File #: 21-195    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Administrative Business Status: Filed
File created: 12/15/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 12/20/2021 Final action: 12/20/2021
Title: City Council Meeting Compliance with Health Order
Sponsors: City Council
Attachments: 1. Council Communication, 2. COVID-19 Mask Order Compliance - Council, 3. Mask Order in All Public Indoor Spaces, 4. Fully Vaccinated Facility Guidance

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City Council Meeting Compliance with Health Order

 

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Summary and Background Information:  Tri-County Health issued a mask order effective November 24, 2021, requiring mask wearing in all public indoor spaces through January 2, 2022.  While we don’t know if the order will be extended beyond January 2, 2022, we need to be prepared for that possibility.

 

City staff members have discussed two options that would enable Council to meet with members of the public in attendance and remain in compliance with the health order.

 

Options:

 

A.                     Council, staff, and the public wear masks at all times during Council meetings, or

B.                     Become a fully vaccinated facility for Council meetings (where everyone is vaccinated).

 

Attachments:

 

-                     December 13, 2021, memo that I handed out at the Study Session Monday evening

-                     Copy of the Mask Order in All Public Indoor Spaces

-                     Copy of the Fully Vaccinated Facility Guidance

 

 

Staff Responsible (Department Head): Roger Tinklenberg, City Manager

Staff Member Presenting: Roger Tinklenberg, City Manager

 

Financial Impact:  N/A

Funding Source:  N/A

 

Staff Recommendation:  Provide guidance to staff regarding Council’s preferred method of conducting Council meetings.

 

Suggested Motion:   I move that during future Council meetings:

A.                     Council, staff, and the public wear masks at all times, or

B.                     Become a fully vaccinated facility for Council meetings.