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Ex. MET-MSP-022 Order Primary source read

Declaration of Local Emergency (March 15, 2020), continued June 8, 2020

Extending City of Saint Paul Emergency Declaration COVID-19, June 8, 2020 (reciting the March 15, 2020 declaration and Res 20-550 of March 17, 2020)

Mayor Melvin Carter III; Saint Paul City Council (consent) · City of Saint Paul (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Saint Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul · Minnesota
Level
City
Authority
Minn. Stat. 12.29; Saint Paul Leg. Code ch. 13 (13.06(a))
Issued
2020-03-15 Mar. 15, 2020
Effective
2020-03-15
End
Continued every ninety days: June 8, 2020 (Res 20-874, June 10), Sept. 8, 2020 (Res 20-1249, Sept. 9), Nov. 30, 2020 (Res 20-1652, Dec. 2), Mar. 1, 2021 (Res 21-326, Mar. 3), June 1, 2021 (Res 21-852, June 2), Aug. 31, 2021, Nov. 29, 2021, Jan. 3, Feb. 8 and Mar. 13, 2022 (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Mar. 15, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • City departments
  • City Council and public bodies (remote meetings under Minn. Stat. 13D.021)
Functions reached
  • predicate
Collection
Minneapolis-St. Paul MET-MSP

Operative words

WHEREAS, on March 15, 2020, I declared under the authority given in Minnesota Statutes 12.29, that a local emergency exists within Saint Paul, effective March 15, 2020... WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, the Saint Paul City Council, in Res 20-550 approved that declaration and extended the emergency for ninety days, until June 15, 2020... declares that a local emergency continues to exist within Saint Paul, on June 8, 2020... Declares, under Minn. Stat. 13D.021, that in-person meetings of the City Council and other public bodies under the Mayor's jurisdiction are not practical or prudent because of the COVID-19 health pandemic

Enforcement

Predicate for emergency executive orders under Leg. Code 13.06(b)

Notes

The Mar. 15, 2020 release (stpaul.gov/news/mayor-carter-declares-state-local-emergency) records the same-day closure of libraries, parks and recreation facilities through Mar. 27 and suspension of permits for gatherings of 50 or more.

Retrieval note

Compendium (Ex. MET-MSP-021) at 132.