Board of Supervisors news release, 'Polk County Unable to Enact Local Measures to Control Spread of COVID-19, Despite Rapidly Rising Case Counts'

The record

Jurisdiction

Polk County, Iowa · Iowa

Level

County

Authority

n/a (public statement of the Board's position on local authority)

Issued

2020-08-28 Aug. 28, 2020

Effective

n/a (read as 2020-08-28)

End

n/a

In force

Aug. 28, 2020 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)

Limitation types

Other

Addressees

• the public

Functions reached

• evidence of State preemption of county public-health orders

Collection

Iowa IA

Operative words

'Based on these metrics the Polk County Board of Health Advisory Committee recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a countywide mask mandate.... "due to concerns about the legality and enforceability of a mask mandate there is not support to implement a countywide mask mandate at this time."... In July the Polk County Board of Supervisors issued a letter to the Governor to encourage a statewide mask mandate and requested the ability to adopt measures that meet local needs and reflect local disease conditions. Polk County Supervisor Matt McCoy said "ultimately the Governor of Iowa has eliminated the ability of local governments to enact common sense practices that will protect our most vulnerable residents."'

Enforcement

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