Maywood trustees adopt employee COVID-19 vaccination policy

The Village of Maywood Board of Trustees voted unanimously Oct. 19 to adopt an ordinance authorizing a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for village employees, with exceptions allowed through an approved exemption process. Trustee A. Sanchez moved the ordinance and Trustee S. Reyes-Plummer seconded; the motion carried with all members voting yes.

The ordinance was presented with a cover memo dated Oct. 13, 2021 from the law firm Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., which is noted in the meeting minutes as the source of legal guidance accompanying the draft policy. The minutes record no substantive debate or public testimony on the item during the meeting.

Why it matters: the policy sets personnel requirements for village employees and establishes the process by which employees may seek exemptions. The ordinance was adopted as part of the meeting's New Business agenda; the minutes do not list implementation dates or detailed exemption criteria in the meeting record.

What happened next: the board adopted the ordinance on a unanimous vote. The minutes do not record an effective date, details of the exemption process, or follow-up reporting requirements; those items will need to appear in official policy documents or staff guidance for implementation.