Updated at 8:15 p.m.: Revised to reflect the mayor’s comments at a Colleyville City Council meeting.

The mayor of Colleyville said in a proclamation this week that residents could soon resume outdoor dining at restaurants and visits to salons and gyms in certain circumstances, a move that in some ways appeared to go further in relaxing coronavirus restrictions than the governor’s statewide orders.

Mayor Richard Newton wrote in the document signed Monday that beginning Friday, residents could dine at restaurants’ outside patio areas as long as there was sufficient space to practice social distancing.

And Newton’s proclamation says visits to gyms, massage businesses and salons will be allowed by one-to-one appointment starting Friday.

The mayor’s order appeared to relax stay-at-home measures more than Gov. Greg Abbott, who recently loosened some coronavirus restrictions.

The governor announced last week that retailers that had previously been considered nonessential cold start offering to-go or delivery service Friday.

Under the governor’s order, signed Friday, people still must “avoid eating or drinking at bars, restaurants and food courts, or visiting gyms, massage establishments, tattoo studios, piercing studios or cosmetology salons.”

But Abbott said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon that the Colleyville mayor’s proclamation seemed to align with or defer to the statewide order.

“From everything that I could tell, what he wrote in that proclamation, he made deference to the executive order that I issued," Abbott said. “If there is something not in agreement, we will be happy to talk to him about it."

Newton could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

At a Colleyville City Council meeting Tuesday night, Newton played a snippet of the governor’s news conference earlier in the day, in which the governor said Colleyville’s proclamation deferred to his.

“Different people may have different opinions about that,” the mayor said. “But the governor’s opinion is the one that makes a difference to me.”

Newton said if the governor asked him to make any changes to his proclamation, he would.

Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley told the Texas Tribune that the Colleyville order appeared to go “a little bit beyond what the governor’s rules are.”

“I think we’re all beginning to look at the possibility of lessening some restrictions, but we still need to stay within what the governor has outlined,” he said.

The mayor’s proclamation also said that residents may attend church services as long as congregants practice social distancing, though services should be conducted remotely whenever possible.

That appeared to align with the state’s guidelines for houses of worship, which says churches must, “whenever possible,” conduct their activities remotely.

The mayor also said elective surgeries “and other procedures not medically necessary to diagnose or correct a serious medical condition" may be resumed, effective immediately.

Restrictions on elective procedures and surgeries will be loosened statewide Wednesday under the governor’s order.

Colleyville council member George Dodson said the mayor’s order was appropriate and fits within Abbott’s guidelines.

“I heard his statement today in his press conference where he stated that he took a look at it and it appeared to be in line,” Dodson said, referring to Abbott’s comments. “Of course, his staff will continue to review it. So he’ll get back to us if there’s any need for clarification.”

Dodson said the city has the right to make the rules, as long as they’re within the parameters set by the ​Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, President Donald Trump and the governor.

He said the city is just as concerned about individual safety as it is with helping the local economy.

He expects residents to move forward with caution and continue taking precautions such as staying home and using masks and gloves.

“We’re not saying it’s time to just throw things to the wind, but we want our businesses to get open,” Dodson said. “That’s a concern, but we’re just as concerned with individuals. And we don’t want our older population to be put at risk because somebody wants to go do something with five of their buddies.”

Council member Kathy Wheat said in a text message that the mayor had her full support.

Council member Tammy Nakamura​ declined to comment, saying she was running late for a meeting.

Council members Bobby Lindamood and Chuck Kelley referred reporters to the mayor for questions, and council member Callie Rigney could not be reached Tuesday.

Staff writer Allie Morris contributed to this report.