{"id":"ME-089","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"Portland, Maine (Cumberland County)","state":"ME","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"City Manager Jon Jennings (with Mayor Kate Snyder)","authority":"Portland City Code ch. 2, §§ 2-406, 2-408 (emergency proclamation; power to \u0027restrict the movement of persons within the city\u0027)","instrument":"Emergency Stay at Home Order (City Manager\u0027s emergency proclamation), announced Mar. 24, 2020","title":"City Announces Stay at Home Emergency Order Effective Wednesday, March 25 at 5:00 PM; Restricts all non-essential personal and business services","dateIssued":"2020-03-24","effective":"2020-03-25 5:00 p.m.","end":"Five days by its terms; extended by the City Council Mar. 30 and Apr. 27, 2020 (to May 18); aligned with the Governor\u0027s orders May 4, 2020 (ME-091)","startDate":"2020-03-25","endDate":"2020-04-27","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["STAY","CLOSE","GATH"],"addressees":["residents and businesses of Portland"],"clause":"the City Manager has signed an emergency stay at home order for all non-essential businesses and services in Portland. The order goes into effect at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, March 25 and has measures that apply to both residents and businesses.... Portland\u0027s City Code (Chapter 2, section 2-406) authorizes the City Manager to issue an emergency proclamation when a civil emergency exists. It further allows for the City Manager and the Council to exercise emergency powers to protect life and property, restrict the movement of persons within the city, and other regulations necessary to preserve the public peace, health, and safety (Chapter 2, section 2-408).... A. Gatherings of more than ten (10) people are prohibited throughout the State.... B. All restaurants and bars shall close their dine-in facilities.... such non-essential businesses may continue to access their brick-and-mortar premises in order to conduct essential business functions including, but not limited to, processing mail, depositing checks, completing payroll and paying vendors; as long as social distancing [is maintained]","enforcement":"Portland City Code ch. 2; incorporates the Governor\u0027s March 15, 2020 Executive Order (proclamation) by reference","functions":["all non-essential public-facing functions in Maine\u0027s largest city","OF","SF","DR","CB"],"notes":"Issued one day before the State\u0027s EO 19 took effect and eight days before the State\u0027s stay-home order; Mayor: \u0027With 90 of 118 confirmed cases in Southern Maine, we are obligated to take additional measures.\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://portlandmaine.gov/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=City-Announces-Stay-at-Home-Emergency-Or-120","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200325031328/https://portlandmaine.gov/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=City-Announces-Stay-at-Home-Emergency-Or-120","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":217994,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"ME","url":"/library/ME-089","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/ME-089","citation":"City Manager Jon Jennings (with Mayor Kate Snyder), Emergency Stay at Home Order (City Manager\u0027s emergency proclamation), announced Mar. 24, 2020 (Ex. ME-089)","stateName":"Maine","related":["ME-091"]}