{"id":"MET-SEA-018","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Seattle, Washington","state":"WA","metro":"SEA","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor Jenny A. Durkan","authority":"Mayoral Proclamation of Civil Emergency of Mar. 3, 2020; Mayor\u0027s authority over City departments","instrument":"COVID-19 Mayoral Directive #9 (mandatory vaccination of all City employees; telework and facility protocols)","title":"COVID-19 Mayoral Directive #9","dateIssued":"2021-08-09","effective":"2021-08-09; vaccination \u0027as a condition of employment on October 18, 2021\u0027; telework guidance extended \u0027through mid-October 2021\u0027","end":"Superseded by later directives (post-period)","startDate":"2021-08-09","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["VAX","TELE","EMP","MASK"],"addressees":["all City of Seattle employees (about 11,000) and City department directors","visitors to City facilities (face coverings)"],"clause":"5) [New] Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination for all City employees. All city employees are required to be fully vaccinated with verification against the COVID-19 virus as a condition of employment on October 18, 2021. Employees with medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs that prevent them from getting vaccinated may apply for an exemption from this mandate no later than October 18, 2021. Employees who are exempted will be required to adhere to COVID-19 weekly testing, masking, and social distancing requirements.... 1) [Updated] Extension of Telework Guidance for City Employees issued on November 20, 2020, through mid-October 2021... 4) C) Use of face coverings by City employees and visitors to City facilities, as updated on July 30, 2021, which requires face coverings for all employees in public indoor settings","enforcement":"Condition of City employment","functions":["WF public workforce (permitting, inspections, utilities, police, fire, libraries)","OF telework of City staff","CRT access to City facilities (masks for visitors)"],"notes":"Recites Mayoral Directives #1 (Mar. 1, 2020) through #8 (June 30, 2021) and the Governor\u0027s Aug. 9, 2021 proclamation for State and health care workers (Proclamation 21-14). Announced Aug. 9, 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://durkan.seattle.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2021/08/Mayoral-Directive-9-08092021.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20210922084126/https://durkan.seattle.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2021/08/Mayoral-Directive-9-08092021.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":183168,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-SEA","url":"/library/MET-SEA-018","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-SEA-018","citation":"Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, COVID-19 Mayoral Directive #9 (mandatory vaccination of all City employees; telework and facility protocols) (Aug. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-SEA-018)","stateName":"Washington","related":["MET-SEA-019","MET-SEA-017"]}