Monterey County considering how to mandate the employee vaccine mandate

Debating Vaccine Mandate Enforcement

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'RWEEFOLLOWING UP ON THEFACE-OFF BETWEEN THEMONTEREY COUNTY SHERIFF'SOFFICE AND THE BRDOA OFSUPERVISORS..NOW THAT THE SHERIFF'SOFFICE TOLD US THEY WOULDNOT ENFORCE THE BOARD'SEMPLOYEE VACCINATIONMANDATE..ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTERCHRISTOPHER SALAS IS LIVENOW-- WITH WHAT THE COUN TYHAD TO SAY ABOUT ENFORCINGTHEIR ORDER..DAN, ERIN..THE BOTTOMLINE FROM THECOUNTY..

THEY DON'T KNOWTHEIR ENFORCEMENT POWER ATTHIS TIM.

E.AND THEY LIKELY WON'TKNOW WHEN THE MANDATE GOESINTO EFFECT..

AUGUST16TH ..WHILE HTEY' REDISCUSSING IT..

THEIRFOCUS IS ON GETTING MOREPEOPLE VACCINAD.TETO REVISIT THE ISS..UETHE MONTEREY COUNTY BOARDOF SUPERVISORS VOTEDO TMANDATE ALL COUNTYEMPLOYEES MUST BEVACCINATED..

UNLESS YOUHAVE AN AUTHORIZ EDEXEMPTION..MONTEREY COUNTY SHERIFFSTEVE BERNAL AND HIS OFFICESAID VACCINATION IS ANINDIVIDUAL CHOICE..

ANDTHEY WOULD NOT DISCIPLINEOR MANDATE THE ORDER AMONGTHEIR STAFF -- WHO ARECOUNTY EMPLOYEES..MCKEE SAID WHEN IT COMESTO ENFORCEMENT OF THEMANDATE -- A BIGCOMPLICATION IS FIGURINGOUT WHO HAS AN AUTHORIZEDEXEMPTION..

THEYE 'RTAKING IT ON A CASE-BY- CASEBASIS...BUT FURTHERMORE..

THEYDON'T KNOW HOW OT ENFORCETHOSE WHO SIMPLY DON'T WANTTHE CCVAINE.

<AUDIO TRACKS 02:57 "WEDON'T HAVE THAT ANSWERT ATHIS POINT.

03:15 WE NEED TOLOOK AT WHAT'S APPROPRIA TETHE MOUS AND I'M NOT GOING TOSAY ANYTHINGS ON THE TLEABOR OFF THE TABLE WRE E'LOOKING AT ALL THE OPTIONS