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Ex. MET-KC-026 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 20-06 (corrected Mar. 18, 2020)

Amendment to COVID-19 State of Emergency: 'Group Event' (10 or more) and all 'School Operations' prohibited absent an approved mitigation plan; emergency Mar. 17 to at least May 15, 2020

County Executive Frank White, Jr. · Jackson County, Missouri (County)

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Jurisdiction
Jackson County, Missouri · Kansas City · Missouri
Level
County
Authority
Constitutional Home Rule Charter of Jackson County
Issued
2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020
Effective
2020-03-17 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-03-17)
End
2020-03-24 (subsumed in the Stay at Home Order, Ex. MET-KC-027); emergency continued (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venues
Addressees
  • restaurants and taverns
  • professional, social, cultural and entertainment event organizers
  • all public, chartered, private and parochial elementary and secondary schools
Functions reached
  • DR dining rooms (gatherings of 10 or more at restaurants and taverns)
  • BA
  • GATH
  • EVT
  • IN in-person instruction (all schools)
  • WF workforce (school closures)
  • CB
Collection
Kansas City MET-KC

Operative words

the term 'Group Event' means any gathering of 10 or more people at any restaurant, tavern, professional, social, cultural, entertainment, or other special event where people are not separated by physical space of at least six feet.... 'School Operations' means any institution of elementary or secondary education, including but not limited to public, chartered, private, or parochial institutions.... all Group Events and School Operations are prohibited from taking place in Jackson County, Missouri, during the duration stated within this Order, unless Group Event organizers or School Operations leadership can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Jackson County Director of Health that sufficient mitigation plans for infectious diseases are in place. (§§ 1-4)

Enforcement

Home Rule Charter emergency powers; County Director of Health approval of mitigation plans (§ 5)

Notes

Provisions 'made in consultation with those enacted by the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and the Core 4 jurisdictions in Kansas and Missouri'; the metro's first closure-grade instrument

Retrieval note

Both pages read from rendered images; signed Mar. 17, 2020, filed Mar. 18, 2020.