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Ex. MET-KC-001 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Order 21-01

Order requiring face coverings or masks at indoor places of public accommodations in Kansas City with certain exceptions

Mayor Quinton Lucas · Kansas City, Missouri (City)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Kansas City, Missouri · Kansas City · Missouri
Level
City
Authority
Kansas City Charter and Code of Ordinances ch. 50 (emergency powers under the Mayor's proclamation of a state of emergency of Mar. 12, 2020, as amended by the Sixth Amended Proclamation); RSMo 67.265 report of July 30, 2021
Issued
2021-07-30 July 30, 2021
Effective
2021-08-02 12:01 a.m. (read as 2021-08-02)
End
2021-08-28 12:01 a.m. by its terms; rescinded and replaced Aug. 19, 2021 by Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 210694 (Ex. MET-KC-002) (read as 2021-08-28)
In force
Aug. 2, 2021 to Aug. 28, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all persons five and older
  • all indoor places of public accommodation
  • employers and employees
Functions reached
  • SF sales floor and every indoor place of public accommodation
  • DR dining rooms and BA bars (masked except while eating or drinking)
  • WF workforce (masking at work)
  • GATH indoor events
  • CB customer base
Collection
Kansas City MET-KC

Operative words

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas signed Order 21-01 on July 30, 2021, requiring face coverings or masks at indoor places of public accommodations in Kansas City with certain exceptions, effective at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, August 2, 2021, and expiring Saturday, August 28, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. unless rescinded, extended, modified or amended pursuant to applicable law (recital, CS Ord. 210694)

Enforcement

Kansas City Code of Ordinances general penalty; Health Department and Regulated Industries enforcement (as carried into CS Ord. 210694 §§ 4-6)

Notes

First Delta-wave order in the metro; applied to persons five and older regardless of vaccination status; supported by the Kansas City Health Department's RSMo 67.265 report of July 30, 2021 (Ex. MET-KC-004)

Retrieval note

Date, effective date, expiry and operative subject are recited in the City's own Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 210694 (Ex. MET-KC-002, read) and in Ordinance 210902 (Ex. MET-KC-010, read); KCUR July 28 and Aug. 3, 2021 confirm the Aug. 2 effective date and the Attorney General's Aug. 3, 2021 suit.