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Resolution in Support of the New River Valley Public Health Task Force's Community Wellness
Commitment
WHEREAS, the New River Public Health Task Force — comprised of officials from local health, public
safety, education, and government agencies — has been working for months to provide residents
and communities with effective guidance about COVID-19 and other infectious diseases;
WHEREAS, the -Task Force is asking the community to pledge to continue to care for the health and
well-being of others by personally adopting a Community Wellness Commitment, which reads as follows:
• We will affirm our commitment to the safety, health, and well-being of our campuses and local
communities..
• We will affirm that we will support the mental well-being of all community members.
• We will wear face coverings/masks in public areas.
• We will practice physical distancing by maintaining at least 6 feet of distance from others.
• We will practice good hygiene, including frequent handwashing and covering coughs or sneezes.
• We will stay home and avoid public spaces when not feeling well.
• We will contact our health care provider or an urgent care facility if we believe we are sick or have
been exposed to the coronavirus.
• We will support but avoid contact with those who are sick.
• We will follow public health guidelines and medical recommendations to be tested and self -isolate
as necessary.
• We will make a list of all others with whom we have had close contact, if necessary, to aid in
contact -tracing efforts.
WHEREAS, the Town of Pulaski has been an active member of the New River Public Health Task Force
and continues to support the Task Force's ongoing initiatives;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia sitting in
regular session this 4th day of August 2020 asks all residents and businesses to consider taking the
Community Wellness Commitment and to remain vigilant when it comes to the health and safety of
yourself and others. Be committed. Be well. This resolution is effective upon adoption and is hereby
adopted this 4th day of August 2020 by the duly recorded vote of the Town Council of the Town of
Pulaski, Virginia as follows:
Lane R. Penn
Brooks R. Dawson
Gregory C. East
ATTEST:
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David N. QuesenberN
Clerk of Council
-Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye
-Aye G. Tyler Clontz -Aye
-Aye Michael P. Reis -Aye
THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA
BY:
W. Shannon Collins
Mayor