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Ex. MET-KC-058 Order Primary source read

Core 4 joint announcement of metro-wide stay-at-home orders (Mar. 21, 2020)

CORE 4 partners announce that beginning Tuesday, March 24, residents will be directed to stay at home except for essential needs

The Core 4 chief elected officers and medical directors (joint release) · Jackson County, Missouri; Johnson County, Kansas; Kansas City, Missouri; Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas ('Core 4') (County)

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Jurisdiction
Jackson County, Missouri; Johnson County, Kansas; Kansas City, Missouri; Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas ('Core 4') · Kansas City · Missouri
Level
County
Authority
Each jurisdiction's emergency and public health powers (orders issued separately)
Issued
2020-03-21 Mar. 21, 2020
Effective
2020-03-24 (orders) (read as 2020-03-24)
End
n/a (announcement of the orders of Exs. MET-KC-013, -027, -059, -069) (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 24, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closure
Addressees
  • residents and businesses of the four jurisdictions
Functions reached
  • CB
  • SF
  • OP
  • WF
  • GATH
  • TR
Collection
Kansas City MET-KC

Operative words

Today the CORE 4 partners of Jackson County, Missouri; Johnson County, Kansas; Kansas City, Missouri, and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, based on the urgency of the COVID-19 public health emergency and the imminent rapid progression of the pandemic in our area, announce that beginning Tuesday, March 24, residents will be directed to stay at home except for essential needs. All jurisdictions will issue orders that will stay in effect for 30 days from the effective date of March 24... Examples of essential businesses and services that will remain open during this time period include critical government services, infrastructure projects, childcare, healthcare, grocery stores, pharmacies, and delivery/carry-out/drive-through services from restaurants.

Enforcement

Through the four orders

Notes

Official joint release filed in the Johnson County BOCC emergency meeting record of Mar. 21, 2020; the metro-wide predicate for the Mar. 24 orders of Kansas City, Jackson, Johnson and Wyandotte (Clay and Platte coordinated, KCUR Mar. 23, 2020)

Retrieval note

Read from rendered image; Special BOCC Emergency meeting 6291.