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Ex. MET-ATL-043 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19 surge), Aug. 19, 2021, as described in the County's release of the same date

Chairwoman Signs Declaration of Emergency Over COVID Surge

Lisa Cupid, Chairwoman, Cobb County Board of Commissioners · Cobb County, Georgia (County)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Cobb County, Georgia · Atlanta · Georgia
Level
County
Authority
Cobb County Code § 34-2
Issued
2021-08-19 Aug. 19, 2021
Effective
2021-08-19 (30 days); masks required in County facilities effective Aug. 20, 2021 (County web alert) (read as 2021-08-19)
End
Renewed Sept. 17, 2021 through Oct. 17, 2021 (Ex. MET-ATL-026); second extension Oct. 2021 (Ex. MET-ATL-062) (read as 2021-09-17)
In force
Aug. 19, 2021 to Sept. 17, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • Cobb County residents
  • local businesses
  • County facilities and employees
Functions reached
  • CRT County offices and public buildings (masked entry from Aug. 20, 2021)
  • SF businesses urged to re-impose masks
  • WF County workforce
Collection
Atlanta MET-ATL

Operative words

Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid signed a Declaration of Emergency late Thursday to help the county respond to the latest surge in COVID-19 cases. The order cites the dramatic increase in hospitalizations that has left the county 'critically low' [on hospital capacity]... The declaration strongly encourages Cobb residents to get vaccinated as soon as possible, to have everyone including the fully vaccinated wear masks when indoors in public places, and encourages local businesses to re-implement measures requiring masks indoors 'for the protection of employees and customers.' The declaration also activates the county's Emergency Operations Plan... The Declaration of Emergency will be in effect for the next 30 days and could be extended if necessary. [Site alert:] Masks to be required in county facilities effective August 20.

Enforcement

County emergency declaration; facility mask requirement enforced at County buildings

Notes

Q3 2021 county emergency in Georgia's third-largest county; the declaration PDF (2021 08-19 Declaration of Emergency.pdf) was never captured by the Wayback Machine and the live S3 file is gone.

Retrieval note

County's own release read; declaration text recited in the Sept. 17, 2021 renewal (Ex. MET-ATL-026, verified_primary).

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