For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 9, 2020
Council will introduce and vote on the regulation at its
April 14 virtual meeting
ROCKVILLE, Md., April 9, 2020—The Council will introduce a new Board of Health regulation requiring employees and customers of essential businesses to wear face coverings when interacting with customers or coworkers. The regulation will be introduced and voted on at the Council’s virtual meeting on Tuesday, April 14. Councilmembers Hans Riemer and Gabe Albornoz are the lead sponsors, and Council President Sidney Katz, Councilmembers Nancy Navarro, Evan Glass and Tom Hucker are cosponsors.
Residents can read the regulation here.
The Council is asking residents who wish to comment to send an email to County.Council@montgomerycountymd.gov or they can use #MoCoFaceCoverings on social media. Residents may also submit their testimony on the Council’s website at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/PHSignUp.html. The Council is accepting video and audio in addition to written testimony. The Council will include a review of the comments it receives for the record on April 14.
The regulation will take effect in two phases. Beginning April 16, 2020, essential businesses will be required to provide face coverings for employees who work outside of the employee’s residence, and employees will be required to wear masks when interacting with customers or coworkers. Beginning April 23, customers will also be required to wear face coverings when visiting essential businesses. The Council may consider amendments to require certain social distancing measures or other measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus Covid-19.
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