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Decatur City Council votes to end city’s mask mandate Decatur councilmembers have voted to lift a local mask mandate. Posted: Apr 7, 2021 4:20 PM Updated: Apr 7, 2021 7:23 PM Posted By: Ashley Thusius, Olivia Schueller The Decatur City Council voted on Wednesday to end the city’s mask mandate Apr. 9. Councilman Billy Jackson was the only member to vote against the mandate being lifted. Prior to voting at the special session, Councilman Carlton McMasters spoke about his experience with the coronavirus. He said he'll continue to wear his mask until he feels safe. McMasters said that's ...

The next steps for the Decatur city mask order What comes next for Decatur's city mask mandate By Tiffany Thompson | April 5, 2021 at 10:49 PM CDT - Updated April 5 at 11:09 PM DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - The statewide mask mandate for Alabama expires Friday, April 9, but on Monday, it was all about the city of Decatur’s position on masking. During their city council meeting, leaders talked about repealing the local mask order, but the vote on repealing the mask order for Decatur never happened as a unanimous vote for immediate consideration was required. In other words, there was a vote...

Decatur department directors not required to live in Decatur Only Decatur’s Fire and Police Chiefs and city clerk will still have to live within city limits Decatur City Council is making changes to the city's residency rules By Madison Scarpino | March 15, 2021 at 7:01 PM CDT - Updated March 15 at 7:04 PM DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Department heads within the Decatur City government no longer have to live within city limits. That decision was made at the March 15 City Council meeting. Before then, all Department Directors for the City of Decatur were required to live within city limits...

Mar. 14—Decatur City Council members will decide Monday — as they look to hire a new city clerk — whether to follow a "tradition of promoting from within" or a 2-year-old resolution requiring job opening advertisements for department heads. The council will also vote on a resolution that says the only department heads that must live in Decatur's city limits are the city clerk, fire chief and ...

Some District residents say Councilman Pepper is unfit to lead after resurfaced Facebook post “He’s supposed to be somebody we’re supposed to look up to,” said a Decatur District 4 resident in response to the Hunter Pepper controversy Decatur Councilman asked to resign over controversial social media post By Madison Scarpino | March 8, 2021 at 6:59 PM CST - Updated March 9 at 8:38 AM DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Hunter Pepper’s fellow Councilman, Billy Jackson, is calling for Pepper to step down. “Mr. Jackson I have considered as a mentor, but me and Mr. Jackson h...