A proposed ordinance repealing the city's facemask ordinance has been added to Monday's Salina City Commission meeting agenda.
Commissioners were scheduled to revisit the facemask issue at their May 24 meeting, however, the issue was moved ahead a week in light of new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance issued Thursday that allows fully vaccinated people to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings. Shortly afterward on Thursday, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced that the state would adopt the new CDC guidance.
If approved by the commission, the ordinance repealing the city's facemask ordinance would go into effect after it has been published once in the official city newspaper, according to information from the city. Ordinances usually are published within the same week they are approved by the city commission.
To see the proposed ordinance, click here.