Emergency ordinance amending the County Code to allow 30-day emergency declarations, and 28-day extension of the emergency declaration to June 2, 2020 (May 5, 2020), with EOC objectives including enforcement of the Stay Home, Save Lives order and preparation of a County reopening plan

The record

Jurisdiction

Washington County, Oregon · Portland · Oregon

Level

County

Authority

Washington County Charter (adoption of ordinances during an emergency); Washington County Code (emergency period amended from 14 to 30 days); ORS ch. 401

Issued

2020-05-05 May 5, 2020

Effective

2020-05-05

End

2020-06-02 (further extended June 23, 2020, MET-PDX-031) (read as 2020-06-02)

In force

May 5, 2020 to June 2, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Emergency declarationStay-at-home

Addressees

• Washington County departments
• the public (Stay Home, Save Lives compliance)

Functions reached

• EMER
• CB stay-home
• EMP physical distancing measures enforced locally
• PM expedited permitting for emergency infrastructure repairs only

Collection

Portland MET-PDX

Operative words

First, the board amended a portion of the county code pertaining to emergencies by extending the maximum 14-day period that a declared emergency might be in effect to a maximum of 30 days.... Second, the board extended by 28 days, until June 2, the county's prior declaration of emergency... The new emergency declaration continues the authorizations, support for coordination and other actions from the prior declaration adopted on April 21.... Objectives for the Washington County EOC include:... 6. Governor's Order: Continue to coordinate the thorough implementation of physical distancing measures and enforce the governor's 'Stay Home, Save Lives' executive order; prevent and mitigate complacency while planning for Phase 1 Reopening.... 'Governor Brown is the one who has the authority to lift her executive orders.'

Enforcement

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