(KNZA)--The Hiawatha City Commission will hold a special meeting this ( Friday) evening to consider approval of not requiring the wearing of masks during Prom at the Fisher Center.

Commissioners Brian Shefferd, Evans Woehlecke and Dave Middendorf requested the special meeting, which is set to begin at 5:00.

That follows the Commission's approval of a motion by Commissioner Becky Shamburg in a special meeting Wednesday afternoon to lift the mask requirement for private events at the Fisher Center, beginning Monday.

Shamburg said she uncomfortable with lifting the mask requirement prior to Saturday's Prom. She cited the potential for a mass quarantine if there were a positive COVID-19 case. Shamburg said she was concerned about how the wrong decision could effect school activities, as well as graduation.

Shefferd, who was in favor of lifting the mask requirement before Prom, said he felt the Commission was overstepping their authority by not allowing Prom organizers to make the decision.