Executive Order 2021-01

The record

Jurisdiction

City of Columbus, Ohio · Columbus · Ohio

Level

City

Authority

Columbus City Charter (mayoral emergency powers); Columbus City Codes; recitals cite the Board of Health public health emergency of Mar. 13, 2020 'renewed multiple times and... currently in effect' and CDC transmission data

Issued

2021-09-10 Sept. 10, 2021

Effective

2021-09-10 (immediately) (read as 2021-09-10)

End

Until rescinded by the Mayor; the City's indoor mask mandate ended Mar. 7, 2022 with the repeal of Ord. 2388-2021 (Ord. 0683-2022) (read as 2022-03-07)

In force

Sept. 10, 2021 to Mar. 7, 2022

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules

Addressees

• all individuals within the City
• places of business
• public transportation and vehicles for hire regulated by the City
• high-density occupational settings (manufacturing, construction, agriculture)
• health care and long-term care facilities
• County government agencies with facilities in the City

Functions reached

• SF sales floor
• DR/BA
• SL
• FC
• PE venues
• PF production floor and JS job sites (NAICS 311-339, 236-238, 111-1152)
• WF commuting (transit, taxis, airports)
• IC health care and LTC masking
• CT county public offices
• CB

Collection

Columbus MET-CMH

Operative words

[§ 2]... c. In any public transportation such as a bus or other public transit vehicle regulated by the City of Columbus, as well as all Columbus airports, bus and train stations or stops. This includes but is not limited to a taxi or other vehicle for hire... d. In certain high-density occupational settings where social distancing is difficult, such as manufacturing, construction, and agriculture and to include businesses or operations within North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) sectors 311 to 339 (manufacturing), 236 to 238 (construction), and 111, 112, 1151, and 1152 (agriculture); e. Workers in long term care facilities (LTC), including skilled nursing facilities (SNF), adult care homes (ACH), family care homes (FCH), mental health group homes, and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF-IID) shall wear a surgical mask; f. Health care facilities other than LTC facilities must follow the face covering requirements in the CDC Infection Control Guidance for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus (COVID-19); g. County government agencies, with facilities owned or operated within the city of Columbus, are hereby ordered to have their on-site workers wear face coverings when they are or may be indoors. Public-facing operations of County government agencies, with facilities operated within the city of Columbus, must follow the requirements for places of business established in subsection 2a of this order. All employees and members of the public shall be required to wear a face covering within County government facilities operated within the city of Columbus when they are or may be within areas within such facility that are accessible to, and are intended for the use of, the public.

Enforcement

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