Special Council Meeting Next Thursday to Vote on Vaccine Mandate for City of Hamilton Employees – TPR Hamilton | Hamilton's Civic Affairs News Site

August 20, 2021
Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger wants to follow the City of Toronto and other Ontario municipalities in requiring all municipal employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The meeting will be on Thursday, August 26, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Mayor Eisenberger issued a statement this morning writing:
“As cases have risen in Hamilton, in Ontario, and across the country over the past days and weeks, we’ve been engaged in a conversation about how to best prepare ourselves for a fourth wave of COVID-19. For it’s part, the City of Hamilton is exploring a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination verification policy requiring all City of Hamilton employees to receive both doses of the vaccine.”
Eisenberger writes “as a major employer in the City we have an obligation to undertake all necessary precautions to protect our workforce, their families, and in turn the community as a whole.”
City Clerks are now polling members of Council to determine the best date and time for the special meeting.