahl
Old / Unfinished Business
o Review Minutes
o Opioid Lawsuit Settlement – brief discussion
o Mental Health Tax
New Business
o STD’s/STI’s – Presentation by H.H.S.
o Medical Freedom Resolution
Public Comment Period
o Citizen Participation may be anonymous. See RCW 42.30.040
Agenda Items for next BOH meeting
Executive Session (as needed)
Adjourn Meeting
RCW 42.30.040 -Conditions to attendance not to be required. A member of the public shall not be required, as a condition to attendance at a meeting of a governing body, to register his or her name and other information, to complete a questionnaire, or otherwise to fulfill any condition precedent to his or her attendance. People may remain anonymous when logging on to Zoom by creating any name and email of their choosing. In a meeting, public comment will be received, either or both, orally (raise hand in Zoom or use *9 on phone) and by writing. Note: Written comment may be sent to the Board at any time. For oral presentations, the Board may set a time for comment and speakers.
Cowlitz County Board of HealthBEFORE THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF COWLITZ COUNTY, WASHINGTON
MEDICAL FREEDOM RESOLUTION ) REJECTION OF UNSCIENTIFIC MASK MANDATES, ) CLOSURES, OR RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO ) NO._________________ RESPIRATORY OR OTHER DISEASES, AND ) RECONFIRMING PERSONAL FREEDOMS AND THAT ) NO GOVERNMENT SHALL FORCE ANY INDIVIDUAL ) TO USE A MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR FORCE ) SOMETHING ‘ONTO’ OR ‘INTO’ ANY INDIVIDUAL’S ) BODY WITHOUT THEIR INFORMED CONSENT )
WHEREAS, WA State Law RCW 70.05.060 establishes the responsibility to supervise the preservation of the lives and health of people in COWLITZ county through the Cowlitz County Board of Health (B.O.H.); and
WHEREAS, the Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners has previously passed Resolution #21-005 of January 12th, 2021 which was both uncontested and unanimous recognizing that citizens can make responsible decisions that don’t need mandates; and
WHEREAS the four principles of medical ethics, being 1) respect for bodily autonomy, 2) beneficence, 3) nonmaleficence (do no harm), and 4) justice, and the tenets of informed consent are imperative in the practice of medicine and health care, and
WHEREAS, lock-downs, quarantines and mandates have proven harmful to children’s mental health and education, while at the same time the morbidity rate for COVID-19 was and is less than 1% in adults, and a fraction of that in children, and total death counts in the U.S. remained steady before, during, and after all phases of the ‘pandemic’, with ‘COVID deaths’ skyrocketing even while influenza deaths completely disappeared from statistical data; and
WHEREAS, there is NO Constitutional authority to restrict individual unalienable rights ever RCW 43.06.200 -.270 and any prohibition on assembling peacefully is in direct violation of RCW 43.06.220 Section 2(g), which specifically does not permit the suspension of first amendment rights even under a declaration of emergency; and
WHEREAS, Scientific evidence and peer-reviewed studies show that masks are not effective against respiratory viruses, that they impede social and speech development critical to the life success of children, and that they increase CO2 intake, (a “greenhouse gas”) to dangerous levels; and
WHEREAS, State and Federal agencies destroyed their own credibility by using unconstitutional means to suppress accurate information about COVID treatments such as Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine, Vitamin D3, and Quercetin, calling their promotion “disinformation,” while simultaneously promoting and marketing directly to children ineffective and dangerous or even deadly treatment regimens such as Remdesivir and mechanical ventilators which caused the deaths of many thousands of people; and
WHEREAS, Cowlitz County and the state of Washington suffered immeasurable economic and societal harms as a result of Governor’s proclamations that have been pursued in a non-uniform, unequal and arbitrary manner along with unconstitutional mandates, restrictions and forced business closures have led to the destruction of commerce, jobs and livelihoods; and
WHEREAS, citizens have personal and practical recourse to choose their own guidelines to mitigate their personal risk of contagion with viruses, diseases or illnesses; and
WHEREAS, the children of state residents were denied access to appropriate education, for which taxes continue to be paid; and
WHEREAS, State and Federal mandates irreparably harmed millions of our precious Senior Citizens by the unnecessary use of lockdowns, restrictions and mask rules that isolated them from normal social interactions, basic caregiver access, and from their family and loved ones, causing a dramatic worsening of loneliness, stress, anxiety, and depression, increasing the risk for dementia and of death from all causes;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Cowlitz County Board of Health that:
1. Coercion and undue influence shall not be used to compel any individual to use a medical intervention.
2. That no Government entity, agency or subdivision, shall force any individual person to put something ‘onto’ or ‘into’ an individual’s body without informed consent of said individual.
3. That the inalienable right to medical, religious, and conscientious exemption from any medical intervention requirement shall be honored.
4. That reasonable accommodation to the use of an exemption to a required medical intervention shall respect the full body of science regarding the intervention declined, the medical condition the intervention is meant to prevent, and naturally acquired protection.
5. No Cowlitz County assets will be used to enforce future unconstitutional mandates from State or Federal governments that are related to lockdowns, closures, or vaccinations having to do with any COVID or other disease.
6. During Emergency Declarations by the State or County, the acting Health Officer shall have powers limited to 24 hours unless a vote of the B.O.H. approves an extension, limited to 21 days maximum.
7. During such Emergency Declarations declared by State or County, all public health decisions regarding restrictions, quarantines and/or mandates must be approved by a vote of the BOH, gathered or to be convened for emergency events.
8. That any Public Health Emergency of International Concern (P.H.E.I.C) is not unilateral and requires a vote of the Board of Health to be accepted in our county.
9. During pandemics and national public health emergencies, the County Health Officer and/or Dept. of Health and Human Services shall present all proposed policies, guidelines and recommendations pertaining to response measures impacting citizens of Cowlitz County to the B.O.H. for approval prior to implementation.
10. Cowlitz County will not require anyone to provide any Vaccine Passport or any documentation certifying vaccination or post-infection recovery to gain access to, entry upon, or service from Cowlitz County operations.
11. Cowlitz County B.O.H. will not impose, require or prohibit mandates for private companies.
This resolution shall take effect immediately.
PASSED IN OPEN SESSION THIS 26th day of September, 2023 Chairman
ATTEST: Clerk of the Board