Gov. Jared Polisâ order to require unvaccinated state workers to get tested for COVID-19 on a regular basis doesnât apply to local government workers even though counties are a subdivision of the state. Still, that doesnât mean that county commissioners, or local governments for that matter, canât mirror that new Polis order for state workers to get tested for the coronavirus twice a week, or even go beyond that requirement, the governor said Monday. âWe truly have a great degree of trust in our local administrators of state government services, namely our county governments,â Polis said. âSome counties, like the city and county of Denver, are putting requirements above and beyond the state requirements; there are likely other counties that might have their own appropriate COVID-control measures that they implement at their county level.â