{"id":"MET-SDF-019","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Kentucky","state":"KY","metro":"SDF","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor Linda Gorton","authority":"KRS 67A.060 (mayor as chief executive); Executive Order 2020-01 (local state of emergency); KRS ch. 39A-39F","instrument":"Access restricted to walk-in visitors in City buildings (Mayor\u0027s directive of March 20, 2020)","title":"Government buildings closed to walk-in visitors effective March 23, 2020; employees telecommuting","dateIssued":"2020-03-20","effective":"2020-03-23","end":"2021-06-11 (Ex. MET-SDF-035: \u0027Government offices have been closed since March 23, 2020\u0027)","startDate":"2020-03-23","endDate":"2021-06-11","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["TELE","CRT"],"addressees":["the public","LFUCG employees","permit applicants, taxpayers and LexServ customers"],"clause":"Mayor Linda Gorton said Government buildings will restrict access to walk-in visitors, effective Monday, March 23. Government services, including police, fire, garbage pick-up and recycling, will continue. The restriction will continue until further notice. Police Headquarters will not be open for public access.... City Fire Stations are currently closed to public walk-in traffic... The LexServ Payment Center will be closed.... Generally, government employees whose work allows for telecommuting are working from home, Gorton said. That involves about 700 people.... Those employees have been instructed to socially distance themselves in the work place.","enforcement":"closure of public buildings","functions":["CT public offices (permits, licenses, payments)","PM permits and inspections (payment by drop-box; \u0027No permits will be issued until payment has been received\u0027)","OF telework","WF workforce"],"notes":"Fifteen-month closure of local government to walk-in business; building-inspection and land-disturbance permit payments by mail, portal or drop-box only; business-license applications by mail or drop-box.","sourceUrl":"https://www.lexingtonky.gov/news/03-20-2020/access-restricted-walk-visitors-city-buildings","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200327222555/https://www.lexingtonky.gov/news/03-20-2020/access-restricted-walk-visitors-city-buildings","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":471099,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-SDF","url":"/library/MET-SDF-019","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-SDF-019","citation":"Mayor Linda Gorton, Access restricted to walk-in visitors in City buildings (Mayor\u0027s directive of March 20, 2020) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-019)","stateName":"Kentucky","related":["MET-SDF-035","MET-SDF-044","MET-SDF-020"]}