IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION ending the County’s current mask mandate order effective upon adoption of this Resolution.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 20798, October 25, 2021
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, Theresa Cass Galvin, and Jeanie Lauer, County Legislators
Body
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 20781, dated October 4, 2021, extended the County’s mask mandate order (the “Renewed Public Health Order”) until November 7, 2021; and,
WHEREAS, the County’s COVID-19 cases are declining in eastern Jackson County, Missouri, with an 8% positivity rate which is below the 10% threshold, as reported by the Jackson County Health Department; and,
WHEREAS, according to the COVID dashboard produced by the Mid-America Regional Council, daily average new cases of COVID-19 in eastern Jackson County are well below peak levels reported in August 2021; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as authorized by section 67.265.2, RSMo, that the Renewed Public Health Order be and hereby is terminated upon the adoption of this Resolution.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20798 of October 25, 2021, was defeated on November 1, 2021 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______3__________ Nays _______5_______
Abstaining _____0________ Absent _____1_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature