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Ex. MET-DET-003 Order Primary source read

Emergency Order for Control of Epidemic (declaration of local state of emergency)

Emergency Order for Control of Epidemic: local state of emergency March 30 to May 31, 2021; public bodies must avoid meeting in person

Detroit Health Department, Denise Fair, Chief Public Health Officer · City of Detroit, Michigan (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Detroit, Michigan · Detroit · Michigan
Level
City
Authority
MCL 333.2453; MCL 15.263a(1)(b) (Open Meetings Act as amended by 2020 PA 228)
Issued
2021-03-30 Mar. 30, 2021
Effective
2021-03-30
End
2021-05-31 (succeeded by the order of May 20, 2021, Ex. MET-DET-004) (read as 2021-05-31)
In force
Mar. 30, 2021 to May 31, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • public bodies subject to the Open Meetings Act
  • the public attending meetings
Functions reached
  • CT/CRT public bodies, boards, commissions, permitting and licensing hearings (remote)
  • GATH meetings capped at 25
Collection
Detroit MET-DET

Operative words

A local state of emergency is declared, effective March 30, 2021 until May 31, 2021, or until an earlier time when this order is rescinded by a subsequent order, and public bodies subject to the OMA must avoid meeting in person in order to reduce the risk of spreading infection.... a local body may resume in-person meetings, if it limits the size of the meeting to 25 members or fewer (or a larger number, if state guidance allows), with all participants wearing masks and exercising social distancing

Enforcement

MCL 333.2443 applies; not recited

Notes

Recites 166 percent case increase Feb. 7-Mar. 20, 2021 and Michigan's B.1.1.7 ranking; the predicate for remote meetings under MCL 15.263a(1)(b) from Mar. 31, 2021

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