Commissioners to consider measles emergency declaration Tuesday

Teton County’s Board of County Commissioners is scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 4, to vote on a resolution declaring a county emergency due to a measles outbreak, after a presentation by Community Health Manager Rachael Wheeler, with Health Director Dr. Travis Riddell available by Zoom. The item is listed as an action vote on the board’s regular-meeting packet agenda packet.

If adopted, the declaration would formally put the outbreak response under an emergency posture, a step the board has used in recent years to document county-level hazards and streamline coordination across departments. In Tuesday’s meeting, watch for how commissioners define the scope and duration of the declaration, and whether staff asks for any specific authorities or spending tied to the response.