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Executive Order No. 16

An Order Ensuring Government Continues to Function Openly and Transparently During the COVID-19 Emergency While Taking Appropriate Measures to Protect the Health and Safety of Citizens and Government

Governor Bill Lee · Tennessee (State)

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Jurisdiction
Tennessee
Level
State
Authority
Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 58-2-107, 58-2-118
Issued
2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
Effective
2020-03-20
End
12:01 a.m. May 18, 2020 (¶ 5); extended by EO 34 (to June 30, 2020), EO 51 (to Aug. 29), EO 60 (to Oct. 28), EO 65, EO 71 (to Feb. 27, 2021) and EO 78 (to Apr. 28, 2021) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
Mar. 20, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • governing bodies of the State and its political subdivisions (councils, commissions, boards)
Functions reached
  • CRT public bodies, permit and zoning boards, school boards met remotely
  • OF public hearings, bid openings and approvals moved online
Collection
Tennessee TN

Operative words

a governing body... may meet and conduct its essential business by electronic means, rather than being required to gather a quorum of members physically present in the same location, if the governing body determines that meeting electronically is necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of Tennesseans in light of the COVID-19 outbreak... All governing body meetings conducted by electronic means under this Order shall remain open and accessible to public attendance by electronic means

Enforcement

Open Meetings Act, Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-101 et seq., as suspended in part

Notes

Reaches every business whose permits, plan approvals, licenses or zoning depended on a public body's meeting

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