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. 20814, November 12, 2021
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III Theresa Cass Galvin, and Jeanie Lauer, County Legislators
Body
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 20806, dated November 1, 2021, extended the County's mask mandate order (the "Renewed Public Health Order") until November 22, 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; and,
WHEREAS, it is strongly encouraged that those who are not eligible to be vaccinated, including children and people who are immunocompromised, continue to wear a mask in public; 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. 20814 of November 12, 2021, was duly passed on November 12, 2021 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________5_________ Nays _______4_______
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent ______0______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Le...
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