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Ex. MET-SLC-080 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

County Council vote terminating the Health Department's K-6 order of constraint

UPR: 'Salt Lake council votes to overturn school mask order' (Aug. 12, 2021)

Salt Lake County Council (action reported by Utah Public Radio) · Salt Lake County, Utah (County)

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Jurisdiction
Salt Lake County, Utah · Salt Lake City · Utah
Level
County
Authority
Utah Code 26A-1-114(9)(a)
Issued
2021-08-12 Aug. 12, 2021
Effective
2021-08-12
End
n/a (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Aug. 12, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child care
Addressees
  • Salt Lake County schools
Functions reached
  • IN
  • WF
Collection
Salt Lake City MET-SLC

Operative words

(as reported) the Council voted 6-3 to overturn the 'order of constraint' issued by Department of Health Executive Director Dr. Angela Dunn requiring masks for students in kindergarten through sixth grade; Mayor Jenny Wilson supported the health director's decision but deferred to the council.

Enforcement

n/a

Retrieval note

Also reported by AP, the Salt Lake Tribune (Aug. 12, 2021) and TownLift.