Maywood board adopts ordinance enforcing face coverings during COVID-19 emergency
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Summary
The Village of Maywood unanimously approved Ordinance adopting Executive Order No. 2021-01 and amended Section 92.21(B) to allow enforcement of face coverings during the active COVID-19 disaster proclamation; the change implements an order issued under the village emergency declaration.
The Village of Maywood Board of Trustees on Feb. 16 approved an ordinance adopting Executive Order No. 2021-01, issued under Declaration No. 2020-02, to enforce the use of face coverings during the pendency of the COVID-19 disaster proclamation in Illinois. The ordinance amends Section 92.21(B) of Chapter 92 (Health and Sanitation; Nuisances) to permit enforcement measures tied to the president’s executive order.
The measure was presented as an item of old business and passed by unanimous roll call with no recorded debate. The cover memo for the ordinance was prepared by the village’s outside municipal counsel, Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd., and the ordinance references the declared state of emergency issued June 2, 2020.
The board did not specify enforcement details such as civil penalties, exact enforcement procedures, or the timeline for rescinding the enforcement amendment; those operational details may be addressed in implementing regulations or administrative procedures. The ordinance’s effect is limited to the duration of the underlying emergency declaration; once the declared emergency ends or is rescinded, the enforcement amendment would cease to apply unless the board takes further action.