At this week’s city commission meeting, several members of the public indicated they would be filing lawsuits against the City of Salina in response to the continuation of a face mask mandate in the city. A Kansas Senate bill allows a channel for citizens to seek recourse if they’ve been damaged by the mandates. Salina faced its first of these suits last week. It was dismissed, noting that a Kansas city has “home rule authority,” or final say in how to interpret a state mandate. Mayor Melissa Hodges said she understands that each individual that plans to file a suit has a different set of circumstances. “At this point, we are prepared to address those (suits) as they come,” Hodges said.
Source: Salina Journal.
Source: Salina Journal.
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