...Title
Urgency Ordinance and Companion Ordinance to Require Fabric Face Coverings.
...Recommendations
As recommended by the Rules and Open Government Committee on May 13, 2020:
(a) Adopt an urgency ordinance adding Chapter 9.61 to Title 9 of the San José Municipal Code that:
(1) Invokes the urgency provisions in the City Charter, as an emergency measure for immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety; and
(2) Mandates the wearing of fabric face coverings across the City of San José when outside of one’s home, with specific exceptions, as an additional measure to the County’s guidance to stop the spread of COVID-19.
PLEASE NOTE: APPROVAL OF THIS URGENCY ORDINANCE REQUIRES 8 OR MORE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES (2/3)
(b) Approve a companion ordinance adding Chapter 9.61 to Title 9 of the San José Municipal Code that mandates the wearing of fabric face coverings across the City of San José when outside of one’s home, with specific exceptions, as an additional measure to the County’s guidance to stop the spread of COVID-19.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008, General Procedure and Policy Making resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Jones)
[Rules Committee referral 5/13/20 - Item G.6]