The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Board unanimously approved a contract with a consulting firm that will work with the public health director and her leadership team after receiving complaints from three unions representing employees with the department.
About three months ago the employee unions filed a complaint with the Board of Health, alleging public health director Chantell Harmon Reed engaged in bullying, unethical behavior and a toxic work environment. Board members said the consulting firm’s guidance will “create greater cohesiveness, increased trust, stronger leadership skills and a general increase in effectiveness.”
The vote last week came after an outside investigator looked into the complaint. The Board of Health will not be releasing the investigator’s report because, “It was prepared under attorney-client privilege and is exempt from disclosure under the public records act,” department spokesperson Kenny Via told The News Tribune Thursday…