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Ex. MET-CLT-023 Order Primary source read

Third Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation (mask mandate)

Third Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation of the Chairman and Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners and Mayor of the City of Charlotte

Chair George Dunlap and Mayor Vi Lyles, in consultation with the Public Health Director and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management Director · City of Charlotte and unincorporated Mecklenburg County (state of emergency continued for all six towns) (County)

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Jurisdiction
City of Charlotte and unincorporated Mecklenburg County (state of emergency continued for all six towns) · Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham · North Carolina
Level
County
Authority
G.S. 166A-19.22, 166A-19.31; Joint Proclamation of Mar. 13, 2020
Issued
2021-08-18 Aug. 18, 2021
Effective
2021-08-18 5:00 p.m. (per the City's release, Ex. MET-CLT-010; 'effective immediately' on adoption) (read as 2021-08-18)
End
2021-09-01 ('shall continue until September 1, 2021 unless sooner rescinded'); succeeded by the Board of Health Rule effective Aug. 31, 2021 (read as 2021-09-01)
In force
Aug. 18, 2021 to Sept. 1, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all individuals at least five years of age in indoor public places
  • businesses and establishments (must require customer masking)
Functions reached
  • CB customers masked
  • SF premises (businesses must require)
  • EMP
  • DR/BA restaurants and bars
Collection
Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham MET-CLT

Operative words

the Board of County Commissioners, joined by the City of Charlotte, determined that... it is in the best interest of the residents of Mecklenburg County and City of Charlotte to amend the last Joint Proclamation to now require Face Coverings be worn in all indoor public settings within the City of Charlotte, the unincorporated areas of Mecklenburg County, regardless of a person's vaccination status... This Proclamation also authorizes law enforcement to enforce these requirements against individuals who fail to comply without any applicable exception.... The State of Emergency that encompasses Mecklenburg County, the City of Charlotte, and all six Towns within the county will remain in effect indefinitely until termination.

Enforcement

Law enforcement authorized; G.S. 166A-19.30(d), 14-288.20A

Notes

Section 1 not applicable within the six incorporated towns (covered from Aug. 31 by the Board of Health Rule); Section 2 urges vaccination

Retrieval note

Text-layer copy; the signed scan is Ex. MET-CLT-024.

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