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Board of Health Emergency Meeting
Wednesday February 23, 2022, at S:OOPM
Remote Meeting
Board members attending remotely: Penny Holeman, MPH, MA, MS, Chair; Jeannie Kampas, Vice Chair; Joe Ford and Kimberley Crocker Pearson, MS.
MD, MPH
Board members absent: Annette Graczewski, MT (ASCP)
Others attending remotely: Amy von Hone, R.S., C. H .O., Health Director; Sherrie McCullough, R.S ., Assistant Health Director and Tammi Mason, Senior
Department Assistant
Anyone wishing to listen to the meeting can do so via Live Broadcast (Brewster Government TV Channel 18) or by Livestream at
www. livestream . brewster-ma .aov or by video recording (www,tv, brewster- ma .gov)
1 . Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 5 :OOPM .
2 . Chairman's announcements
Because this is an emergency meeting, it will be run a bit differently. Attendees that would like to speak, please use the "raise your hand " button.
3 . Discussion and possible vote to revoke, modify or extend mask mandate in all municipal buildings
Mrs. von Hone stated that on December 15, 2021 , the Board of Health made a mandatory mask mandate for all municipal building and vehicles. On
January 29, 2022, the Board extended that mask mandate to March 2, 2022.
On February 9, 2022, the Department of Early Childhood Education issued a memo that their mask mandate would end on February 28`h
The Town did seek an opinion from Town Counsel to make sure that the Town did have legal authority to enforce the mask mandate in the schools.
They did state that the Town did in fact have authority to enforce a mask mandate in the schools.
Mrs. von Hone also stated that she has also been consulting with Mary Ellen Reed, Nurse Supervisor for the Nauset School System and was asked to hold
an emergency meeting with regards to the mask mandate.
Motion: Revoke the mask mandate effective immediately
Motion : Joe Ford Second : Kimberley Crocker Pearson Vote: Jeannie Kampas — yes Action : Motion carried
Joe Ford — yes
Kimberley Crocker Pearson — yes
Penny Holeman — yes
Meeting adjourned at 5 : 22PM
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