{"id":"MET-STL-031","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"St. Charles County, Missouri","state":"MO","metro":"STL","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"County Executive Steve Ehlmann (release)","authority":"n/a","instrument":"News release: Ehlmann Explains Why Masks Are Not Being Mandated in St. Charles County","title":"Ehlmann Explains Why Masks Are Not Being Mandated in St. Charles County","dateIssued":"2020-07-01","effective":"n/a","end":"n/a","startDate":"2020-07-01","endDate":"","quarters":[],"types":["OTHER"],"addressees":["the public"],"clause":"\u0027When it comes to masks, I have faith that the citizens of St. Charles County will do the right thing without government coercion,\u0027 Ehlmann said when learning that St. Louis City and St. Louis County are mandating the use of masks.... When other jurisdictions mandated the closure of businesses they deemed \u0027nonessential,\u0027 Ehlmann chose to order residents to frequent only businesses they deemed essential.","enforcement":"n/a","functions":["context: no County mask order; St. Louis City and County orders governed the adjoining jurisdictions and the shared workforce and customer base"],"notes":"Establishes that St. Charles County never issued a mask mandate; employers there operated under the State\u0027s orders, the neighboring City and County mandates for their commuting workforce and customers, and the federal transit rules.","sourceUrl":"https://www.sccmo.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/4245","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":593721,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-STL","url":"/library/MET-STL-031","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-STL-031","citation":"County Executive Steve Ehlmann (release), News release: Ehlmann Explains Why Masks Are Not Being Mandated in St. Charles County (July 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-STL-031)","stateName":"Missouri","related":["MET-STL-027","MET-STL-030","MET-STL-029"]}