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7/10/2020 |
COVID-19 |
Mask Ordinance Update 7.10.2020 |
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From City of Harrison Facebook Page MASK ORDINANCE UPDATE: Last night, the Resource & Policy Committee of the Harrison City Council reviewed and discussed the mask ordinance that was distributed to cities by the Governor and Arkansas Municipal League. Since this has been such a hotly debated topic on our social media, we wanted to give everyone an update. Simply put, the ordinance did not make it out of committee and will not be considered at this month’s regular City Council meeting. Ultimately, the ordinance provided by the state served no purpose because it was unenforceable. Even if the draft ordinance provided by the state were enforceable, it was quite clear that the City Council and Mayor Jackson were in agreement that the City should not mandate the use of masks and preferred that we continue to encourage the use of face coverings. As we move away from discussions about mask ordinances and mandates, we still encourage social distancing, the use of face coverings (when necessary and able), and washing hands to slow the spread of COVID-19. On July 6th, the American Medical Association, American Hospital Association, and American Nurses Association issued a joint statement urging the American public to take the simple steps of wearing a face mask, maintaining physical distancing, and washing hands. Here is a link to the joint statement from the AMA, AHA, and ANA: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2020-07/AMA-AHA-ANA-masks-letter.pdf. We understand that this has become a deeply divisive subject and strongly encourage that we all treat each other with kindness and respect regardless of which side of the debate we are on.
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