File #: 20806    Version: 0 Name: Extend mask order 11/22/2021
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 10/28/2021 In control: County Legislature
On agenda: Final action: 11/1/2021
Title: A RESOLUTION extending the County's current mask mandate order for the health and safety of its citizens until November 22, 2021.
Sponsors: Jalen Anderson, Crystal Williams, Scott Burnett
Indexes: COVID-19, MASK ORDER
Attachments: 1. 20806bu.pdf, 2. 20806adopt.pdf, 3. 20806 Renewed Mask Mandate.pdf
Related files: 20781, 20814

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

 

Title

A RESOLUTION extending the County’s current mask mandate order for the health and safety of its citizens until November 22, 2021.

 

 

Intro

RESOLUTION NO. 20806, November 1, 2021

 

INTRODUCED BY Jalen Anderson, Crystal Williams, and Scott Burnett, County Legislators

 

 

Body

 WHEREAS, Executive Order 21-07 issued by Governor Mike Parson, declaring a State of Emergency to Assist Continued COVID-19 Recovery, expired on August 31, 2021; and,

 

WHEREAS, on August 6, in response to the increased health risk posed to Jackson County citizens evidenced by the Report Supporting Order for Mask Wearing in Public Places provided by the Jackson County Health Department pursuant to section 67.625, RSMo, the County Executive, the Director of the Health Department, and the County’s Emergency Management Coordinator issued a renewed mask mandate (hereinafter “Renewed Public Health Order”) that was to expire on October 7, 2021, a copy of which is attached hereto; and,

 

WHEREAS, by Resolution 20781, dated October 4, 2021, the Legislature did extend the Renewed Public Health Order until November 7, 2021, as authorized by section 67.265.1(1), RSMo; and,

 

WHEREAS, the Renewed Public Health Order encourages vaccination and requires individuals five years of age and older to wear a face covering or mask in places of public accommodation; and,

 

WHEREAS, COVID-19 spreads among people who are in contact with one another or present in shared spaces and a gathering of individuals without necessary mitigation for the spread of infection will pose a risk of the spread of infectious disease; and

 

WHEREAS, the state of Missouri has continued to experience a sustained wave of new COVID-19 cases, fueled by low rates of full vaccination (currently 49.2% of residents), the spread of a more pervasive and virulent variant (Delta); and,

 

WHEREAS, area hospitals serving the citizens of Jackson County are experiencing moderate levels of COVID-related admissions and associated staffing shortages, limiting the number of available ICU and non-ICU beds and forcing facilities to enter periods of diversion; and, 

 

WHEREAS, as of October 27, 2021, the Jackson County Health Department reported 39,908 total cases of COVID-19 and 521 cases of COVID-19-related deaths in Eastern Jackson County (the area outside of Kansas City, Missouri, and Independence, Missouri); and,

 

WHEREAS, on October 27, 2021, the Jackson County Health Department reported approximately 49.1% of Eastern Jackson County residents were fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and that 53.2% have been administered at least one vaccine dose; and,

 

WHEREAS, on August 23, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for prevention of COVID-19 disease, with additional vaccine options still available under a prior emergency use authorization; and,

 

WHEREAS, compelling data demonstrates that community mask wearing is an effective nonpharmacologic intervention to reduce the spread of COVID-19 infection, especially as source control to prevent spread from infected persons, but also as protection to reduce wearers’ exposure to infection; and,

 

WHEREAS, on July 27, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance, recommending all vaccinated individuals (in addition to its previous recommendation for unvaccinated individuals) in “substantial” or “high” transmission areas, with either more than fifty cases per 100,000 people in the area over a seven-day period, or with a COVID-19 test positivity rate higher than 5%, wear masks indoors; and,

 

WHEREAS, as of September 29, 2021, the CDC classifies Jackson County, and every county adjacent to Jackson County in both Missouri and Kansas as high transmission areas, with the exception of Platte and Clay Counties. Platte County is currently experiencing moderate community transmission as defined by the CDC, while Clay County is experiencing substantial community transmission; and,

 

WHEREAS, medical professionals recommended a return to masks indoors in July 2021, to decrease overall community transmission and hospitalization rates; and,

 

WHEREAS, on October 28, 2021, the Jackson County Health Department, pursuant to section 67.625, RSMo, submitted an updated report to the Legislature outlining the need for and recommending an extension of the mask mandate; now therefore,

 

BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Renewed Public Health Order be and hereby is extended until November 22, 2021.

 

 

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. 20806 of November 1, 2021, was duly passed on November 1, 2021 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:

 

 

                     Yeas ________5_________                                          Nays ______2________

 

 

Abstaining _____0________                     Absent _____2_______

 

 

 

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Date                                                                                                                                                   Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature