BA City Council to consider mask mandate

BA City Council to consider mask mandate

BUT FIRST LET'S GET A CHECK OFYOUR FORECAST WITH METEOROLOGISTBRANDON WHOLEY.KICKING OF THE SHOW IN BROKENARROW THIS MORNING --WHERE CITY COUNCILORS THERE ARECONSIDERING MASK LEGISLATIONTONIGHT.THIS COMES MORE THAN TWO MONTHSSINCE A "MASK RESOLUTION" FAILEDTO PASS IN NOVEMBER.2 WORKS FOR YOU BRADY HALBLEIBJOINS US LIVE WITH WHAT THISORDINANCE WOULD MEAN FOR BROKENARROW.

BRADY?GOOD MORNING --BROKEN ARROW CITY COUNCIL ISMEETING TONIGHT TO TALK A MASKMANDATE.THE LEGISLATION WOULD REQUIREPEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS IN ALLBUSINESS WITHIN THE CITY.A MASK RESOLUTION FAILED TO PASSWITH A FOUR-TO-ONE VOTE BACK INNOVEMBER...THAT ORDINANCE -- WOULD HAVEONLY RECOMMENDED MASKS..CITY COUNCILOR JOHNNIE PARKS ISHOPEFUL THIS INITIATIVE WILLPASS THIS TIME -- AS CASESCONTINUE TO RISE ACROSS THECITY.MAYOR CRAIG THURMOND HAS BEENAGAINST A MANDATE IN THE PAST --AND HAS DENOUNCEDRECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE TULSAHEALTH DEPARTMENT."We're not going to mandatethat you have to wear a mask,we're not - at least,personally, I don't agree withthat - and we're not going tomandate that you have to behealthy - we're not going tomandate how much soda you candrink like some cities do."THE TULSA HEALTH DEPARTMENT ISREPORTING BROKEN ARROW IS INSEVERE RISK CATEGORY TWO ANDTHREE -- MEANING THAT THERE AREPOINT-SIX-FOUR TOPOINT-EIGHT-SIX OR MORE NEWCASES PER ONE-THOUSAND PEOPLE.THEY RECOMMEND PEOPLE STAY HOMEUNLESS YOU'RE TRAVELING FOR WORKOR GENERAL PUBLIC ACQUIRING FOODOR MEDICAL CARE.STILL -- THERE'S NO GUARANTEE