July 22, 2020 - Governor Walz mandates masks in all public settings, effective Saturday, July 25, 2020. In order to keep Minnesota Safe, MN DEED is mass distributing masks to local Chambers. The New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce is helping distribute to all of Brown County including Sleepy Eye & Springfield Chambers of Commerce. The shipment has not been sent yet. However, 22,000 have been allocated to Brown County.
 
A form will be circulated to signup for distribution to local businesses (Chamber and Non-Chamber). For more information on the mask mandate please read Executive Order 20-81 .
CLIFF NOTES FROM TODAY'S E.O.
 
[For Full Details Please visit https://mn.gov/governor/news/executiveorders.jsp ]
 
14. Notice of face covering requirements. Businesses must post one or more signs that are visible to all persons—including workers, customers, and visitors—instructing them to wear face coverings as required by this Executive Order.
 
15. Implementation of face covering requirements by businesses.
 
a. Businesses must require that all persons, including their workers, customers, and visitors, wear face coverings as required by this Executive Order.
 
b. When possible, businesses must provide accommodations to persons, including their workers and customers, who state they have a medical condition, mental health condition, or disability that makes it unreasonable for the person to maintain a face covering, such as permitting use of an alternate form of face covering (e.g., face shield) or providing service options that do not require a customer to enter the business.
 
c. Businesses may not require customers to provide proof of a medical condition mental health condition, or disability, or require customers to explain the nature of their conditions or disability.
 
d. Businesses must follow the requirements of other applicable laws with respect to whether a business may require a worker to provide documentation of a medical condition, mental health condition, or disability related to their inability to wear a face covering and what the business may ask regarding the condition or disability.
 
e. Nothing in this Executive Order requires businesses or their workers to enforce this requirement when it is unsafe to do so, or authorizes them to restrain, assault or physically remove workers or customers who refuse to comply with this Executive Order.
 
f. Nothing in this Executive Order authorizes businesses or their workers to violate other laws, including anti-discrimination laws.
One week left to sign-up!! This is your ONLY way to get this shirt!

Sleepy Eye 2020 Security Blanket VIRTUAL 5K
Our first EVER Virtual 5K! Trying to offer a little security and comfort in these times of COVID...who better than Linus to help us out with that!
Register for our Buttered Corn Days virtual run to help support the Chamber AND get a sweet t-shirt!
Deadline is July 29th
REMINDER: Our Chamber Office is still CLOSED.
If you need to reach Christina/Executive Director or need to purchase or reimbursement for Chamber certificates, please email her at: director@sleepyeyechamber.com