April 2, 2021 at 4:25 p.m.
Mask mandate off for county buildings
Commissioners lift restrictions to match state
Masks will no longer be required.
The mask mandate in Jay County offices and departments will be lifted Tuesday.
Jay County Commissioners signed a resolution effective Tuesday, doing away with the facial covering requirement when entering buildings such as Jay County Courthouse.
The resolution is similar to one passed March 11 (effective the next day) which stated county entities were open to the public again. (For three months prior, county buildings and departments were open to appointments only, and county government business was limited to essential work only.)
The difference between the last resolution and Thursday’s resolution is members of the public and county employees will no longer be required to wear facial coverings. Commissioners signed the resolution in response to Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s orders to lift state COVID-19 restrictions Tuesday.
“I’m just glad to be getting anything close to normalcy,” said commissioner Chad Aker after the meeting. “I think this has been around long enough people know the rules, and a lot of people have been vaccinated or have already had it.”
More than 7,700 doses of coronavirus vaccine had been administered in Jay County as of Tuesday. The county has recorded more than 1,800 cases of COVID-19 over the course of the ongoing pandemic.
Also Thursday, commissioners agreed to hire advisory firm Baker Tilly for its services, as needed.
This decision came in response to a discussion about the American Rescue Plan Act — a $1.7 trillion federal coronavirus relief package — and its impact on Jay County.
County auditor Anna Culy estimated the county will receive approximately $3.9 million in relief funds, not including other grants.
She noted this is money, an advance grant, is handled differently from the last relief package, which was handled with reimbursements.
“I want to make sure it’s done right,” Culy said, noting her term is over at the end of 2024. “I term out in two years, and whoever is auditor next is going to be saddled with finishing this up.”
The mask mandate in Jay County offices and departments will be lifted Tuesday.
Jay County Commissioners signed a resolution effective Tuesday, doing away with the facial covering requirement when entering buildings such as Jay County Courthouse.
The resolution is similar to one passed March 11 (effective the next day) which stated county entities were open to the public again. (For three months prior, county buildings and departments were open to appointments only, and county government business was limited to essential work only.)
The difference between the last resolution and Thursday’s resolution is members of the public and county employees will no longer be required to wear facial coverings. Commissioners signed the resolution in response to Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s orders to lift state COVID-19 restrictions Tuesday.
“I’m just glad to be getting anything close to normalcy,” said commissioner Chad Aker after the meeting. “I think this has been around long enough people know the rules, and a lot of people have been vaccinated or have already had it.”
More than 7,700 doses of coronavirus vaccine had been administered in Jay County as of Tuesday. The county has recorded more than 1,800 cases of COVID-19 over the course of the ongoing pandemic.
Also Thursday, commissioners agreed to hire advisory firm Baker Tilly for its services, as needed.
This decision came in response to a discussion about the American Rescue Plan Act — a $1.7 trillion federal coronavirus relief package — and its impact on Jay County.
County auditor Anna Culy estimated the county will receive approximately $3.9 million in relief funds, not including other grants.
She noted this is money, an advance grant, is handled differently from the last relief package, which was handled with reimbursements.
“I want to make sure it’s done right,” Culy said, noting her term is over at the end of 2024. “I term out in two years, and whoever is auditor next is going to be saddled with finishing this up.”
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