G 20210029 - No. 1 of 2021: Masks in City Facilities and City VehiclesExecutive Order No. 1 of 2021
Masks in City Facilities and City Vehicles
Issue Date: May 10, 2021
Subject: Masks in City Facilities and City Vehicles
Authority Signature: Erin Mendenhall, Mayor
Salt Lake City Corporation has over 3000 employees, many of whom come into contact
with members of the public each day.
As the City continues to monitor the transmission rates of COVID-19 within Salt Lake City
boundaries, the Mayor is committed to keeping City employees safe and healthy and ensuring
that the members of the public who do business with the City are also safe.
For that reason, the Mayor has determined that it is in the public interest to require both
City employees and members of the public to wear masks in City building and City vehicles in
certain circumstances.
This Executive Order is effective May 10, 2021 and will remain in effect until otherwise
amended or rescinded.
1. Definitions.
a. -time, part time, or seasonal employee of Salt Lake
City Corporation.
b.
occupied, or controlled by Salt Lake City Corporation.
c. tion that a City
employee is using during work hours and, for the purposes of this Executive Order,
is occupied by more than one person.
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d.
of tightly woven synthetic or natural fabrics, and fits snugly against the nose and
sides of the face and
exhalation valve, vent, or other hole or opening, or a mask that is crocheted or
made of lace, mesh, or similar open weblike construction or material.
e. including the eyes,
nostrils, and mouth of the wearer is made of clear plastic or similar
nonpermeable transparent material, and can be used in conjunction with a face
mask for enhanced protection.
f.
residence.
2. City Employee Mask Requirement.
a. Except as provided in Section (5), each City employee shall wear a face mask when:
i. inside a City facility;
ii. outside a City facility while acting in the scope of the City
employment; or
iii. inside a City vehicle.
b. A City employee who desires a medical-related exemption to the requirements of
Subsection (2)(a) shall contact the
i. When considering a request for a medical-related exemption under this
Section, the Human Resources Department will determine what, if any,
information, including medical documentation, the City employee must
provide to support the requested exemption.
3. Visitors to City Facilities.
a. Each individual who is not a City employee is required to wear a face mask when
the individual is inside a City facility.
b. A City employee may refuse to provide in-person service to any individual who
does not wear a mask in a City facility if:
i. an alternative means of service is available;
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ii. the City employee specifies to the individual how to access the alternative
means of service; and
iii. the City employee determines that the individual has reasonable access to
the alternative means of service.
c. A City employee may refuse to provide in-person service pursuant to Subsection
(3)(b) even if the individual qualifies for an exception under Section (5).
4. Signage Requirements. Each City department will post conspicuous signage that:
a. lists COVID-19 symptoms;
b. asks individuals experiencing COVID-19 symptoms to stay home;
c. asks individuals who enter to follow the City ;
d. asks individuals to maintain six feet physical distance from any individual from a
separate household; and
e. posts a copy of this Executive Order.
5. Face Mask Exceptions.
a. Notwithstanding Subsections (2)(a) and (3)(a), an individual, including an
employee, who is required to wear a face mask may remove the face mask in the
following situations:
i. while actively eating or drinking, provided that the individual remains in
place while eating or drinking;
ii. while alone or only with other members of the same household in an
office, room, cubicle, vehicle, or similar enclosure;
iii. when communicating as or with an individual who is deaf or hard of
hearing if the speaker wears a face shield or uses alternative protection
such as a plexiglass barrier;
iv. when engaging in work authorized by the City where wearing a face mask
would create a risk to the individual, as determined by government safety
guidelines; or
v. .
b. Notwithstanding Subsections (2)(a) and (3)(a), an employee required to wear a
face mask may remove the face mask in the following situations:
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i. while actively using an indoor fitness facility and maintaining a physical
distance of at least six feet from any other individual from a different
household;
ii. while outdoors and maintaining a physical distance of at least six feet from
any individual from a different household;
iii.
iv. if the grants the employee an a
medical-related exemption that exempts the employee from Subsection
(2)(a).
c. The following individuals are exempt from the face mask requirements of this
Executive Order:
i. a child who is younger than three years old;
ii. an individual who is unconscious, incapacitated, or otherwise unable to
remove the face mask without assistance; and
iii. an individual who is not an employee who has a medical condition, mental
health condition, or intellectual or developmental disability, that prevents
the individual from wearing a face mask.
Dated this 10th day of May, 2021,
Erin Mendenhall, Mayor
Approved as to Form:
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Katherine N. Lewis, City Attorney