Stillwater face covering ordinance extended through May 25, 2021
Released:Feb 25, 2021
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(STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA / Feb. 25, 2021) – On Feb. 24, the Stillwater City Council adopted Ordinance No. 3472 which allows the City’s face covering ordinance (No.3452) to remain in effect through May 25, 2021. Residents and visitors should expect to continue following the current rules and regulations for face coverings through this new expiration date.
Council held a special meeting to extend the face covering ordinance before it expired on Feb. 28, a date set by the adoption of Ordinance No. 3463 back in November. Watch the meeting replay on the City’s YouTube channel, City of Stillwater TV.
The ordinance requires that everyone wears a face covering in all public spaces, including educational institutions, food services, retail and personal service establishments that provide goods or services directly to the public. Exceptions outlined in the ordinance include, but are not limited to, persons with medical, mental or developmental conditions, children under age 5 (unless required by school or day care to wear a face covering), and non-public areas or workplaces. See details and answers to common questions at Stillwater.org/covid-19.
Acceptable face coverings include R95, KN95, dust masks, procedural masks, cotton bandanas, neck gaiters, running buffs and some tightly woven scarves. Cloth face coverings fashioned from household items or made at home from common materials at low cost can be used as an additional, voluntary public health measure.
The City has an Ordinance 3452 Hotline (405.533.8533) that businesses or residents may call to report non-compliance or if they have questions.
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Stay up to date on the current guidelines, case counts, plans for economic recovery and more relating to COVID-19 at stillwater.org/COVID-19.
For media inquiries, contact the Department of Marketing and Civic Engagement at 405.742.8219 or email news@stillwater.org.
City Council votes to advance face-covering ordinance to second reading
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(STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA / Feb. 23, 2021) – Last night, Stillwater City Council voted to advance Ordinance No. 3472 to second reading. A special City Council meeting to consider adopting the ordinance will be held tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. over videoconference. The Council Hearing Room at 723 S. Lewis St. will remain open to the public.
Ordinance No. 3472 was advanced with no edits. If adopted at tomorrow’s special meeting, this ordinance extends the requirement for face coverings in all public spaces with the same rules and stipulations that have been in place through Ordinance No. 3452 and Ordinance No. 3463. The ordinance would remain in effect until May 25, 2021. See details and answers to common questions on this ordinance at http://stillwater.org/news/view/id/599.
Feb. 22 City Council, SUA & SEDA meetings return to videoconference format
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(STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA / Feb. 19, 2021) – Stillwater City Council, Stillwater Utilities Authority and Stillwater Economic Development Authority will meet over videoconference for a special meeting this Monday, Feb. 22.
State lawmakers recently passed Senate Bill 1031, which reinstates exemptions to the Open Meeting Act that expired in November. The new bill authorizes public bodies to meet virtually through February 2022 or until the expiration of the governor’s executive emergency order on COVID-19.
The Council Hearing Room at 723 S. Lewis St. will remain open to the public. Meetings will no longer be held in the Winfrey Theater in the Community Center.
Here are some selected topics the Council will discuss and take possible action on during the meeting. To read the full agenda items and the accompanying reports for this meeting, go to http://stillwater.org/agenda.
Stillwater City Council
General Orders
c. Approve budget amendment reflecting planned expenditures and donation revenue for construction of Phase II of the Strickland Park playground project
d. Strategic plan update
Ordinances
First read of Ordinance 3472 extending the face covering requirement
SUA
General Orders
a. Revenue and Budget Amendments to Facilitate Natural Gas Payments
SEDA
General Orders
a. Chamber of Commerce quarterly economic development report
This meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will be broadcasted as usual. Residents can watch the meeting live on AT&T U-verse channel 99, Suddenlink channel 14 and the City of Stillwater’sYouTube Live link at youtube.com/c/CityofStillwaterTV/live.
If you'd like to speak at this meeting, fill out the request to speak form at stillwater.org/requesttospeak. Residents who sign up to speak will be expected to speak in person and wear a face covering. Requests to speak must be submitted by 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Residents who have requested to speak will be contacted with the appropriate login information needed to participate through videoconference.
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For media inquiries, contact the Department of Marketing and Civic Engagement at 405.742.8219 or email news@stillwater.org.
