Board of Aldermen 5-21-2020 Page 21
Alderman Lopez
Madam President.
President Wilshire
Alderman Lopez.
Alderman Lopez
| just wanted to second what Alderman Klee was saying. | would be concerned if we gave the opportunity
for someone to say or just verbally state that, “OH | have a medical condition therefore | can’t” because
your mileage varies greatly with the definition of medical professional or medical individual. And you can
state whatever you want to an officer on the spot. | do understand that it might be onerous for somebody to
carry proof of a medical condition requiring an exception to the face mask rule but | think number 1) if you
are not wearing a face mask either it is onerous to carry a face mask or it’s onerous to carry a piece of
paper saying you don’t need a face mask but there’s some equality there. And then, | think it puts our Law
Enforcement in unfair position to just say and anybody can deny the need for facemask without really
having to prove it. So if there’s already a stipulation in there that it can be provided at a later date, then |
think that’s reasonable.
President Wilshire
Further discussion on the motion to amend.
Alderman Jette
Madam Chairman?
President Wilshire
Alderman Jette.
Alderman Jette
Thank you. | am not going to support Alderman Tencza’s amendment, remembering that the Board of
Health has brought this to us as a recommendation for protecting the public, you know, not only the
employees who are working in the restaurants or the retail establishments, but the customers who are
going to these places. | mean, wearing a mask as | understand it, you both have to have a mask for it to be
really effective. And for people who cannot tolerate a mask, no one is forcing them to go to a restaurant or
retail establishment. You know if they cannot tolerate the mask, they have a choice of avoiding those
places and not going there in the first place. And, you know, as far as protecting the rest of the public, the
majority of people who can wear a mask, | mean allowing people who can’t tolerate a mask to be
unmasked is putting the rest of the population at risk. So | am not in favor of this amendment.
President Wilshire
OK anyone else on the amendment?
Alderwoman Lu
I'd like to speak to it please.
