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Ex. MET-PHX-026 Order Primary source read

Proclamation of the Mayor (closures)

Proclamation closing restaurants, nightclubs, bars, recreational and entertainment venues and gyms

Mayor Mark W. Mitchell · City of Tempe, Arizona (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Tempe, Arizona · Phoenix and Tucson · Arizona
Level
City
Authority
Tempe City Charter; Tempe City Council Emergency Ordinance No. O2020.07 (Mar. 18, 2020); A.R.S. 26-311
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19 8:00 p.m. (restaurants, nightclubs, bars, venues); 1:00 p.m. (gyms, fitness centers, work-out studios) (read as 2020-03-19)
End
2020-05-15 (rescinded by the May 15, 2020 proclamation, Ex. MET-PHX-027; amended May 8, 2020 for dine-in reopening) (read as 2020-05-15)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to May 15, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering cap
Addressees
  • restaurants, nightclubs and bars
  • comedy clubs, movie theatres, arcades, bowling alleys
  • gymnasiums, fitness centers, work-out studios
Functions reached
  • DR/BA dining rooms and bars (Mill Avenue district) closed
  • FC/PE gyms and venues closed
  • TO takeout and curbside only
  • CB
Collection
Phoenix and Tucson MET-PHX

Operative words

Restaurants, nightclubs and bars shall be closed to the public as of 8:00 p.m., on Thursday, March 19, 2020, except for services of delivery or curbside pick-up options; Recreational and entertainment venues, such as comedy clubs, movie theatres, arcades and bowling alleys shall be closed to the public as of 8:00 p.m., on Thursday, March 19, 2020; Gymnasiums, fitness centers and work-out studios shall be closed to the public as of 1:00 p.m., on Thursday, March 19, 2020.

Enforcement

Misdemeanor under Tempe City Charter s. 1.04 (per Ex. MET-PHX-028 as to emergency proclamations)

Notes

Recites the Council's Emergency Ordinance No. O2020.07 of March 18, 2020 'authorizing the Mayor to rule by proclamation'. Tempe's proclamation list (Ex. MET-PHX-030) records the May 8, 2020 'Restaurants Reopening Dine-in' amendment and the May 15, 2020 rescission.

Retrieval note

Proclaimed 11:00 a.m., March 19, 2020; attested by City Clerk Carla R. Reece.