Public is encouraged to email comments to Hays commissioners
Due to the potential for a large crowd at Thursday's Hays City Commission meeting and very limited seating, Mayor Shaun Musil announced this morning he will only allow a total of 10 individuals to address the commission.
Five individuals will be allowed to speak in support of extending the mask requirement, and five people will have the opportunity to speak against an extension.
Each speaker will be allowed three minutes, the city announced in a news release Thursday morning.
Doors to City Hall will open at 6 p.m.
"I encourage citizens to submit your public comments electronically to the email address [email protected]. All comments will be shared with the city commission," Musil said in the release. "Seating in the city commission chambers is limited so that proper social distancing can be maintained. Face coverings will be required. Persons not wearing a mask must produce a note from a medical doctor exempting them from the ordinance."
Petitions for and against extending the mask ordinance have been organized locally.