{"id":"MET-LAS-032","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Washoe County, Nevada (Washoe County Health District)","state":"NV","metro":"LAS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"District Health Officer Kevin Dick, Washoe County Health District","authority":"Governor\u0027s Directive 033 (Sept. 30, 2020) section requiring local health authority review and confirmation of Large Gathering plans; NRS 439 (district health officer\u0027s duties \u0027under State statute\u0027)","instrument":"District Health Officer\u0027s determination refusing to allow gatherings or events of more than 250 persons in Washoe County for 30 days","title":"Health District Won\u0027t Allow Large Events of Over 250 Due to Lack of Adequate Health Infrastructure","dateIssued":"2020-10-08","effective":"2020-10-08","end":"Thirty days (to about Nov. 7, 2020), then overtaken by the 50-person cap of Nov. 5, 2020 (MET-LAS-033)","startDate":"2020-10-08","endDate":"2020-11-07","quarters":["2020Q4"],"types":["GATH","EVT"],"addressees":["organizers of gatherings and events above 250 persons in Washoe County (venues, conventions, sports, worship, festivals)"],"clause":"The Washoe County Health District will not allow large gatherings or events with more than 250 people in Washoe County for 30 days due to the lack of adequate health infrastructure as a result of elevated community-wide COVID-19 disease transmission. The Health District lacks capacity to review COVID-19 Large Gathering Safety \u0026 Preparedness Plans per the Governor\u0027s Directive 033 as well as maintain rapid COVID-19 disease investigation and contact tracing. All public gatherings of up to 250 people remain allowable under directive 033.... \u0027I cannot in good conscience allow gatherings of more than 250 to take place until we have been able to assess how the newly-allowed gatherings of up to 250 people affect disease transmission rates and contact tracing efforts in Washoe County,\u0027 District Health Officer Kevin Dick said.... Pursuant to Governor\u0027s Directive 033, plans for large gatherings and events must be reviewed by the local health authority for confirmation that they comply with all applicable health and safety standards and will not place an unacceptable burden on the local health infrastructure.","enforcement":"Withholding of the local health authority approval that Directive 033 made a condition of any gathering above 250","functions":["GATH/EVT every event above 250 (Reno Events Center, Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada Wolf Pack, Hot August Nights-type events)","MC meetings and conventions","WS large worship gatherings"],"notes":"A county health officer exercising an express veto that the State directive gave him; the county was \u0027one of only two counties flagged for elevated disease transmission in Nevada\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://washoelife.washoecounty.gov/nnph/health-district-wont-allow-large-events-of-over-250-due-to-lack-of-adequate-health-infrastructure/","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":124752,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-LAS","url":"/library/MET-LAS-032","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-LAS-032","citation":"District Health Officer Kevin Dick, Washoe County Health District, District Health Officer\u0027s determination refusing to allow gatherings or events of more than 250 persons in Washoe County for 30 days (Oct. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-032)","stateName":"Nevada","related":["MET-LAS-033","SEC-21-GM-007","SEC-25-GM-039"]}