JACKSON  (WNE) — Some of Jackson’s elected officials are tired of hearing people argue about masks.

The Town Council voted unanimously Friday during a special meeting to direct the town manager to instruct the Jackson Police Department to start citing people who defy mask orders.

“A lot has been done, but I think it’s pretty clear that more needs to be done here,” Mayor Pete Muldoon said. “I do think it’s our responsibility to make those kinds of policy decisions. We are not getting the compliance that these public health orders deserve.”

Since the meeting, the state also issued a statewide mask order, which Teton County Attorney Erin Weisman said supersedes the county order.

No mask-related citations have been issued in Teton County, but Weisman said that if they are, her office will use prosecutorial discretion like it does in all criminal cases.

“My utmost concern is for community safety, and we are a community who cares deeply about one another,” she said. “With respect to all cases, my office will continue to exercise a reasoned, commonsense approach throughout this crisis.”

Interim Chief of Police Michelle Weber said her office is handling complaints as they come in, and officers are constantly informing people of mask requirements while out on patrol.

People with certain medical conditions are exempt from wearing masks, and that isn’t something police say they can question.

“There are people in our community who cannot wear masks,” Councilman Arne Jorgensen said, “and it’s important to acknowledge that and we need to be respectful of that.”