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Councilmember Heineman commented he liked that. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell replied she liked that too, that the City is going to be hands off, the <br />residents are going to be respected and trusted to make reasonable decisions. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman stated he was in support of both, a more broad ordinance followed by <br />a more specific resolution. <br /> <br />Mayor Pro Tem Riley stated the focus so far has been on the ordinance and asked if there were <br />any suggested changes to the ordinance as it is currently written. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff stated that this is a very broad description of vaccination or medical <br />procedures and asked if there are any other vaccinations that are currently required by City <br />employees that might come into conflict with the ordinance. He gave the example of a tetanus <br />shot being required after an injury involving metal. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich replied it seemed like those discussions have occurred regarding this <br />and the closest thing is a hepatitis series for police officers. That is voluntary, not required. He <br />wanted to check on it but didn’t believe there is a requirement. <br /> <br />Mayor Pro Tem Riley asked if the Council liked the ordinance as it is written with no changes. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht commented that other physical requirements that would be related to <br />performing a job would still be allowed. He gave the example of being able to lift a certain amount. <br />The ordinance would state that you can’t force people to get a medical treatment. <br /> <br />Mayor Pro Tem Riley asked for confirmation that City Attorney Knaak drafted the ordinance and <br />it meets the kinds of criteria and doesn’t put the City at risk. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak replied whenever an ordinance is drafted like this that is imposing an <br />obligation on City employees and contractors, there is always a risk that someone violates it or the <br />City gets sued because of it, can happen. He stated it is good to ask the question and something to <br />be aware of because they are imposing an additional legal duty on the City’s employees as they <br />interact with other City employees. He stated it is fairly unusual that there would be a situation <br />that the City would be engaging in some sort of discrimination, on the other hand the law provides <br />that City employees cannot discriminate for other reasons. He continued that what is being created <br />is another individual right saying that discrimination can’t occur based on that. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman commented that he liked that being pointed out. He stated that despite <br />relationships that are currently good, that as they go down this road there is more division and <br />opinions on both sides. He stated that if this provides some sort of incentive for people to not ask <br />about medical decisions, such as getting vaccinated or no to, he sees that as a positive. He also <br />commented that because forms of government have been introducing legislation limiting people’s <br />freedom, he thinks it’s not a bad thing to introduce an ordinance protecting people’s freedom. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / January 25, 2022 <br />Page 17 of 23 <br /> <br />