Proclamation of Local Emergency

The record

Jurisdiction

Camden County, New Jersey · Philadelphia · Pennsylvania

Level

County

Authority

Chapter 251 of the Laws of 1942, as amended, N.J.S.A. App. A:9-30 et seq.; N.J.S.A. 40:48-1(6); N.J.S.A. 2C:33-1 et seq.; county ordinances

Issued

2020-03-14 Mar. 14, 2020

Effective

2020-03-16 close of business through 2020-03-31 (extended) (read as 2020-03-16)

End

Extended indefinitely Mar. 28, 2020 (Ex. MET-PHL-068) (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Mar. 16, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Emergency declarationTelework mandateQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• all citizens and persons within the County of Camden; all departments, divisions and bureaus of the County; all political subdivisions of the County (municipalities to define essential personnel)

Functions reached

• OF county workforce remote
• CT county functions reduced to essential
• WF quarantine authority
• OP municipal essential-personnel lists

Collection

Philadelphia MET-PHL

Operative words

I have declared that a local emergency exists within the County of Camden... the County of Camden shall take certain measures to ensure the safety, health, and welfare of the public which may include public health restrictions on activities undertaken by a person or group including movement restrictions or a requirement for monitoring by a public health authority... public health orders, as given by the State of New Jersey shall supersede any and all orders previously given by the County of Camden... the following areas are designated disaster areas: the entire political subdivision of the County of Camden. NOW, THEREFORE... At the close of business on March 16, 2020 through March 31, 2020, Camden County and its Agencies will activate emergency measures to reduce governmental operations to only essential functions.... All essential employees... shall report to work as usual. Non-essential employees shall not report to work but are expected to be on call and shall work remotely as directed by their superiors.... Public health officials have the authority to quarantine confirmed and presumptive positive COVID-19 cases... All local municipalities shall define a list of essential personnel for their jurisdiction... AS EVIDENCE THEREOF, I HAVE SET MY HAND AND SEAL this 14th day of March 2020 at 1900 hours in execution thereof.

Enforcement

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