This motion requires City contractors and subcontractors working closely with City employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or obtain an exemption by December 31, 2021. It also mandates that members of City boards and commissions report their vaccination status by December 15, 2021, and prohibits unvaccinated members from attending in-person meetings after January 1, 2022.
Motion concurring in actions taken by the Mayor in the Thirty-Eighth Supplement to the Proclamation of Emergency to meet the ongoing local emergency related to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic by: 1) requiring employees of existing City contractors and subcontractors who spend substantial time working in close proximity to City employees while performing work under the contract at a City facility to be fully vaccinated or granted an exemption based on medical or religious grounds by no later than December 31, 2021; and 2) requiring members of City boards, commissions, and advisory bodies to report vaccination status to the City by no later than December 15, 2021, and prohibiting unvaccinated members from attending in-person meetings of a policy body after January 1, 2022, without exception.
How it got here
This legislation originated from the Mayor's ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically through the Thirty-Eighth Supplement to the Proclamation of Emergency.
The Mayor declared a local emergency due to the imminent spread of COVID-19.
The Board concurred in the Mayor's Proclamation of Emergency, allowing for further actions to be taken.
The Mayor issued the Thirty-Eighth Supplement to the Proclamation, which included new vaccination requirements for City contractors and members of City boards.
The Board approved the motion concurring with the Mayor's actions outlined in the Thirty-Eighth Supplement, including vaccination requirements.
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