{"id":"MET-PDX-016","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Multnomah County, Oregon","state":"OR","metro":"PDX","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Multnomah County (Chair Deborah Kafoury; Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines)","authority":"Multnomah County emergency powers (local mask requirement)","instrument":"Announcement that the County\u0027s local mask requirement will be lifted March 12, 2022, with the County\u0027s own chronology of mask requirements from April 2020 (post-period exhibit establishing the duration of the August 2021 county mandate)","title":"After nearly two years of mandates, County follows state, will lift mask requirement March 12","dateIssued":"2022-03-01","effective":"2022-03-12 (lifting)","end":"n/a (post-period; the requirement it lifted ran from Aug. 13, 2021 to Mar. 12, 2022)","startDate":"2022-03-12","endDate":"","quarters":[],"types":["MASK"],"addressees":["all persons and businesses in Multnomah County"],"clause":"Multnomah County will lift its local mask requirement beginning March 12, mirroring Oregon Gov. Kate Brown\u0027s announcement Monday that she would lift a statewide mandate at midnight March 11. It\u0027s the first time since August that residents won\u0027t be required to mask up in most public spaces. Masks will still be required in some areas, such as in healthcare settings, in shelters and on public transit.... Then on June 24, 2020, a state mandate went into effect requiring residents to wear face coverings in certain public indoor spaces in seven Oregon counties, including Multnomah County.... A week later, with case counts climbing across the state, Gov. Brown extended her mandate statewide and enlisted Oregon Occupational Safety and Health and other state agencies to enforce the requirement.... Two weeks later Chair Deborah Kafoury announced an executive order that legally required individuals and businesses to comply with the countywide rule. Two days later Gov. Brown signed an administrative order requiring masks be worn statewide.","enforcement":"As in MET-PDX-014","functions":["MASK all indoor public spaces Aug. 13, 2021-Mar. 12, 2022 (county) alongside the State rule","CB","WF"],"notes":"Post-period exhibit kept for its chronology: County face-covering recommendation Apr. 3, 2020; mask requirement in the County\u0027s June 2020 reopening plan; State mandate June 24, 2020 (seven counties) then statewide July 1, 2020; State prepared to lift restrictions late May 2021; universal recommendation July 2021; Chair\u0027s executive order August 2021; Governor\u0027s statewide administrative order two days later (OAR 333-019-1025, Ex. OR-048); County \u0027local mask requirement\u0027 lifted Mar. 12, 2022.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20220302025723/","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":100195,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-PDX","url":"/library/MET-PDX-016","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-PDX-016","citation":"Multnomah County (Chair Deborah Kafoury; Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines), Announcement that the County\u0027s local mask requirement will be lifted March 12, 2022, with the County\u0027s own chronology of mask requirements from April 2020 (post-period exhibit establishing the duration of the August 2021 county mandate) (Mar. 1, 2022) (Ex. MET-PDX-016)","stateName":"Oregon","related":["MET-PDX-014","MET-PDX-015","MET-PDX-057","OR-048","MET-PDX-008","MET-PDX-013"]}