HomeMy WebLinkAbout008-R-22 Amending the City Council Rules to Require City Council Members to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 or Test Negative In Advance Of City Council and Committee Meetings1 /24/2022
8-R-22
A RESOLUTION
Amending the City Council Rules to Require City Council Members to
be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 or Test Negative In Advance Of City
Council and Committee Meetings
WHEREAS, the Rules Committee amends the City Council Rules and
Organization of the City Council of the City of Evanston ("City Council Rules") from time
to time; and
WHEREAS, the City Council must accept and adopt proposed changes of
the City Council Rules; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States
declared a national emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease ("COVID-
19") outbreak; and
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, the Governor of Illinois issued his first
disaster proclamation for the State of Illinois concerning the COVID-19 outbreak; and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 outbreak continues around the country with
several variants continuing to present a danger; and
WHEREAS, in October, 2021, the City of Evanston Director of Health and
Human Services issued an order directing City employees to vaccinated against
COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, in December 2021, the City of Evanston Director of Health
and Human Services issued an order directing individuals in certain public places be
vaccinated against COVID-19; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to continue to meet in person; and
WHEREAS, members of the public and City employees would be required
to be vaccinated against COVID-19 but members of City Council are not; and
WHEREAS, in the spirit of equity the City Council should consider
adoption of a policy requiring its members to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1. That the foregoing recitals are hereby found as fact and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. That the City Council Rules are amended as follows:
10.7 Councilmembers shall be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof
thereof to the Director of Health and Human Services. A councilmember is fully
vaccinated two (2) weeks after completing the 2nd dose series of the Moderna or Pfizer
vaccines or two (2) weeks after receivinq the single -dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Any councilmember that is not vaccinated against COVID-19 shall submit proof of a
COVID-19 test with a neqative result taken within 24 hours of each in -person Citv Council
meetinq to the Director of Health and Human Services. Failure of a member of Citv
Council to comply with this rule is subject to censure by a majority vote of the members
present or expelled for the remainder of the meetinq by a two-thirds vote of the
councilmembers present.
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from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
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Attest:
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Adopted: January 24 , 2022
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Daniel Biss, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Nicholas E. Cummings, Corporation
Counsel
C&C
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