Tucson, Arizona 2021-12-17 16:38:32 –
Tucson, Arizona (KGUN) —Tucson Mayor Regina Romero announces on Friday that Tucson will maintain its policy of requiring employees to be vaccinated in accordance with an enforcement order by Governor Doug Ducey to ban the government’s COVID-19 vaccine directive. Did.
Governor Ducey signed executive order on Wednesday Prohibits Arizona Local Government or State Government Agency Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine.. Governor Ducey’s order exempts government-approved medical facilities from this ban.
“Arizona Attorney General Benovich had already told the governor that he didn’t want to hear. Mayor Romero has no authority to anticipate local actions through executive orders in a statement.”
During October The Tucson City Council voted 4-3, requiring city officials to be vaccinated with COVID-19 by 1 December or promoting plans to face retirement.Cited a high level of COVID-19 infection that persists throughout Pima County.
In September, the Arizona Attorney General announced The COVID-19 vaccine obligation recently passed by the city of Tucson violates state law and calls for its abolition...
It used to be August The mayor and council voted 6-1 to pass an ordinance requiring employees to submit evidence of at least one COVID-19 vaccination by August 24... This measure included a five-day suspension of non-compliant city officials. However, religious and medical exemptions were included in the ordinance.
According to recent employee data from the city of Tucson, 99% of the city’s employees are in compliance with the city’s vaccination policy and / or are granted exemptions, the Mayor of Romero’s office said.
“As the number of cases of COVID-19 increases, the governor needs to focus on the immediate crisis. As the pandemic surges to record levels and the hospital’s ICU beds diminish, he is for public health. It cannot be said that the city or county will join hands, “Mayor Romero added in a statement.
Click here to read Tucson’s All Employee Vaccination Policy..
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