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Ex. MET-DET-005 Order Primary source read

Emergency Epidemic Order in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Declaration of Continued Emergency Due to COVID-19

Declaration of continued emergency to allow public meetings of governmental bodies to be held remotely, effective September 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021

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 15.263 and 15.263a(1)(b)
Issued
2021-08-25 Aug. 25, 2021
Effective
2021-09-01
End
2021-12-31 11:59 p.m. (unless withdrawn or replaced) (read as 2021-12-31)
In force
Sept. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationGathering capCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • every public body within the jurisdiction of the Detroit Health Department
Functions reached
  • CT/CRT public bodies, boards and commissions (remote and hybrid meetings)
  • GATH meetings
Collection
Detroit MET-DET

Operative words

The undersigned... hereby extends the Local Public Health Emergency Epidemic Order (originally issued March 20, 2021) for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pursuant to 333.2453... COVID-19 remains an imminent threat to the public throughout Detroit.... a local public health emergency is declared, and it is ordered that each individual public body within the jurisdiction of the Detroit Health Department can plan for remote, hybrid, and in-person meetings that allow for safe public access... This order is hereby effective as of September 1, 2021, and will remain in effect until December 31, 2021, at 11:59 p.m.... Such measures will be enforced, and any violations are subject to citation and penalties as outlined in the Michigan Public Health Code.

Enforcement

Citation and penalties under the Public Health Code (recited); MCL 333.2443

Notes

Q3 2021 instrument: a city health officer's finding on Aug. 25, 2021 that 'COVID-19 remains an imminent threat to the public throughout Detroit' and declaration of a local public health emergency for Sept. 1-Dec. 31, 2021; recites the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) and low vaccination rates

Retrieval note

Both pages read visually. The order's recital that the original order issued 'March 20, 2021' is the order of March 30, 2021 (Ex. MET-DET-003), per the City Council's recital in Ex. MET-DET-047.