Re: Mask ordinance in OKC
As throughout the pandemic, Tulsa Mayor Bynum and I have tried to coordinate our mitigation response as closely as possibly. Today, Mayor Bynum has announced that his City Council has been asked to consider a mask ordinance as early as Wednesday.
As throughout the pandemic, Tulsa Mayor Bynum and I have tried to coordinate our mitigation response as closely as possibly. Today, Mayor Bynum has announced that his City Council has been asked to consider a mask ordinance as early as Wednesday.
In Oklahoma City, our City Council has already called for a special joint meeting with our Oklahoma City-County Health Department that will occur Thursday.
At that meeting, the nine members of Council will hear the recommendations of OCCHD regarding a mask ordinance (and other aspects of mitigation response).
The Council will then be able to act on those recommendations. In addition to the meeting on Thursday (7/16), the Council also has a regular meeting on 7/21.
Ultimately, there are nine elected officials and in our form of government, I am just one of those nine votes. If you have opinions regarding a mask ordinance or other mitigation responses, I encourage you to reach out to your City Councilmember before Thursday’s meeting.
In the meantime, wear your mask! And wash your hands and keep your distance. Be well, OKC.
