Like other communities across the country and across the globe, Davis grappled with the need to take immediate steps to promote the safety of community members through policy and programmatic actions during the early weeks of the pandemic. Very quickly, the need to provide accurate, clear, and timely communications became one of the single highest priorities in Davis. A key component for success was the collaboration of a multi-jurisdictional communications team. This paper outlines the structure, decision-making, and approval processes that equipped the HDT communications team to work in an integrated way.
