Last week, the Edmond City Council enacted a mask ordinance, but – thanks to a few elected covidiots pictured above – were unable to enact the ordinance as an emergency order, comically delaying its implementation for a month.
Here were the details via a Ryan "Oklahoma Rock" Lacroix article on KGOU:
On Monday evening, the City of Edmond passed a mask mandate by a vote of 3-2. But, it was one vote shy of passing as an emergency declaration, so it will not go into effect until August 26.
In casting one of the two votes against, Edmond Mayor Dan O'Neil said he wouldn't make it an emergency because he wanted time to make sure that the mandate is done right.
"I just sure hope that we're right on this thing and we're making the right choice, but gosh darn, I don't want to divide this community," O'Neil said.
The council will meet again next Monday, August 3 to discuss amending the ordinance.
Well, yesterday was Monday, August 3rd. Now that Mayor O'Neil has had the time to examine the issue and consult with city officials and health experts, he's obviously doing the right thing and voting for an emergency mask order to take effect immediately.
Of course not.