San Antonio: In-person City Council meetings scheduled to resume next month

Press release from the City of San Antonio:

March 10, 2021

To ensure the safety of our employees and visitors, the City of San Antonio will continue to require the use of face masks in all City-owned buildings until further notice. Although Governor Abbott has lifted the statewide mask mandate effective today, City of San Antonio employees and members of the public accessing services within City facilities, will continue to be required to wear masks until further notice.

“Our highest priority is to ensure that the health and well-being of our employees and visitors is not affected,” said City Manager Erik Walsh. "To ensure that face mask guidelines are followed we will have signage in all City facilities and our mask policy will be strictly enforced."

The Parks and Recreation Department in accordance with the Governor’s order and CDC guidelines will continue to post signage in all parks and outdoor facilities to encourage the public to wear a mask if social distancing is not possible. Masks will continue to be required on the City-owned Riverwalk if people cannot maintain social distance.

As COVID infection rates continue to decline, the City will be reviewing its Return to Work Plan and safety protocols to develop a scaled reopening of City facilities over the next several weeks. The City’s plan will be guided by the weekly progression in our public health warning and indicator measures.

The City of San Antonio is planning to resume in-person meetings of City Council “A Session” on April 8, 2021 and will continue to host City Council “B Session” meetings virtually until further notice.

This press release was produced by the City of San Antonio. The views expressed here are the author’s own.