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Ex. MS-070 Order Primary source read

Seventh Resolution of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen declaring additional measures for the control of contagious and infectious diseases

Face coverings and social-distancing measures required of all businesses interacting with the public until further order

Mayor and Board of Aldermen · City of Starkville, Mississippi (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Starkville, Mississippi · Mississippi
Level
City
Authority
Miss. Code Ann. 21-19-3, 45-17-1 et seq.
Issued
2020-07-07 July 7, 2020
Effective
2020-07-07
End
'until further order of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen' (read as 2020-12-31)
In force
July 7, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all businesses and services interacting with the public
Functions reached
  • SF masks, door monitors, floor markers
  • HR employees tasked to enforce distancing
  • WF
  • EMP
Collection
Mississippi MS

Operative words

Section 3: Except as may be specifically allowed by the Governor's Executive Orders related to Covid-19, all businesses and services, while interacting with the public, must require the following face covering and social distancing measures until further order of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen: 1) Employees shall properly wear face coverings ensuring coverage of the mouth and nose; 2) All businesses shall monitor all points of entrance and prohibit entrance into the business by any individual over the age of six (6) years not wearing a face covering; 3) Management of each business must provide adequate supervision to ensure compliance with the face-covering requirement to include, but not be limited to, door monitors... 7) Employees specifically tasked to enforce social distancing among customers.

Enforcement

Per the City's summary (MS-071): 'Employers shall enforce mask requirements and could be subject to fines of up to $1,000 per occurrence for non-enforcement. Patrons who refuse to comply shall be referred to the Starkville Police Department for the issuance of individual citations.'

Notes

Adopted at the meeting of July 7, 2020; recites that Mississippi State University required face coverings from June 30, 2020.