Question 2: A Proposal to Amend the Portage City Charter to Establish a Citizens' Advisory Healthcare Action Board and Require a Healthcare Action Plan

A proposal to amend the City of Portage Charter to establish a Citizens' Advisory Healthcare Action Board appointed by the City Council to address healthcare affordability and access. The Board would gather public testimony from the community; analyze data; review how federal, state, and local policies have affected healthcare affordability and access; and produce a biennial Healthcare Action Plan. The Healthcare Action Plan must evaluate changes in health insurance and benefit
coverage, track actions of federal and state officials, and recommend solutions. The City Council must adopt and publish a Healthcare Action Plan. Shall the proposed be adopted?