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Ex. MET-AUS-090 Order Primary source read

Mayor's Third Public Health Advisory Related to COVID-19 (July 7, 2020)

Mayor's Third Public Health Advisory: face coverings 'strongly recommended' for every person in San Marcos (tracking GA-29), building on the First ('Stay Home to Save Lives', April 1, 2020) and Second (April 21, 2020) Advisories

Mayor Jane Hughson · City of San Marcos, Texas (Hays County) (City)

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The record

Jurisdiction
City of San Marcos, Texas (Hays County) · Austin · Texas
Level
City
Authority
Tex. Gov't Code § 418.108, as recited; Declaration of Local Disaster of March 15, 2020 continued indefinitely by the City Council on March 17, 2020
Issued
2020-07-07 July 7, 2020
Effective
2020-07-07
End
Not stated (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
July 7, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirement
Addressees
  • every person in San Marcos, resident or visitor
Functions reached
  • CB/WF face coverings in every commercial entity in San Marcos (as the local restatement of GA-29)
  • Evidence of the San Marcos 'Stay Home to Save Lives' advisory of April 1, 2020 and local disaster declaration of March 15, 2020
Collection
Austin MET-AUS

Operative words

NOW, THEREFORE, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 418.108, I, JANE HUGHSON, MAYOR OF SAN MARCOS HEREBY STRONGLY RECOMMEND AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. WEAR A FACE COVERING. Every person in San Marcos, whether resident or visitor, shall wear a face covering over the nose and mouth when inside a commercial entity or other building or space open to the public, or when in an outdoor public space, wherever it is not feasible to maintain six feet of social distancing from another person not in the same household... [Recital:] failure to comply with any Executive Order issued during the COVID-19 disaster is an offense punishable by fine under Section 418.173 of the Texas Government Code and local governments are authorized to enforce any Executive Order.

Enforcement

Advisory (recommendatory); the recital points to § 418.173 fines for violation of the Governor's GA-29, which supplied the mandate

Retrieval note

Image-only PDF (4 pp.); pages 1-2 rendered and read; dated July 7, 2020 (file name gives the year only).