{"id":"MET-SEA-044","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Pierce County, Washington","state":"WA","metro":"SEA","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier (recommended by Dr. Anthony Chen, Director of Health, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department; approved as to form by the Prosecuting Attorney)","authority":"Pierce County Code ch. 2.118; RCW 36.40.180; RCW 38.52.070(2); Pierce County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan","instrument":"Proclamation of Emergency, Pierce County, Washington (COVID-19)","title":"Proclamation of Emergency","dateIssued":"2020-03-06","effective":"2020-03-06","end":"Continuing through Sept. 30, 2021 (termination not located)","startDate":"2020-03-06","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMER"],"addressees":["Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department and every Pierce County department"],"clause":"Whereas, Dr. Anthony Chen, Director of Health, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has advised that there exists a health emergency for the citizens and visitors of Pierce County... Be it proclaimed by the Pierce County Executive that an emergency exists in Pierce County; therefore, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department and Pierce County departments are authorized to take emergency actions and to provide emergency services to protect the health and safety of persons and property pursuant to the Pierce County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (\u0027Plan\u0027), chapter 38.52 RCW, and chapter 2.118 of the Pierce County Code.... each Pierce County department is authorized to exercise the powers vested under this proclamation in the light of the urgent requirements of an emergency situation without regard to time-consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by law... Dated this 6th day of March 2020.","enforcement":"Predicate for County and Health Department emergency actions","functions":["predicate"],"notes":"Text layer present but imperfect (scanned original with OCR by the County).","sourceUrl":"https://www.piercecountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/90320/CoVID-19-Emergency-Proclamation","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":157123,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-SEA","url":"/library/MET-SEA-044","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-SEA-044","citation":"Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier (recommended by Dr. Anthony Chen, Director of Health, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department; approved as to form by the Prosecuting Attorney), Proclamation of Emergency, Pierce County, Washington (COVID-19) (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-044)","stateName":"Washington","related":[]}