Let Benicia City Council know you support masks in indoors public spaces!

At next Tuesday’s Council meeting, members will hear a request to implement a face covering mandate for the City of Benicia.

The request, submitted by Mayor Steve Young and Vice Mayor Tom Campbell, would establish a “mask mandate for inside commercial businesses.”

City Council rules require a “two-step process” just to agendize discussion of a new  item.  The August 17 request is the first of the two steps, requesting the item be agendized for consideration at the August 24 meeting.  It’s an important first step – Young and Campbell will need three votes just to bring the item to Council  on August 24 for discussion and a vote.

• Here’s the August 17 Council Agenda (see Item 21 A. on page 12)
• Here is Young’s and Campbell’s request, handwritten and marked urgent
• And here is the Staff Report (basically just a description of the two-step process)

Alert!

Your thoughtful input is needed!  See

• Where to Write and Call, and
• To participate in the zoom meeting on August 17, see opening instructions in the Council agenda.
• For substantial background information, see recent COVID info here on the Benicia Independent.