Brown County Human Services Committee to discuss mask ordinance

Brown County Human Services Committee is expected to discuss a possible face covering ordinance during Thursday's meeting.

GREEN BAY WILL HAVETO WEAR A MASKUNLESS EXEMPT.

THISCOMES AFTER A 7 TO 5VOTE DURING LASTNIGHT'S COMMONCOUNCIL MEETING.TOMORROW, APOSSIBLE MASKORDINANCE WILL BEDISCUSSED AT THECOUNTY-LEVELDURING THE BROWNCOUNTY HUMANSERVICES COMMITTEEMEETING.NBC 26'S JULIANAFALK SHARES MOREON WHAT THAT COULDMEAN FOR THECOUNTY...AS WE SAW DURINGTHE GREEN BAYCOMMON COUNCILMEETING....THE IDEAOF A FACE COVERINGORDINANCE COMESWITH MANYDIFFERENTOPINIONS.....ANDCOMMUNITYMEMBERS WILL HAVETHE OPPORTUNITY TOEXPRESS THOSEOPINIONS AT THEBROWN COUNTYHUMAN SERVICESCOMMITTEE MEETING."FIRST WE'LL BE OPENTO PUBLIC COMMENTSFROM PEOPLE THATWOULD LIKE TO GO TOTHE NEVILLE MUSEUMAND GIVE US PUBLICCOMMENT IN PERSONRATHER THAN SENDEMAILS."COUNTY BOARDSUPERVISOR ANDHUMAN SERVICESCOMMITTEECHAIRPERSON JOANBRUSKY THECOMMITTEE THENWILL DISCUSS APOSSIBLEORDINANCE...SHEADDED CORPORATIONCOUNCIL HAS SENTOUT AN EXAMPLEORDINACE LOOSELYBASED ON WHAT THECITY OF GREEN BAYPASSED.."WHAT HE SENT TODAYCAN BE AMENDED ANDCHANGED BUT IT'SSOMETHING TO WORKFROM."GREEN BAY'S FACECOVERINGORDINANCE MEANSPEOPLE OVER 5YEARS OLD...WILLHAVE TO WEAR AMASK WHEN ATINDOOR PUBLICAREAS...UNLESSEXEMPT...WITHVARIOUSAMENDMENTS ADDEDTO IT."I FEEL VERYSTRONGLY ON THIS ASI HAVE SOME HEALTHISSUES MYSELF, I HAVETO BE CAREFUL AND IJUST FEEL THIS ISSOMETHING YOU DONOT FOR YOURSELF,YOU DO FOR OTHERS."ALDER KATHYLEFEBVRE...ALSO ACOUNTY BOARDSUPERVISOR SAIDSHE'S BEEN WORKINGWITH BRUSKY ON IT."I'M VERY PROUD OFTHE GREEN BAY CITYCOUNCIL FOR PASSINGIT.

I THINK IT'S A STEPIN THE RIGHTDIRECTION AND I HOPEOTHERS SEE IT ASTHAT TOO."BUT WHETHER THEYWILL IS THE BIGQUESTION...BRUSKYSAID IF THECOMMITTEEAPPROVES THEORDINANCE, WHICHSHE FEELS ITWILL...THOUGH ITCOULD TAKE ASPECIAL MEETING...ITWILL GO TO THE FULLCOUNTY BOARD."I THINK THERE'S ACHANCE THAT ONLYCOUNTY BUILDINGSAND PROPERTY WILLBE APPROVED.

I THINKTHERE'S A 50/50CHANCE WE COULDGET SOMETHINGCOUNTY WIDE THATWOULD BE VERYSIMILAR TO GREENBAY."LEFEBVRE SAYS ITWAS ADDED IN THAT IFTHE COUNTYPASSSED A MASKREQUIREMENT, THEGREEN BAYORDINANCE ONEWOULD BERESCINDED.

INBROWN COUNTYJULIANA FALK NBC 26.WE DID REACH OUTTO THE BROWNCOUNTY EXECUTIVE