Declaration of a State of Emergency in the City of Portland (COVID-19), signed March 12, 2020, with initial City measures (no water disconnections; non-essential City gatherings and travel cancelled)

The record

Jurisdiction

City of Portland, Oregon · Portland · Oregon

Level

City

Authority

Portland City Charter; Portland City Code ch. 15.08 (emergency powers)

Issued

2020-03-12 Mar. 12, 2020

Effective

2020-03-12

End

Initially two weeks to 8 a.m. Mar. 26, 2020; extended Mar. 25 to 8 a.m. Apr. 9, 2020 (MET-PDX-056) and in two-week increments to July 2 and July 16, 2020 (MET-PDX-001). (read as 2020-09-30)

In force

Mar. 12, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Emergency declarationGathering cap

Addressees

• all persons and businesses in Portland (mass-gathering power); City bureaus and employees

Functions reached

• EMER predicate for every Portland emergency order
• GATH mass gatherings (power reserved)
• TR City travel for meetings and conferences stopped

Collection

Portland MET-PDX

Operative words

Due to the progression of COVID-19 on the west coast, Mayor Ted Wheeler has declared a State of Emergency in the City of Portland. Mayor Wheeler signed the Emergency Declaration on Thursday, March 12, 2020. The declaration gives the City additional powers to properly address the threat of infection and harm including--but not limited to--limiting mass public gatherings if necessary to stop the potential spread of infection.... During the State of Emergency, water service will not be disconnected for non-payment... We are protecting the thousands of city employees and its visitors by postponing or canceling non-essential work gatherings. We are stopping non-essential travel for meetings and conferences...

Enforcement

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