{"id":"MET-AUS-007","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Austin, Texas","state":"TX","metro":"AUS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor Steve Adler","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418; Declaration of Local Disaster of March 6, 2020 ratified by City Council Resolution No. 20200312-074; supplements GA-26","instrument":"Order No. 20200615-013","title":"Order requiring distancing, hygiene and face-covering behaviors; prohibiting socializing in groups of more than 10; Stage 4 alert","dateIssued":"2020-06-15","effective":"2020-06-15 11:59 p.m.","end":"2020-07-03 12:01 p.m. (superseded by Order No. 20200702-017, Ex. MET-AUS-010; stated term through 11:59 p.m. August 15, 2020)","startDate":"2020-06-15","endDate":"2020-07-03","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["GATH","MASK","EMP","HC","CAP"],"addressees":["all individuals within the City of Austin","all businesses and operations reopened by GA-23 and GA-26","vulnerable individuals","nursing homes, retirement and long-term care facilities"],"clause":"SECTION 1. All individuals within the City of Austin are ORDERED to practice the social distancing, hygiene, and face covering behaviors set forth in Sections 2 and 3 and Exhibits A and C, unless excepted by this Order or otherwise provided by GA-26. All individuals and businesses shall comply with the minimum health protocols in the Governor\u0027s Open Texas Checklists... Social gatherings shall be avoided or minimized. Vulnerable individuals... shall avoid groups of more than two. Further, socializing by anyone in groups of more than 10 individuals (unless all participants are members of a single household or residence) is prohibited, except as expressly permitted by this Order or Executive Order GA-26.... Nursing homes, retirement and long-term care facilities must prohibit non-critical assistance visitors... SECTION 12. This Order is effective from 11:59 pm on June 15, 2020, through 11:59 p.m. on August 15, 2020.","enforcement":"Misdemeanor not punishable by confinement but punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000; no civil or criminal penalty for failure to wear a face covering; Austin City Code § 2-6-24","functions":["GATH groups over 10 prohibited","CB vulnerable customers directed to avoid groups","SF/DR reopened businesses \u0027strongly encouraged\u0027 to operate below permitted capacity while in Stage 4","WF face coverings; employees of businesses shall wear masks (Exhibit)","HC long-term care visitor prohibition"],"notes":"Recites Stage 4 (seven-day average hospitalizations over 20 per day) and 4,545 confirmed cases; Section 7 extends City development deadlines to August 15, 2020. Supplemented June 17 by Order 20200617-014 (Ex. MET-AUS-008).","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":7778183,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-AUS","url":"/library/MET-AUS-007","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-AUS-007","citation":"Mayor Steve Adler, Order No. 20200615-013 (June 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-007)","stateName":"Texas","related":["MET-AUS-010","MET-AUS-006","MET-AUS-008","SEC-12-GM-018","MET-AUS-009","MET-AUS-005","MET-AUS-004","MET-AUS-003","MET-AUS-002","MET-AUS-001"]}