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(Unidentified person speaking in background)
Attorney Bolton
No that’s not correct and | never said anything like that.
Alderwoman Lu
Could | follow up please?
President Wilshire
Yes.
Alderwoman Lu
But as City Hall, let’s just stick to that part of the question. At City Hall can we not dictate the terms of visiting
City Hall with a mask or with not. Did we lose that ability... ?
Attorney Bolton
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Alderman Jette
Thank you. So Madam President, if it is in order I’d like to make a motion to add that language to amend by
adding that language as formulated by Attorney Bolton.
MOTION BY ALDERMAN JETTE TO AMEND BY ADDING “THE MAYOR SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY
TO ADOPT RULES REGARDING MASK WEARING IN CITY HALL AND / OR CITY
BUILDINGS”(EXCEPTION FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS) BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
President Wilshire
OK so now we have three amendments, Attorney Bolton.
Attorney Bolton
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Attorney Bolton
The Board of Education certainly has that authority. | think the Board of Health was just stating that they
understood that it was the Board of Education that could make rules concerning school buildings and school
children and so forth.
Alderwoman Kelly
OK thank you.
President Wilshire
Alderman Jette.
Alderman Jette
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Alderman Lopez
OK | just wanted to clarify because | understand what you are saying about we can’t just arbitrarily make
decisions about what we think will happen at City Hall without actually providing some kind of guideline or law
that we ask you to review and vet.
Attorney Bolton
But they are not guidelines. A guideline is something entirely different. Ordinance is law, guideline is
recommendation, guideline is you hope you do this.
Alderman Lopez
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| would like to know from Attorney Bolton with regards to Alderman Kelly’s concerns. There is a provisory for
essential businesses, does City Hall count under that category? Would we be able to say before 10:00 a.m.
everyone in the building needs to be wearing a mask because that’s how the recommendations were written
and then continue to offer service afterwards for everybody who does not want to wear a mask and wants to
exercise that particular freedom?
Attorney Bolton
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Mayor Donchess
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understand that they might be nervous is that all businesses should be willing to post on all their entrances
what their mask policy is. It is very simple. They are already almost all of them have this and it would restore
trust in walking into a business. Personally | hate masks, | absolutely hate them, | can’t breathe, | have
asthma. So | pretty much stay home. | probably will, after this is lifted as well, simply because even if | wear a
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Attorney Jette
Thank you.
Attorney Bolton
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Alderman Jette
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Attorney Bolton
I’m sorry, someone was interrupting.
Alderman Klee
