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From YouTube: Special City Council Meeting November 12, 2020
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Special City Council Meeting
November 12, 2020
5 PM
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
GUIDELINES
I. NEW BUSINESS: Consideration of:
1) Consideration of an Emergency Ordinance Requiring Wearing of Face Coverings in Public Places.
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE REQUIRING INDIVIDUALS TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS IN FOOD AND OTHER RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND MATTERS RELATED THERETO.
2) First Reading of an Ordinance Requiring Individuals to Wear Face Coverings in Food and Commercial Establishments.
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING INDIVIDUALS TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS IN FOOD AND OTHER RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND MATTERS RELATED THERETO.
II. ADJOURNMENT
A
Father
we're
thankful
for
this
opportunity
to
come
together
as
a
body
to
tend
to
the
business
of
your
city.
We
just
asked
lord
that
everything
that
be
said
and
done
here
would
be
pleasing.
In
your
sight.
We
ask
for
wisdom
for
this
council
that,
as
we
consider
these
issues
before
us
tonight,
that
it
would
be
in
your
will
and
with
your
guidance
in
your
name,
we
pray,
amen.
B
A
Meetings
are
public
forums
in
which
many
opinions
are
expressed
in
the
business
of
the
city
must
be
conducted
as
such,
disciplined
honorable
and
professional
deform
is
paramount.
Courteous
and
respectful
communication
is
expected
during
public
hearings.
All
questions
and
statements
from
the
public
shall
be
directed
to
the
chair
and,
if
you
wish
to
speak,
raise
your
hand-
and
I
will
certainly
recognize
you-
please
approach
the
podium
and
state
your
name,
and
I'm
going
to
say
this
as
an
option.
A
We
ordinarily
ask
if
you
would
to
state
your
name
and
address
if
there's
anyone
uncomfortable
stating
their
address,
please
feel
free
to
write
that
down
on
a
piece
of
paper
and
you
can
hand
it
to
our
city,
clerk
or
the
city
manager.
We
would
like
to
have
that
for
our
farm
minutes,
but
I
don't
want
anyone
uncomfortable
to
say
it
in
the
meeting
tonight.
So
in
order
to
allow
an
opportunity
for
everyone
who
wishes
to
address
council
speakers
should
limit
their
comments
to
the
subject
being
discussed.
A
Let's
see,
the
first
item
is
consideration
of
an
emergency
ordinance
requiring
wearing
of
a
face
covering
in
public
places
by
titling
emergency
ordinance,
requiring
individuals
to
wear
face
coverings
in
food
and
other
retail
and
commercial
establishments
which
are
open
to
the
public
and
matters
related.
There
too,
is
there
a
motion.
A
A
Moving
down
the
agenda
to
item
number
two,
this
is
a
first
ring
of
an
ordinance
requiring
individuals
to
wear
face
coverings
and
food
and
commercial
establishments
by
title
and
ordinance
requiring
individuals
to
wear
face
covering
and
food
and
other
retail
and
commercial
establishments
which
are
open
to
the
public
and
matters
related.
There,
too,
is
there
a
motion.
F
Staff,
thank
you
good
evening.
Everyone,
mayor,
council
and
members
of
the
public
we
have
tonight
for
consideration
a
regular
ordinance
or
which
would
consist
of
two
readings
a
first
and
a
second
reading.
The
first
reading
would
be
tonight
and
the
second
reading
would
be
no
earlier
than
seven
calendar
days
after
first
reading.
Should
it
pass
by
a
simple
majority
vote.
F
F
I
do
have
something
I
guess
kind
of
unique
for
this.
I
do
as
part
of
the
comments
want
to
incorporate
a
couple
of
things.
I've
got
someone.
I've
got
dr
gil
potter,
who
is
an
epidemiologist
with
the
south
carolina
department
of
health
and
environmental
control
for
district
three.
To
make
some
comments.
G
G
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity.
This
is
obviously
a
very
important
subject,
a
lot
of
coronavirus
in
the
area
and
we
would
like
to
prevent
as
much
of
it
as
we
possibly
can.
I
think
the
question
that's
being
asked
is:
do
masks
work.
Do
they
make
a
difference
and
I'd
like
to
say?
Yes,
they
do
if
they
didn't
make
a
difference.
G
G
It
mostly
drops,
but
some
aerosolization
and
then
obviously
those
droplets
fall
all
around
and
they
can
be
on
surfaces
and
hard
surfaces
and
they
can
be
viable
for
long
periods
of
time
on
surface
contaminants.
So,
therefore,
respiratory
control,
the
prevention
of
these
droplets
getting
out,
is
one
of
the
major
factors
in
controlling
the
disease.
Cosmetic
we've
been
practicing
for
a
long
time
with
flu.
G
G
Obviously
other
things
hand
washing
so
that
if
you
do
pick
up
the
virus
off
of
a
contaminated
surface,
you
can
cleanse
it
from
your
hands
before
you
and
apparently
you
know
put
it
in
your
eye.
We
rub
our
eyes
constantly.
We
don't
think
about
it,
it
happens,
and
so
we
can
inoculate
ourselves
through
that
type
of
situation
when
infected
by
virus
by
a
droplet
or
by
casual
contact,
or
something
like
that.
We
we
get
infected
with
this
particular
thing
and
can
have
them
an
incubation
period
anywhere
from
two
to
fourteen
days.
G
For
a
day
who
thinks
about
a
headache
can
be
having
coronavirus,
you
might
have
maybe
just
some
runny
nose.
Oh
it's
just
my
allergies.
Acting
up
on
me.
It
could
affect
you,
you
might
have
diarrhea,
so
you
might
have
diarrhea
a
couple
of
days
as
well.
I
ate
something
bad,
you
know.
So
all
of
these
things
can
be
coronavirus
and
you
can
be
infectious
via
the
droplets
from
your
from
sneezes,
coughing
and
just
talking.
G
G
You
may
be
infectious
before
you're
ill
and
you
may
be
infectious
without
illness
and
so
to
prevent
that
reducing
infectious
material
in
the
area.
The
masses
are
very
important
now
from
a
science
basis.
What
do
we
have?
Well,
it's
very
difficult
to
have
what
dr
fauci
likes
to
have.
He
doesn't
want
to
really
buy
into
something
unless
you've
had
the
randomized
controlled
trials.
Well,
it's
very
difficult
to
have
a
randomized,
controlled
trial
of
masks
in
large
populations.
You
just
it's
just
almost
impossible,
so
you
have
to
kind
of
dig
the
data
where
you
can.
G
G
Now
it
distinguished
a
very
distinguished
journal
called
nature
published
in
june.
Well,
they
they
mentioned
in
the
publication
they
had
in
june,
and
you
all
may
have
heard
of
it.
It
was
on
the
news.
I
think
it
was
in
missouri.
There
were
two
hair
stylists
who
ran
their
salon
and
they
both
came
down
with
coronavirus,
but
they
were
very
careful
in
wearing
their
mask
and
when
they
went
and
tried
to
find
to
see
if
they
could,
they
had
transmitted
to
any
of
their
clients.
F
G
G
Primarily
or
useful,
primarily
to
prevent
spreads
from
infectious
people,
but
evidence
shows
that
the
cloth
vascular
also
reduce
infection
in
the
wearers
of
the
mass.
They
can
reduce
their
ability
to
get
it
and
as
well
is
it
can
reduce
the
level
of
illness
of
the
people
in
the
people
who
are
wearing
masks.
So
overall
masks
are
very
useful.
G
F
Thank
you,
dr
potter,
again
as
council
at
the
last
meeting
directed
they
wanted
to
d,
they
view
dhec
as
the
kind
of
authoritative
source
for
us
to
look
at
the
information
we
felt
it
was
important
to
have
a
dhec
representative
at
some
a
certain
level
and
the
district
epidemiologist
we
felt
like
was
appropriate.
Also.
J
J
I
don't
really
want
to
dive
into
the
numbers
because
our
numbers
are
fluctuating,
but
I
will
tell
you
that
our
trend
line
is
that
we're
back
into
an
increased
mode
as
far
as
positive
covered
patients
that
are
seeking
care
at
the
hospital.
We
are
in
very
good
shape.
As
far
as
our
ppe
we're
very
fortunate
we've
been
very.
We
have
been
supported
throughout
this
whole
pandemic,
both
from
our
city
leaders,
even
our
law
enforcement
chief
barranco.
He
and
I
talk
very
often
sheriff
hunt.
J
Our
employees
we've
got
some
employees
that,
in
our
effort
to
protect
our
community,
if
they
are
feeling
bad
or
they
have
symptoms,
we
are
not
allowing
them
to
work
it.
Of
course
it
hurts
our
own
selves
when
we
don't
have
the
staff
here
that
we
want,
but
we're
seeing
an
increase
in
our
employees.
That
are
positive.
J
J
If
there's
some
very
specific
questions,
obviously
I'll
be
here
tonight,
I'll,
try
and
answer
them
for
you
as
we
go
along,
but
as
some
of
the
comments
that
we've
prepared,
we
with
our
trent,
you
know
as
a
community
as
an
effort
to
slow
the
spread.
You
know
as
what
we
heard
earlier
as
well
face
masks
have
been
proven
to
flatten
the
curve
and
should
be
warned
where
social
distancing
may
be
difficult
in
anywhere
you'll
be
around
people
that
we
don't
live
within
our
household.
J
We
also
feel
like
that
by
masking
continuing
to
mask,
we
will
protect
our
business
community
because
if
our
numbers
go
up
regardless
of
how
we
all
personally
feel
tonight,
if
our
numbers
go
up
and
we
have
a
lot
of
people
sick,
we'll
be
asked
to
close
some
of
our
businesses
as
we
once
were,
and
so
this
regardless
you
know,
we
want
to
protect
and
our
way
is
to
social
distance
and
to
continuously
wear
this
mask,
but
I'll
be
available.
If
you
have
any
specific
questions
after
that.
F
F
If
you
said
yes,
you
were
answering
some
questions
regarding
the
mask
ordinance
and
also
I
asked
tim
to
reach
out
to
our
so-called
franchisor
big
box
stores
and
he's
got
data
on
their
whether
they
have
a
corporate
policy,
meaning
it
is
irrespective
of
a
local
jurisdiction
or
if
it
is,
if
it's
tied
to
local
mandates.
So
if
tim
could
come
up
and
give
that
brief
portion.
B
K
We
did
work
with
the
chamber
of
commerce
and
that
was
included
in
your
packet
generally,
the
numbers
on
that
we
had
201
responses
to
the
survey
147
of
those
made.
It
first
passed
the
first
question:
we
had
a
filter
before
that.
It
was
only
sent
to
businesses
in
the
801
802
803
area
codes
or
zip
codes,
and
then
the
the
first
question
was
obviously
are
you
a
business
licensed
holder?
We
had
147
of
those
and
basically
the
the
some
of
the
salient
points
were.
K
K
K
K
They
said
they
all
have
a
corporate
policy
that
requires
their
employees
to
wear
masks.
100
percent
at
this
point
said
that
that
is
their
policy
only
one
of
those
businesses
and
it
was
books.
A
million
said
that
if
the
city
did
not
continue
the
mask
mandate,
they
would
not
require
customers
or
post
it
on
their
door,
that
you
had
to
wear
a
mask
and
they
would
allow
customers
in
the
other,
19
said
that
all
of
their
facilities
would
continue
to
have
a
policy
posted
on
their
door.
That
masks
were
required
out
of
the
20.
K
We
also
asked
the
question
of
what
kind
of
enforcement
are
they
doing
and
generally,
I
think
we
know
the
answer.
Is
that
pretty
universally
with
the
chain
stores?
They
have
the
policy,
but
it's
pretty
spotty
they're
not
going
out
and
enforcing
that
on
a
regular
basis,
but
they
would
continue
regardless
of
what
we
do
tonight.
They
intend
to
continue
that
policy
for
their
employees
and
just
one
of
the
20
said
that
they
would
relax
it
for
customers.
F
And
finally,
as
the
as
the
staff
comments
we
have,
I
wanted
to
give
a
breakdown
of
emails
and
comments
and
petitions
that
have
been
received
just
as
of
just
before
five.
I
I
just
in
looking
at
my
email
again,
there's
been
additional,
which
I
haven't
had
a
chance
to
read
public
comments
received
as
a
4
45
pm.
Today,
221
comments
have
been
received
via
the
public
comment.
Email
188
of
the
excuse
me,
169,
169
of
the
comments,
are
in
favor
of
a
mask
ordinance,
52
comments.
F
5
2
are
opposed
to
a
mask
ordinance
and
the
folks
who
disclose
their
name
and
address
97
of
those
live
inside
the
city.
Finally,
we
received
a
petition:
a
stack
of
petitions
from
aitkin
citizens
for
freedom.
Those
were
received
several
days
ago,
hand
delivered
to
our
office
and
there
were
531
petitions
received
from
aitkin
citizens
for
freedom
and
of
that
and
all
of
them
are
opposed.
The
petition
is
opposed
to
a
mask
mandate.
F
They
just
to
sum
up:
it's
let
the
local
government
excuse
me,
let
the
government
know
you
do
not
support
mass
mandates,
so
that
is
the
all
of
these
are
against
the
mass
mandate
and
of
the
531
signers
142
are
in
the
city,
308
389,
389
or
not
in
the
city,
so
that
is,
that
is
the
breakdown
of
information
as
part
of
staff
comments,
and
I
thank
you.
This
is
a
little
longer
than
normal
for
a
staff
comment
period
and
appreciate
your
indulgence.
A
A
M
M
A
couple
of
things
here
that
I
really
want
to
address
as
far
as
procedurally,
certainly
this
is
being
billed
as
talking
about
the
emergency
mask
mandate
and
the
expiration
of
that,
and,
as
I
understand
procedurally,
there
was
no
motion.
So
the
really
the
whole
point
of
this
special
meeting
was
eliminated
and
a
whole
different
procedural
thing
had
happened
that
perhaps
the
whole
public
didn't
realize
was
going
on
until
the
very
last
moment,
and
only
those
that
could
really
quickly
gain
the
information
understood
it.
M
So
I'd
like
to
tell
the
tale
of
two
aikens,
I
was
impressed
with
the
words
of
the
mayor
regarding
character
and
character
initiative.
This
is
what
he
said.
We
look
forward
to
carrying
out
mayor
kavanaugh's
initiative
into
the
future.
We
not
only
display
our
character,
we
try
to
make
it
something
we
strive
to
achieve
on
a
daily
basis.
The
character
initiative's
goal
is
to
develop
positive
traits
in
the
community
in
efforts
to
build
successful
lives,
strengthen
family
units,
increase
the
productivity
in
businesses
and
reduce
reduce
crime
and
poverty
rates.
M
M
M
If
we
can't
be
sincere
in
our
daily
activities,
what
we
do,
what
do
we
have?
The
character
initiative
is
a
belief
and
practicing
good
character
should
be
a
habit.
It
is
up
to
us
to
water
the
sapling
growing
from
the
seed
fred
kavanaugh
planted.
It
is
up
to
us
to
nurture
the
character
plant
as
we
move
forward
to
make
good
character
a
habit
in
aiken.
M
M
The
unintended
consequences
that
are
the
intimidation
of
businesses
on
the
part
of
the
city,
though
many
business
owners
wish
to
voice
their
displeasure
of
the
emergency
mask
ordinance.
They
do
not
speak
up
in
fear
of
reprisal
retribution
from
the
city.
It
is
my
belief
that
the
city,
the
mayor,
nor
the
council
had
ever
intended
to
have
this
result,
but
it
does
exist
where
fear
exists.
Growth
cannot
occur
at
this
time.
I'm
crying
procedural
foul
on
council
member,
ed
waltz
for
introducing
a
second
item
to
the
special
meeting.
M
A
M
Okay,
that's
fine!
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
It's
disturbing
to
me
that
we've
made
this
little
switch
at
the
last
minute
disturbing
to
me,
because
a
lot
of
people
don't
understand
it
and
we're
here
to
talk
about
the
mass
mandate,
emergency
mass
mandate,
that's
to
expire
and
we're
not
doing
that
tonight.
So
let
me
go
on.
M
M
None
and
I
don't
know
how
you
can
uphold
that
and
yet
still
kick
it
over
to
the
state
to
make
our
decisions.
So
I'd
like
you
to
reconsider
that
we
can
make
decisions
here.
That's
why
we
put
you
in
positions
of
leadership.
We
can
do
this.
The
state
doesn't
have
to
I'd
like
to
thank
the
council.
Thank
you
so
much.
I
know
my
time's
up.
I
appreciate
you.
B
A
N
N
P
P
P
P
P
P
Is
yours,
as
we
sit
in
these
very
nice
accommodations
without
being
confined
to
a
hospital
bed
or
strapped
onto
a
ventilator.
It
blows
my
mind
that
citizens
will
get
so
angry
about
wearing
a
mask
that
they
would
literally
get
fighting
mad
over
helping
to
save
another
human
being's
life
with
the
simple
wearing
of
a
mask.
P
At
the
last
hearing,
I
was
surprised
to
hear
two
council
members
of
whom
I
consider
closer
than
associates.
Miss
k
and
ed
say
they
don't
think
the
government
should
be
telling
us
what
to
do
well
in
the
name
of
protection,
the
government
mandates
wearing
seat
belts
and
having
car
insurance,
food
and
restaurant
regulations,
etc.
P
You,
by
the
very
nature
of
being
city
council,
is
the
government.
You
pass
many
ordinance
that
essentially
tell
us
what
to
do
about
a
variety
of
issues.
Sometimes
a
national
response
is
needed
to
collectively,
as
a
nation,
save
us
from
ourselves
to
save
us
when
certain
people
allow
politics
to
take
precedence
over
reason
and
the
greater
good.
P
A
It
is
well
well
sadness
up
there
yeah.
This
is
so
just
just
to
reiterate
what
what
councilwoman
gregory
says.
We're
now
considering
the
second
item,
which
is
not
an
extension
of
the
emergency,
we
we've
passed
an
emergency
ordinance
twice,
and
so
I
mean
at
some
point.
An
emergency
ordinance
ceases
to
be
an
emergency
ordinance
if
you
continue
it
so
much.
This
is
a
ordinance
which
is
a
city
manager
said
in
his
comments.
A
It
ties
it
to
the
state's
emergency
order,
the
governor's
emergency
order
to
be
canceled
or
by
I
think,
a
difference
in
this
is
is
specified.
I
think
our
attorney
put
in
that
it
can.
It
can
be
ended
by
a
vote
of
a
resolution
by
city
council,
which
is
one
vote.
So
it's
not
the
ordinary
two
votes,
then
an
ordinance
so
just
to
reiterate
those
differences
all
right.
Anyone
else
wish
to
address
yes,
ma'am.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
How
would
I
feel
if
I
spread
the
bug
around
and
kill
someone,
because
I
value
my
freedom
to
not
wear
a
mask
over
their
desire
to
be
healthy,
a
robust
economy
depends
on
workers
and
customers.
Healthy
workers
and
healthy
customers
wearing
a
face
mask
is
actually
a
way
to
contribute
to
the
rebooting
of
our
economy.
Q
Q
A
Chief,
do
we
do
we
have
people
outside
wanting
to
come
in
so
as
people
have
spoken,
if
they're
so
inclined,
if
they
could,
if
they
could
allow
for
others
to
come
in
by
by
swapping
with
them,
we
would
appreciate
consideration
of
that
all
right.
Anyone
else
wish
to
address
counsel
captain
good
evening.
R
R
Some
of
our
friends
have
been
cyber
stalked
and
stalked
out
into
the
parking
lot
and
that's
just
not
the
place
that
I've
grown
up
and
I've
loved,
and
I
hate
that
we
have
come
to
this.
We
all
want
to
be
well,
it's
not
about
safe.
We
all
want
to
be
well,
we
don't
want
to
be
sick,
but
unfortunately
there
are
sicknesses
that
plague
us
all
at
some
point
in
time
and
we've
never
done
this
kind
of
process
for
sicknesses.
R
A
R
A
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
What
do
we
have
10
times
more
than
other
countries?
We
are
an
embarrassment
in
the
national
community.
Fortunately,
the
president-elect
is
a
mass
square
and
is
encouraging
it.
Hopefully
it
will
become
less
political
vote
to
extend
the
mass
ordinance
also
vote
for
enforcement,
including
fines,
new
york
just
closed
down
for
another
30
days,
and
you
remember
how
horrible
new
york
was
they
fixed
it
and
it's
back
so
we're
coming
up
to
thanksgiving
people
want
to
get
together
in
enclosed
spaces.
T
U
Intimidation
is
defined
by
the
free
dictionary
as
to
make
timid
and
to
fill
with
fear
to
coerce
or
deter
as
with
threats.
Synonyms
include,
intimidate,
browbeat
cow
or
bully.
These
verbs
all
mean
to
heightened
into
submission
compliance
or
acquiescence.
Intimidate
implies
the
presence
of
fear
inspiring
force.
U
Aiken
citizens
for
freedom
have
spoken
to
numerous
business
owners
and
citizens,
who
are
afraid
to
publicly
express
their
views
for
fear
of
negative
reprisals
from
their
customers
from
fellow
business
owners
from
friends
or
even
city
council
members.
Wrath
and
bullying
have
been
incurred
even
by
those
in
positions
of
power
in
this
town
over
their
contentious
mandate.
U
This
is
effectively
cr,
created,
more
fear
and
more
division.
This,
surely
cannot
be
what
our
council
wants
its
constituents
to
endure.
This
certainly
is
not
what
any
of
us
envision
for
our
city
consider
also
your
mandate's
effect
on
citizens
who
cannot
breathe
while
wearing
a
mask
or
those
who
suffer
adverse
psychological
effects
from
wearing
either
a
shield
or
a
face
covering
you
have
allowed
in
your
ordinance
a
medical
exemption,
but
I
don't
believe
you
understand
how
difficult
it
is
to
employ
this
exemption.
U
Citizens
who
suffer
from
medical
conditions
that
prohibit
them
from
wearing
masks
or
shields,
often
face
scorn,
shaming
bullying,
intrusion
on
their
hipaa
privacy,
discrimination
and
violation
of
their
rights
protected
by
the
american
disabilities
act.
Those
claiming
medical
exemptions
have
been
shown
the
door
and
asked
to
exit
premises.
U
U
The
city
passing
and
promoting
a
mask
mandate
further
encourages
businesses
to
create
their
own
mandates
and
become
pseudo-enforcers
of
the
law.
I
ask
that
you
vote
to
give
your
citizens
freedom
of
choice.
Let
us
each
be
allowed.
The
ability
to
choose
how
we
live
for
those
that
want
to
wear
a
mask,
allow
them
for
those
that
cannot
don't
allow
them
to
be
punished.
U
A
A
V
V
If
the
mask
mandate
goes
away,
I
will
still
require
my
employees,
my
customers,
to
wear
a
mask
until
I
feel
like
my
employees.
My
customers
are
comfortable
with
that
request.
Going
away,
I
think,
like
most
of
the
big
boxes
are
gonna,
do
also
not
quite
sure
why
we're
tying
this
to
the
state
when
the
state
doesn't
require
mass,
so
the
same
opinion
I
had
three
months
ago.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
O
How
are
you
folks
this
evening?
My
name
is
keith
richardson,
I'm
at
347
old,
thicket
place
in
aitkin.
Again
I
appreciate
you
guys
having
an
opportunity
for
people
to
come
out
and
express
their
opinions,
I'm
very
thankful
to
to
see
that
people
are
reading
emails.
I
got
response
from
my
my
contact
to
to
folks.
You
know
again.
I
think
that
that
is
important.
You
know,
that's
that's
your!
You
know,
in
my
view.
O
That's
that's
your
job
right,
see
what
the
constituents
have
to
say
and
I
do
appreciate
you
taking
the
opportunity
to
do
that.
I
am
I'm
a
chemical
engineer
with
20
plus
years
worth
of
experience
in
the
pharmaceutical
industry.
I've
been
here
before
talking
to
you
guys,
there's
lots
of
data.
Science
is
an
interesting
field.
O
In
most
instances,
science
doesn't
get
settled
very
quickly.
I
think
we're
still
in
the
position
where,
where
the
science
is
evolving,
so
why
keep
talking
about
the
science?
Because
you
can
look
on
the
internet
very
easily
and
you
can
see
information
to
go
either
direction,
but
I
do
want
to
share
a
little
bit
about
a
personal
situation
that
I
had
recently
actually
on
election
day,
I
actually
went
to
my
precinct
to
vote.
I've
been
voting
in
elections
for
a
long
time
since
1990.
V
O
O
So
in
this
particular
instance,
I
went
to
go
vote.
I
started
the
process.
I
was
part
way
through
the
process.
I
had
gotten
up
to
the
voting
machine
and
all
of
a
sudden
one
of
the
poll
workers
realized
that
I
didn't
have
a
mask.
He
said,
sir
you've
got
to
have
a
mask
to
vote.
I
said
why
do
I
have
to
have
a
mask
to
vote?
O
He
said
no,
you
have
to
have
a
match
to
vote.
I
said
I
just
want
to
vote.
I
spent
the
next
15
to
20
minutes.
Maybe
longer
I'm
not
sure
in
discussions
with
the
poll
workers
about
whether
or
not
my
my
vote
would
count
whether
or
not
I
would
be
able
to
vote
without
a
piece
of
cloth
covering
my
face
and
it
was
very
frustrating
to
me.
You
know
the
the
police
department
was
called
on
me.
They
didn't
actually
come.
O
You
know
one
of
the
poll
workers
felt
like
I
was
causing
a
disturbance,
and
so
so
I
ended
up
having
to
stand
around
and
wait
with
my
ballot.
In
my
hand,
done
I
had
finished
everything
they
just
wouldn't
scan
it.
Finally,
eventually
because
because
I
sat
there
because
I
continued
to
show
people
my
driver's
license
because
I
continue
to
say,
feel
free
to
to
bring
the
police,
I
just
want
to
vote.
O
You
know
I
was
finally
allowed
to
to
cast
my
ballot
and-
and
I
was
very
thankful
for
that-
but
but
these
are
the
kind
of
of
of
divisions
that
have
been
created
by
this
mask
mandate.
These
are
the
kind
of
of
concerns
that
that
a
lot
of
people
are
are
out
here
discussing
you
know
this
was
was
voting,
which
is,
is
pretty
important
but
but
so
is
buying
food
for
your
family.
I
have
five
kids,
I
gotta
go
to
the
grocery
store.
O
W
W
What
I
have
read
is
going
to
be
coveted
hell
with
winter
coming
and
with
the
flu.
Also,
it's
quite
disturbing
to
peop
to
me
that
people
feel
like
that.
My
life
and
my
family's
life
and
my
grandson's
life
do
not
matter,
and
it's
usually
coming
from
the
people
that
say
they're
pro-life
and
it's
just
quite
ironic
to
me.
My
grandson
works
in
a
grocery
store,
he's
trying
to
make
a
living,
but
yet
he
is
constantly
combatted
with
people
that
want
to
argue
about
their
rights
to
not
wear
a
mask.
W
I
have
respiratory
issues,
it's
very
difficult
for
me
to
breathe
with
a
mask
on,
and
I
usually
wear
the
shield
too.
If
I
can
do
it
for
30
minutes
to
an
hour.
When
I
go
into
a
place
of
business,
pretty
much
anybody
can
there
may
be
a
few
allowances,
but
the
majority
of
everybody
that
says
they
can't
wear
them.
Usually,
can
they
just
don't
want
to
and
comparing
h1n1
we
had
people
that
were
actually
hit
the
ground
running
and
got
that
under
control,
and
there
was
nowhere
near
the
lives
that
were
lost.
W
Yes,
I
am
very
passionate
about
the
mass
mandate
and
feel
like
that
is
very
important
to
have,
and
quite
frankly,
if
you
do
not
have
the
mandate,
my
money
will
go
elsewhere.
There
are
a
lot
more
of
us
that
support
the
mandate
than
are
against
it.
It's
just
that
any
massacres
are
louder
is
what
I've
found,
just
as
I
don't
get
in
my
car
and
drive
off
without
having
insurance
without
having
my
seat
belt
on.
That
is
all
required
by
the
government.
W
No,
this
is
not
a
law
but
we're
trying
to
save
lives.
I
have
lost
quite
a
number
of
people
from
this
virus
and
it's
not
just
the
thing
that
is
killing
people,
but
there
are
people
that
are
called
long-haulers.
They
are
still
dealing
with
this
virus.
Five
and
eight
months
later,
they're
struggling.
They
can't
go
to
work.
W
W
It
is
not
someone's
right
to
go
in
and
infect
employees
and
businesses.
It
is
not
your
right
to
infect
me.
We've
got
half
this
room
sitting
in
here
without
a
mask
on
that.
I
thought
that
was
quite
ironic
that
we
would
have
a
masked
meeting
and
allow
people
to
sit
in
here
without
a
mask
on
you're.
Actually
endangering
there's
been
a
lot
of
coughing.
W
W
I
had
to
say
goodbye
to
my
sister
over
the
telephone
to
never
see
her
again.
You
do
not
have
the
right
to
tell
me
that
my
family's
life
is
not
important
if
you
have
such
a
hard
time
wearing
a
piece
of
cloth
on
your
face
for
30
minutes
to
an
hour.
When
you
go
into
the
grocery
store,
then
maybe
you
should
order
online.
X
D
H
H
Is
that
there's
sufficient
evidence
to
to
show
that
they
don't
actually
work
that
you
know
if
we
look
right
now
at
florida
opening
back
up
and
then
we
look
at
chicago
one
of
the
you
know,
they've
locked
it
down
and
they've
done
the
mandate
thing
florida's
doing
a
whole
lot
better
and
you
could
just
magnify
this.
I
think
if
we
look
at
the
evidence,
we
could
clearly
see
that
I
think
that
I'm
a
responsible
business
owner
firehouse
has
not
required
us
as
franchise
owners
to
even
wear
maps.
H
H
Just
just
let
folks
decide
on
their
own,
I'm
a
responsible
business
owner
early
on.
I
wasn't
required
to
do
it.
I
was
not
required
to
do
it,
but
I
was
concerned,
and
so
I
required
that
my
employees
wear
a
mask
I'll
continue
to
do
that
until
I
feel
like
the
public's
kind
of
more
comfortable,
but
we
want
to
have
that
decision.
We
don't
want
to
be
forced
to
do
that.
So
that's
my
two
cents
where
thank
you
all
for.
L
L
L
L
L
L
I
do
have
a
huge
issue
with
this
at,
like
I
said
just
listening
to
people
talk
like
I
said.
If
you
want
to
wear
it,
wear
it,
but
it's
not
enforceable
and
that
to
mandate,
something
that
you
can't
enforce,
and
you
expect
me
as
a
business
owner
to
be
that
person
to
do
it
is
is,
is
it
doesn't
make
me
feel
comfortable
working
with
you?
That's
all.
I
want
to
say.
A
Y
Evening,
my
name
is
janice.
Price
address
is
2447
silver
bluff
road.
So
I
wanted
to
talk
briefly
about
the
petition.
Just
we
feel
very
strongly
that
city
council
does
not
have
the
power
over
individual
citizens
medical
decisions
and
we're
requesting
that
the
council
not
put
a
permanent
ordinance
in
place.
Y
A
lot
of
the
a
lot
of
the
reasons
that
are
being
put
forward
are
easily
disputable.
I
mean
both
sides
that
we
just
we're
in
an
information
war
right
now
in
our
country,
if
you're
not
aware
of
it
and
both
sides
can
refute
the
either
side,
I
mean
it's
so
if,
if
that's
the
case,
then
for
you
to
go
and
mandate
something
that
might
not
be
right,
then
it's
just
it's
just
not
right.
I
mean
you're
it
it.
Y
The
current
science
is
disregarding
years
of
established
studies
regarding
mask
use
with
viruses
and
I'm
gonna.
I'm
gonna
move
on
from
that,
because
I
think
we
can.
You
know
talk
about
facts
for
a
long
time
with
the
mask
efficiency
effectiveness,
but
I
just
I
I
look
at
you
know
akin
wants
to
foster
characteristics
of
respect
and
forgiveness
and
patience
and
honesty,
and
these
mandates
are
accomplishing
exactly
the
opposite
in
our
community.
Y
The
I'm
going
to
I'm
going
to
read
to
you
some
of
the
comments
that
came
through
on
the
petition,
because
I
found
that
there
were
they
kind
of
fell
into
four
main
categories.
One
is
personal
experience,
another
is
personal
freedom,
another
is
effects
on
business
and
another
is
a
lack
of
proven
health
benefits.
Y
So
this
one
person
said
after
working
in
a
job
that
has
required
a
mass
since
march.
I
don't
see
the
effectiveness.
I've
noticed
changes
with
my
respiratory
system.
I've
also
noticed
an
increase
in
anxiety.
People
weren't
meant
to
wear
these
face
coverings.
Our
noses
and
mouths
need
to
breathe
new
oxygen,
not
our
own
carbon
dioxide,
another
one
I've
seen
adults
who
are
required
to
wear
them
daily,
do
their
occupations
with
raw
red
faces
and
their
nose
is
red
and
stored.
This
isn't
15
30
minutes
in
the
grocery
store.
Y
I
personally
know
more
adamant
mask
wearers
getting
covered
than
the
ones
that
rarely
wear
or
wear
them
correctly.
I
have
a
slow
heart
rate
and
struggle
wearing
a
mask.
My
child
has
adhd
and
sensory
disorder
and
struggles
to
wear
a
mask,
and
I
should
not
be
yelled
at
or
confronted
in
an
ugly
way
if
I
do
not
have
a
mask
on
even
when
I
have
a
reason
not
to
wear
one.
Y
Y
It
has
never
been
shown
through
rigorous,
long-term,
unbiased
study
to
be
an
effective
tool
in
dealing
with
infectious
diseases,
particularly
viral
ones.
The
myriad
safety
and
health
concerns
have
never
been
studied
appropriately.
We
must
continue
to
support
freedom
of
individuals
to
bodily
autonomy
and
choosing
how
best
to
steward
their
health
and
health
of
their
community
another
one.
I
had
the
virus
in
july
and
I
never
went
out
except
to
church
and
grocery
shopping
always
wearing
a
mask.
Y
Do
they
work
risk
of
transmission
from
asymptomatic
people
is
low,
but
the
conflict.
This
creates
among
citizens
and
physical
stress,
increased
heart
rate,
blood
pressure.
Respiratory
rate
is
real
and
it's
causing
undue
physical
hardship
on
the
very
people
it
was
designed
to
protect
another
person.
I
used
to
do
all
my
shopping
in
aitkin
since
the
mass
mandate.
I
have
avoided.
Aiken
I've
been
shopping
in
the
surrounding
towns
that
do
not
require
masks.
Those
places
do
not
have
a
higher
rate
of
the
virus.
Y
Y
Sorry
another
person,
I'm
concerned
about
the
government
control
a
government
is
supposed
to
serve
and
protect,
not
demand
and
dictate
orders.
This
is
a
slippery
slope.
Remember.
A
government
is
big
enough
to
give
its
citizens.
Everything
is
big
enough
to
take
it
all
away
another
one.
The
mandates
are
oppressive
and
remind
me
of
my
youth
during
communism,
real
quickly
the
seat
belt
thing.
This
is
not
like
seat
belts,
seat
belts.
Do
not
restrict
your
ability
to
breathe
oxygen
that
we
need
so
anyway,.
B
Z
Z
O
Z
Is
high
in
it
I
mean
you
look
at
this
coronal
virus,
but
no
one
is
concentrating
on
the
recovery
rates
just
standing
in
the
back.
There
pulled
up
board
dot
com,
six
million
six
hundred
and
twenty
eight
thousand
seven
hundred
and
thirty
nine
people
have
recovered
from
current
virus
infection
rate
of
two
point:
two:
nine
percent
are
we
gonna
carry
on
with
the
fear-mongering,
that's
enhancing
fear-mongering
from
other
people
towards
the
citizens
of
aiken.
Z
AA
AB
AA
AB
AB
AB
If
people
know
that
how
they
feel
they'll
afraid
that
you're
going
to
shut
them
down,
they're
afraid
they're
going
to
get
fined
that
they're
going
to
have
their
business
licenses
revoked
or
otherwise
just
be
punished.
If
they
disagree
with
you
or
don't
comply,
I
was
able
to
get
about
half
the
business
voters
to
speak
frankly
with
me
and
once
they
trusted
that
I
wasn't
going
to
knock
on
them
as
to
who
they
were
and
they
really
opened
up
pretty.
AB
For
the
most
part
they
feel
like
they've,
been
abused
and
abandoned
by
you,
guys
they
feel
ignored
and
they
feel
they
feel
like
they've
been
treated
like
they
don't
matter
that
their
opinions,
don't
matter
in
this
and
I'll.
Tell
you
why
there
were
some
business
owners
who
were
very
frank
and
said
yeah
we
support
it.
We
support
it
and
that's
fine,
but
two-thirds
of
the
people
that
I
spoke
to
two-thirds
said
they
do
not
support
this
mass
mandate.
They
were.
AB
AB
AB
AB
That
a
recommendation
is
sufficient
across
the
board.
That's
what
they
said
interesting
things
that
came
up
when
I
was
talking
to
some
of
the
owners
who
oppose
the
mandate
and
I'll
quote
them.
The
mandate
is
an
undue
burden.
To
be
it's
a
to
be
guardians
of
the
mask.
They
have
to
babysit
customers,
they
have
to
be
the
bodyguards
at
the
door,
they
have
to
knitting
in
it
at
people
and
it
drives
them
nuts,
the
band-aid
buries
businesses.
AB
This
is
overreach
by
council.
This
is
what
they're
saying
not
me.
The
council
is
off
base.
Council
is
out
of
bounds.
The
mandate
the
mandate
doesn't
make
any
sense,
especially
in
restaurants.
The
mandate
is
bad
for
business.
We
don't
want
government
interference
in
our
business.
The
mandate's
demanding
the
mandate
was
crammed
down.
Our
throats
council
has
overplayed
their
hand.
The
mandate
is
too
much.
The
mandate
has
increased
division
throughout
aitkin.
Even
the
business
owners
see
this.
AB
We
have
had
employees
nearly
pass
out,
our
employees
are
miserable
and
disgruntled
our
customers
are
unhappy.
Wearing
a
mess
should
be
voluntary.
The
mandate
is
absurd.
It
hurts
us
physically
trying
to
speak
and
breathe
through
a
mask
all
day.
Employees
have
sore
throats
headaches
migraines
and
worse.
The
mandate
is
very
difficult
on
business.
We
support
small
business.
We
reject
mandates,
leave
it
up
to
the
individuals
and
businesses.
AB
You
so
many
businesses
are
in
jeopardy
now
because
of
this,
and
I
have
lost
business
every
single
day
because
of
this
mandate.
You
are
not
doing
it
business
small
business,
any
favors.
With
this
mandate,
you
guys
a
few
down
down
shops,
use
it
as
an
excuse,
so
they
don't
have
to
be
responsible
for
for
mandating
it
themselves.
AB
B
AB
AB
AC
Hi,
I'm
ali
and
I
live
at
1081
willow
woods.
I
actually
came
here
tonight
to
support
a
friend.
I
work
in
medical.
I've
worked
in
the
icu
for
three
years.
I'm
not
here
to
give
you
my
opinion
about
a
mask.
It's
not
everybody's
got
an
opinion,
so
mine
really
doesn't
matter.
However,
I
would
just
like
to
say
I
think
you
should
give
business
owners
the
choice
to
to
run
their
business.
AC
That
way,
there's
no
there's
less
strife
between
the
city.
I
think
business
owners,
I
don't
own
a
business,
but
I
do
believe
that
business
owners
would
the
dynamics
would
change
between
the
city
and
the
business
owners
and
the
respect
if
you
can
allow
them
to
make
decisions
for
their
business
that
they
own
and
also,
I
think,
if
people
have
problems
with
it
or
do
not
agree
with
it,
then
they
can
make
that
decision
as
well
themselves
to
go
in
or
go
out
of
the
business.
AC
Also,
I'm
a
single
mom
with
two
girls
under
three
years
old
and
I
work
full
time
and
I'm
in
school
full
time,
and
I
would
love
to
take
them
out
somewhere,
they're
very
fidgety,
and
I
want
them
to
have
the
socialization
and
get
out.
I
don't
necessarily
well
that
doesn't
matter
I
would
just
like
to
be
able
to
go
out
and
about
with
them
where
we're
allowed
thanks.
A
AC
A
AD
I
had
to
change
up
a
little
bit
today
I
came
prepared.
Actually
I
didn't
come
prepared.
I
was
prepared
to
talk
about
the
emergency
ordinance
because
I
wasn't
here
at
the
last
meeting
I
actually
had
a
cold.
I
had
a
fever
and
I
couldn't
come
to
the
last
one.
I
spoke
at
the
first
one
back
in
july,
but
I
did
the
responsible
thing
I
didn't
feel
good.
AD
I
stayed
home
I
watched
on
the
video
and
after
I
got
done
with
the
video,
I
was
kind
of
disappointed
because
it
was
clear
to
me
and
I'm
a
statistics
guy.
That's
what
I
do.
I
study
in
number
crunch.
It
was
clear
until
the
very
end
that
nobody
had
actually
looked
at
the
numbers
and
knew
where
we
trending
up
where
we
trending
down
miss
gregory,
councilwoman
gregory.
She
did
bring
it
up
at
the
end.
AD
I
was
happy
for
that
so
anyway,
after
the
meeting
was
I
reached
out,
and
I
actually
spent
an
hour
and
change
on
the
phone
on
a
zoom
call
with
ms
gregory
and
stuart
bienenbaugh,
showing
them
how
to
use
the
dhec
website
to
mine
data.
Now
I
haven't
heard
numbers
and
we're
going
to
let
the
emergency
one
expire,
so
that's
kind
of
out
the
out
the
wazoo
here,
but
I
did
hear
a
few
things
tonight
that
bothered
me.
AD
I
heard
the
words
deaths
are
rising,
so
dhec
has
this
wonderful
page
called
at
a
glance
or
quick,
quick
stuff.
Where
is
it
so
for
south
carolina?
We
are
absolutely
that
is
not
true
the.
Where
is
it?
I've
got
it
pulled
up
here.
I'm
sorry,
I'm
old,
I
can't
read
so
deaths
by
date
of
death
on
this
goes
30
day
trend.
AD
Anybody
can
pull
these
up
and
look
at
us
right
on
there
right
on
their
covered
page
I'll,
happily
send
a
link
to
everybody,
so
they
can
see
them,
but
anybody
with
a
phone
can
pull
this
up
at
any
time.
In
october,
a
month
ago,
the
there's
a
trend
line
down
the
we
cross
the
x
or
the
y
axis
at
22.,
so
we're
averaging
22
deaths
in
south
carolina,
not
aign
south
carolina's
22.
AD
we've
got
a
sharp
downward
trend
to
where,
as
of
today,
we're
down
around
six
or
seven
and
it's
a
straight
line
down
so
deaths
in
south
carolina
are
not
trending
up.
So
that
was
the
first
thing.
The
aitkin
hospital
hospitalization
rate
is
not
trending
up.
You
can
go.
Look
at
I've
got
that
too.
The
state
hospitalization
on
here
absolutely
flatline
the
icu
utilization
for
covid,
absolutely
flatlined
for
the
last
30
days.
So
if
we're
going
to
go
into
a
mandatory
ordinance
at
least
get
some
numbers,
don't
just
go.
AD
AD
There's
also
another
group
called
the
mask
users
for
safety
in
aitkin
county
about
300
people.
You've
heard
several
of
them
speak
tonight,
aiken
citizen
for
freedom
we
get
together.
We
talk
about
hey
man.
What
can
we
do
to
make
this
the
better?
How
can
we
help
things
that
other
group
they
just
sit
around?
They
take
reviews,
they
go
drive-throughs,
get
their
food
and
then
rate.
How
did
they
do
for
masks,
and
then
they
talk
nasty
about
people
they've
done
that
to
you
about
a
specific
halloween
episode
a
couple
weeks
ago.
AD
B
AF
I
have
nothing
prepared.
I've
never
done
this
before
there
were
several
things
that
stood
out
to
me
this
evening.
One
was
it
when
I
came.
I
thought
we
were
talking
about
letting
the
mandate
that
was
in
effect,
lapse
and
expire,
and
that
doesn't
appear
to
be
what
we're
talking
about
now
and
I
felt
as
though
the
the
site
for
the
masks
was
very
one-sided.
AF
Another
concern
I
had
was
the
hospital
administrator
said
cases
in
the
hospital
had
risen,
yet
we've
been
under
mass
mandate
for
120-ish
days.
So
why
are
the
cases
rising
if
the
masks
work?
That
is
what
I'm
wondering.
Why
are
we
if
social
distancing
works?
Why
are
we
still
wearing
masks
if
the
mass
works?
Why
are
we
still
social
distancing
and
taping
off
chairs
so
that
we
can
only
allow
so
many
people
in
the
room
at
a
time
I'm
trying
to
figure
out?
Why
is
it
in
the
public
schools?
AF
AF
To
take
care
of
themselves
stay
home
if
they're
sick,
if
they're
scared
stay
home,
if,
if
you're
so
scared
of
getting
the
virus,
then
they
can
order
their
groceries
and
have
them
delivered
to
their
car.
The
people
who
I
felt
like
made
the
comments
about
don't
do
this
based
on
emotion.
Do
it
based
on
logic,
were
the
people
who
were
being
overly
emotional
and
upset
with
the
people
in
the
room
not
wearing
the
masks?
AF
A
E
Thank
you,
everybody
for
coming
out
this
evening,
never
a
non-touchy
subject.
It
is,
I
think
we
all
recognize
that,
regardless
of
what
side
you're
on,
I
do
want
to
thank
staff
upfront
for
setting
up
the
speakers
and
the
numbers
and
and
the
breakdowns
of
retail,
behavior
and
citizen
behavior
petition
so
forth
and
so
on.
I
think
it's
whether
you
agree
with
with
it
or
not.
It's
it's
information
and,
and
it
was
brought
before
us
and
it
was
something
I
know
I
was
pretty
adamant
about
in
the
last
in
the
last
vote.
E
I
I
do
want
to
make
notice
that
we
I
recognize
that
this
second
ordinance
did
come
at
the
last
minute
and
I'll
be
honest
with
you.
I
was
not
happy
about
it.
With
all
due
respect,
council
men
waltz,
I
felt
that
we
could
have
maybe
revisited
this
a
few
days
earlier,
discussed
it
so
forth
and
so
on,
and
that
just
didn't
happen.
I
don't
believe
it
was
for
any
ill
reason.
E
I
would
like
to
believe
that,
but
what
I
was
able
to
do
is
upon
receipt
of
this
package.
Yesterday
evening
I
was
able
to
review
the
documents
and
that's
our
job,
we,
regardless
of
how
we
feel
about
how
things
are
handled.
That's
our
job,
and
I
reviewed
this
document,
and
it
really
addressed
many
concerns
that
I
have
had
in
the
past
with
this
emergency
ordinance,
which
is
not
what
this
is.
E
E
I
was
glad
to
see
in
this
document
that
we
would
move
away
from
a
local
emergency
ordinance
approach
and
one
of
the
reasons
I
believe
that
is
because
I
truly
feel
that
emergency
ordinances,
continuing
on
and
on
and
on
and
on
will
eventually
discredit,
emergency
ordinance
in
the
future
and
any
emergency
ordinance.
We
may
try
to
implement
in
the
future,
and
we
don't
want
that.
Our
goal
is
to
keep
our
communities
safe
and
we're
going
to
have
emergencies
that
far
surpass
covid.
E
It
could
be
natural
disasters
and
we
need
our
community
to
make
sure
that
when
we
instill
an
emergency
ordinance
that
we
are
all
front
row
and
center
and
I
felt
that
we
were
kind
of
losing
that
also
you
know
the
the
state
has
already
proposed.
It
has
an
effect.
The
state
of
emergency
and
they've
also
implemented
numerous
executive
orders
and
that
shouldn't
be
ignored.
E
It
doesn't
matter
what
we
do
at
the
city
level,
we
still
have
state
or
executive
orders
and
state
of
emergency
that
is
full
on
and
we
have
to
obey
them.
I
I
was
a
little
disturbed
this
evening
and
hearing
occasions
where
some
business
owners
are
completely
in
breach
of
the
state
of
emergency
and
executive
orders
that
have
been
implemented
by
the
state
and
they
supersede
any
city
ordinance.
I
just
want
to
make
that
clear.
E
I
think
personally
and
in
my
conversations
with
constituents
that
we
need
to
be
in
line
with
those
state
executive
orders
which
again
I
want
to
resonate
that
those
executive
orders
supersede
city
ordinances,
and
maybe
this
second
approach
that
councilman
waltz
has
proposed
is
a
way
to
educate
and
communicate
to
our
community
that,
regardless
of
whether
or
not
we
have
an
ordinance
or
a
mandate
that
executive
order
and
that
state
of
immune
emergency
is
live
and
we
need
to
abide
by
it.
I'm
a
law,
abiding
citizen
and
I
will
follow
the
law.
E
I
think
again-
and
I've
talked
about
this
ad
nauseam
since
july.
We
need
to
inform
our
community
that
not
extending
the
emergency
ordinance
still
recover
requires
okay,
so
we
didn't
extend
the
emergency
ordinance
and
whether
or
not
this
one
passes
we're
still
required
to
wear
face
coverings
in
restaurants
at
outdoor
facilities,
gatherings
are
to
be
limited
and
all
this
is
directed
from
our
state.
E
E
E
Some
people
may
not,
but
I
do
and
if
we
feel
it's
gone
on
too
long,
we
can
come
in
as
a
council
and
through
a
resolution
expire
it.
So
those
are
just
a
few
things
that
stood
out
to
me.
I
I
feel
there's
a
it
is
a
work
in
progress,
I'm
glad
we
have
two
readings.
I
like
to
propose
a
couple
suggestions
to
to
my
fellow
colleagues
but
awareness
and
is
key,
and
I
think
it's
encouraging
the
numbers
aiken
regional,
presenting
as
far
as
you
know,
the
hospital
seem
in
check.
E
E
E
E
AE
AE
AE
AE
I've
lost
business,
to
supply
lines
and
other
things,
but
not
to
the
mask,
and
I
got
an
article
out
of
bank
director
magazine
some
of
the
people.
This
short
article
federal
reserve
chairman
is
quoted
in
here
and
all
but
they've
talked
about
businesses
losing
because
of
mass
and
everyone's
worried
about
because
of
this
thing,
slipping
into
a
second
recession
or
second
lockdown.
AE
AE
Mess
this
is
this
is,
and
this
is
this,
they
say
that
wearing
a
mask
makes
people
feel
safe
to
go
to
a
business,
whereas
they
don't
feel
safe.
If
they
there
isn't
one
and
they
set
it
up,
I
say:
masks
are
imperfect
and
annoying.
They
may
also
be
the
surest
way
of
protecting
the
economy's
health
for
the
time
being,
and
as
a
banker
and
other
things,
I
think
that
they're
right,
it
is
one
of
the
best
ways
to
protect
our
economy,
we're
still
hanging
in
there
with
a
pretty
good
economy.
AE
We're
all
worried
about
what'll
happen.
If
this
goes
on
and
on
the
only
way
we're
going
to
beat
it
is
to,
I
think,
is
to
do
everything
we
can
are
mass
fun.
No,
do
I
like
them?
No,
are
they
helping,
I
believe
they
are,
and
finally,
on
on
this
ordinance
that
I
proposed
yes,
it
was
late
to
the
table,
but
there's
a
deadline
for
everything
and
I
felt
lucky
to
get
it
in
before
that
deadline.
AE
So
I
think
it's
it's
really
good
and
we
do
it.
I
think
the
mask
the
comments
I've
gotten
from
people
is,
it
allows
them
to
go
out,
go
shopping,
it
allows
them
to
do
things,
and
I
have
not
talked
to
anyone
and
I'm
just
one
person
who
said
their
business
has
been
hurt
because
of
this
they've
been
hurt
because
of
the
virus.
The
stress
of
the
virus
is
getting
to
everybody
and
master
one
way
to
take
it
out.
AE
Let's
blame
all
blame
something
together.
Let's
play
in
the
mass
for
the
stress
of
this
virus,
people
are
tired
of
being
home.
We
all
are
we'd
like
to
be
with
their
friends
and
our
family,
but
this
is
a
unique
time
in
our
lives
and
hopefully,
ten
years
from
now,
we'll
look
back
and
say:
god
can't
believe
we
got
through
that
thing.
So
those
are
my
comments,
I'll
be
voting
for
mass.
AE
C
If,
if
we
voted
against
this
and
we
didn't
do
it
going
forward,
we'd
still
be
wearing
masks
at
every
grocery
store,
because
every
grocery
store
is
part
of
a
corporation
that
has
a
national
mandate
and
it
goes
on
from
there.
The
state
has
a
mandate
on
restaurants,
everybody's
going
to
be
wearing
masks
on
that
and
then
lowe's
and
home
depot,
and
the
hospitals
and
the
doctors,
offices
and
pharmacies
and
the
bank
and
the
church.
C
C
C
I
just
do
not
like
ordinances
that
have
no
penalty,
they
have
no
enforcement
and
we're
just
putting
people
in
a
tough
position
where
it's
just
going
to
go
on
forever
and
it's
you
know
yeah
sure
we
can
come
back
together,
but
that
the
chances
of
that
happening
are
few
and
far
between
and
the
thing
that
everybody
here
tonight
needs
to
understand.
This
is
the
first
reading
we're
going
to
be
back
in
two
weeks,
we'll
go
through
this
again.
I
do
agree.
That's
fine,
but
that's.
A
AG
AG
AG
AG
Okay,
we've
been
prepared,
things
were
worse
before
and
I
don't
want
anyone
to
get
sick
and
I
certainly
don't
want
to
lose
anyone.
I
have
lost
a
couple,
so
I'm
aware
I'm
aware
I'm
a
senior
citizen,
I
have
an
immunocompromised
disease.
It's
a
couple.
My
fellow
council
people
do
so
it's
important
to
us
we're
not
oblivious
to
what's
going
on.
AG
AG
It
must
be
protected
and
fought
for
and
handed
on
to
them
and
do
the
same
so
that
one
day
we
will,
if
we
don't
do
that,
then
one
day
we
will
spend
our
time
and
our
sunset
years
telling
our
children
and
our
grandchildren
what
it
was
like
once
in
the
u.s
where,
when
men
and
women
were
free,
so
I
feel
strongly
about
the
constitutionality
of
this.
I
have
no
problem.
If
you
see
me,
I
have
a
mask
on.
AG
E
E
Just
going
to
pull
it
open,
if
you
don't
mind
under
exemptions
where
it
says
in
outdoor
and
unenclosed
areas,
approach
to
retail
establishments
or
food
services
establishments
in
which
social
distancing
of
at
least
six
feet
is
possible
and
observed,
and
then
you
flip
over
under
the
exemptions
it
lists
while
doing
outdoor
physical
activities
or
so
forth
and
so
on.
I
I
would
like
to
suggest-
and
I
am
open
to
suggestions.
E
Very
few
people,
not
not,
I
wouldn't
consider
it
a
gathering-
and
I
was
approached
by
the
city
and
we
were
all
asked
to
put
on
a
face
covering,
and
so
I
was
confused
that
you
know
I
was
following
our
ordinance
and
it
turns
out
that
there's
a
state
executive
order
or
statute
that
supersedes
that
that
requires
that
government
mcmaster
requires
us
to
wear
face
coverings
in
outdoor
facilities
that
can
potentially
create
a
gathering.
So
if
you
are
not
actively
swinging,
the
tennis
racket
or
sinking
free
throws,
you
have
to
wear
a
face
covering.
E
So
with
that
information
at
hand,
I
we
obviously
expressed
that
to
all
of
the
teams.
The
parents,
the
players
so
forth,
and
so
on
and
stuff
was
very
proactive
in
putting
signage
out
there,
because
the
executive
order
superseded
our
city
ordinance.
So
I'd
like
to
whether
it's
through
an
exhibit
an
appendix
or
something
have
that
within
our
ordinance
too.
E
E
A
T
I
want
to
make
sure
the
record's
clear
on
the
governor's
executive
orders.
Most
recent
order
filed
by
the
governor
was
order,
number
2020-70,
and
that
was
filed
with
the
secretary
of
state
on
november,
the
8th
of
2020
and
in
that
order-
and
this
is
a
continuing
provision
that
we're
seeing
now
in
that
order.
T
T
A
E
Correct
right
and,
and
then
the
second
one
is,
I
received
a
couple
calls
not
too
many,
but
it
warrants
obviously
mentioning.
I
will
always
represent
my
constituency,
a
parent
for
macon,
county
public
school
district
and
one
of
our
local
charter.
Private
schools
would
would
like
to
see
where
a
clause
or
something
that
ex
specifically
exempts
schools
from
any
ordinance
set
forth
by
the
by
the
city
and
and
specifically
stating
that
aitkin
county
public
school
which
they
do,
but
they
would
like
to
see
it
in
writing.
E
Aitkin
county
public
schools
and
schools
manage
their
own
face,
covering
and
all
of
their
rules,
regulations
and
protocol
because
of
they've
been
presented
with
the
city
ordinance.
Some
people
have
special
needs.
Children
and
I
guess
they've
been
shamed
for
not
wearing
a
mask,
and
so
they
would
like
to
see
that
just
to
clarify.
So
they
have
something
to
refer.
F
E
F
D
X
X
X
A
Very
good,
fine,
very
good,
which
brings
us
back
to
the
question
before
us:
first
ring
of
annoyance
requiring
individuals
to
wear
face
coverings
in
food
and
commercial
establishments,
an
ordinance
requiring
individuals
to
wear,
face
coverings
and
food
and
other
retail
or
commercial
establishments
which
are
open
to
the
public
and
matters
related
there
too.
All
those
in
favor,
please
raise
your
hand,
councilman
waltz,
councilwoman
price,
councilwoman,
gregory,
the
mayor,
councilwoman
diggs,
four,
all
those
opposed
and
councilwoman
broll
councilman
jaredo
the
motion
passes
5-2.
A
F
F
A
F
So
a
week
from
tonight,
thursday
november
19th
6
p.m.
Here
also,
if
I
may,
mr
mayor,
I
would
like
to
announce
that,
because
the
emergency
ordinance
is
expiring
at
noon
on
monday
november,
the
16th,
so
there
will
be
no
mass
face
coverings
ordinance
in
effect
from
noon
november.
16Th
forward,
it
could
be
potentially
reinstituted.
Should
council
pass
this
second
reading,
but
at
a
minimum
from
noon
november,
16th
to
a
date
in
the
future,
we
will
not
have
a
mass
coordinates.