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Ex. MET-ATL-011 Order Primary source read

Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or Masks (June 30, 2020)

Emergency Order requiring the public to wear masks or face coverings within the City of Savannah

Mayor Van R. Johnson II · City of Savannah, Georgia (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Savannah, Georgia · Atlanta · Georgia
Level
City
Authority
O.C.G.A. § 38-3-28(a); City Code § 3-3015
Issued
2020-06-30 June 30, 2020
Effective
2020-07-01 8:00 a.m. ('until rescinded'; declared 10:32 a.m. June 30, 2020) (read as 2020-07-01)
End
Enforcement of more-restrictive local face-covering requirements suspended by Kemp EO 07.15.20.01 (July 16, 2020) and 07.31.20.02; local option restored by Kemp EO 08.15.20.01 (Aug. 15, 2020); renewed Dec. 10, 2020 (Ex. MET-ATL-012) and monthly to May 6, 2021; downgraded to an advisory in May 2021 (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all persons entering any commercial establishment in the City
  • all persons in outdoor public spaces and on guided tours
  • all restaurants, retail stores, salons, grocery stores and pharmacies (employee masking)
Functions reached
  • SF sales floor (masked entry condition on every commercial establishment)
  • SL salons
  • DR restaurants (employee masking mandatory)
  • TV tourism (masks on every tour vehicle)
  • WF employees (employer duty to require masks)
  • CB
Collection
Atlanta MET-ATL

Operative words

1. All persons entering any commercial establishment in the City must wear a face covering or mask while inside the establishment [religious establishments excepted];... civil infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 pursuant to Section 3-3015 of the City Code. 2. All persons occupying any outdoor public space, including rights-of-way, shall wear a face covering or mask [including all persons occupying vehicles on guided tours: cars, trolleys, buses, bicycles, quadricycles, scooters, low speed vehicles, boats, and pedicabs]; $500. 3. All restaurants, retail stores, salons, grocery stores, and pharmacies in the City MUST require their employees to wear a face covering at all times while having face-to-face interaction with the public;... fine of not more than $500.00 per day; repeated violations may be declared a public nuisance

Enforcement

Civil infraction, fine up to $500 (per day for businesses); City Code § 3-3015

Notes

First mask mandate in Georgia; Savannah maintained it through the Governor's July 15, 2020 suspension (WJCL: 'Mask mandate stands'). CNN, AJC, WSB, WTOC, WSAV reported the order.

Retrieval note

Three-page signed order read as images. City news flash (CivicAlerts AID 2307) also read: 'effective Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at 8 a.m., until further notice.'.