ByIrene Cruz and David González KABC - Wednesday, September 6, 2023
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- The Huntington Beach City Council narrowly voted Wednesday to ban universal mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the city.
The declaration passed with a 4-3 vote. The meeting adjourned at 2:48 a.m.
Those who've tested positive for COVID-19 would still be required to wear masks in certain settings.
Mayor Pro Tem Gracey Van Der Mark introduced the motion at Tuesday night's meeting. In the declaration, Van Der Mark said mask mandates imposed at City Hall and other parts of the city in 2020 and 2021 "unnecessarily limited the freedoms of the citizens of Huntington Beach -- even those who were not around anyone who tested positive for COVID-19 or at risk of any exposure."
"The city should ban broad universal mask and vaccine mandates by declaring the city to be a 'no mask, no vaccine mandate city'," she added.
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