BOS Opposed to Overreaching State Mandates related to COVID-19

The Board of Supervisors has adopted a resolution which expresses their opposition to any overreaching government mandate related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) or other health pandemics which impact individual liberties, particularly as they may relate to each person’s right to make their own health-related decisions. 

In response to the recent increase in reports of COVID-19 (or recently identified variants of COVID-19), the Board of Supervisors has chosen to express its views regarding government-imposed involuntary mandates. The resolution enables the Board to express its view that it will not support the imposition of pandemic-related overreaching involuntary mandates because each person has the right to make their own decisions, particularly when it relates to their own health and the health of their family. All individuals, especially those not directly at risk of contracting COVID-19, have a right to choose if they wear a mask, to choose if they will get vaccinated, or if they will participate in activities outside their home or residence.

This resolution enables the Board to express that vaccine mandates, mandatory masking, mandatory testing, and compulsory lock-downs are not effective, long-term, at preventing exposure to COVID-19. The Board of Supervisors does not support any overreaching, involuntary government mandate(s) related to COVID-19 or other health pandemic(s) which:

1. Requires a person to wear a mask or any other face covering;
2. Requires a person to test for COVID-19;
3. Requires a person to receive a COVID-19 vaccine;
4. Requires a local business, non-profit organization, or place of worship to close or alter their hours of operation due to a health mandate;
5. Confines a citizen to their home or residence or otherwise restricts individual freedom of movement, association, or assembly, or the ability to partake in lawful activities.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors will consider all appropriate legal avenues to support the beliefs stated in the Resolution and to the extent legally allowed, oppose government departments, agencies, and entities that impose such involuntary public health mandates and requirements on the citizens of Shasta County.

To view the resolution, see the attached file.