Mask ordinance as it applies to county facilities

Oconee County Council has begun the process to convert an emergency order to an ordinance that requires facial coverings in certain county offices and facilities.  It is not an ordinance, as explained by the county attorney, that would apply to anyone in the county outside county offices or facilities—just at those places operated by county government.  Nevertheless, the ordinance process provides for a hearing, at which the public may comment or ask questions.  That hearing is set for the council meeting at 6 o’clock Tuesday night, February 16.