HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — On Tuesday, Governor Kay Ivey is expected to announce a timeline for reopening Alabam's economy. The news conference is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
Alabama is under a statewide stay-at-home order through Thursday. With Governor Kay Ivey's press conference tomorrow regarding that, Madison Mayor Paul Finley says they're getting ready on all fronts.
"As the governor gives us her game plan going forward our job will be to help the community understand what that means. we're gonna work hard to make sure the businesses understand what they can do. what the public understand and many instances you have to simply go and let folks know in a couple of instances you actually have to police it." said Mayor Finley.
Reopening the economy, means more people will be allowed to return to work.
The CEO of Huntsville Hospital, David Spillers, said they sent in some recommendations to Governor Ivey on how employers should move forward during this time..
"When we sent in our recommendations to the governor we recommended that employers do temperature checks. They need to be doing temperature checks regularly and they need to mask their employees. If we do that i think we'll be a lot better off." said Spillers.
In Monday's press conference, Mayor Finley said as more businesses start reopening, it's critical we're all doing our part to keep each other safe.
"If you're sick you need to continue to stay home. I think it was almost a badge of honor sometimes to come in when you were sick. Well that is just absolutely unacceptable any longer and I think it'll be that way for a long time."
Mayor Finley said though safety is their number one priority, getting things back to normal is crucial for our community.
"It's critical in so many different reasons and aspects. From small businesses, to big businesses, to folks that haven't been able to be at work and need pay checks."
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