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Ex. MET-KC-012 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Proclamation Declaring a State of Emergency (Mar. 12, 2020) and amendments through the Sixth Amended Proclamation

Proclamation of a state of emergency in Kansas City, Missouri due to COVID-19, as amended

Mayor Quinton Lucas · Kansas City, Missouri (City)

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Jurisdiction
Kansas City, Missouri · Kansas City · Missouri
Level
City
Authority
Kansas City Code of Ordinances ch. 50 (emergency management); Charter
Issued
2020-03-12 Mar. 12, 2020
Effective
2020-03-12
End
2021-08-31 (Sixth Amended Proclamation 'remains in effect until August 31, 2021') (read as 2021-08-31)
In force
Mar. 12, 2020 to Aug. 31, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • City departments
  • the public
Functions reached
  • predicate
Collection
Kansas City MET-KC

Operative words

on March 12, 2020, a proclamation of a state of emergency was issued to allow the City of Kansas City to take measures to reduce the possibility of exposure to COVID-19 and promote the health and safety of Kansas City residents;... the current proclamation, the Sixth Amended Proclamation Declaring a State of Emergency, remains in effect until August 31, 2021, running parallel with the state of emergency declared by the Governor of the State of Missouri, and authorizes the Mayor to, among other things, issue orders protecting Kansas Citians from the contraction and spread of COVID-19 (recital, CS Ord. 210694)

Enforcement

Predicate for the Mayor's orders

Notes

Predicate for every Amended Order 20-01 and for Order 21-01; recited in the 16th Circuit's AO 2020-053 (Mar. 12, 2020)

Retrieval note

Existence, date and duration recited in the City's own ordinances (Exs. MET-KC-002, -010) and in the 16th Circuit's AO 2020-053 (Ex. MET-KC-050).