kshb | Mayor Quinton Lucas's face mask mandate went into effect in Kansas City, Missouri, Monday.
Anyone going inside a public building is now required to wear a face covering.
The
Kansas City, Missouri Health Department will be enforcing the mandate
by asking customers and businesses to hold each other accountable.
As of 5 p.m. there were 21 Health - Communicable Disease 311 complaints according to the city's 311 database.
The Health Department will follow up with businesses in those
complaints one by one, beginning with a phone call to determine if the
business needs a reminder about the rule or if it is actively ignoring
it.
Joe Zwillenberg, owner of the Westport Flea Market Bar and
Grill, said he welcomes the oversight by the public and the government.
"You
might get that new employee who just moved here that maybe doesn't know
about the ordinance going on and fell through the cracks," Zwillenberg
said. "The last thing any restaurant wants to do is get somebody sick."
After
an initial follow-up call from the health department, next steps, if
necessary, include sending a certified letter, visiting the business,
sending a mitigation order and pulling the occupancy permit.
The Health Department wants to stress that customers hold the power. If
they see a business not allowing for distancing or not enforcing
mask-wearing they should leave.
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