Safer at Home Declaration (Sumner County)

The record

Jurisdiction

Sumner County, Tennessee (Gallatin, Hendersonville) · Tennessee

Level

County

Authority

County emergency powers (Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 58-2-110, 58-8-104); local declaration of emergency

Issued

2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020

Effective

12:01 a.m. CDT Mar. 24, 2020 (read as 2020-03-24)

End

Seven days, extended weekly (Mar. 31-Apr. 7 (Ex. TN-077), Apr. 7, Apr. 14, Apr. 21-28); superseded by the Governor's preemption clauses in EO 29 (Apr. 27) and EO 30 ¶ 13.b (Apr. 29, 2020) (read as 2020-04-29)

In force

Mar. 24, 2020 to Apr. 29, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capWorkplace rules

Addressees

• citizens of Sumner County
• all businesses not performing essential services
• hotels and short-term rentals
• day care and child care businesses
• assisted living, nursing homes, home health

Functions reached

• SF non-essential business facilities closed county-wide a week before the Governor's EO 22
• GATH gatherings over 10 prohibited
• EC child care prioritized to essential workers
• FB/LG hotel dining and entertainment closed
• OP/TELE work-from-home directed for essential services

Collection

Tennessee TN

Operative words

SECTION 1. Citizens of Sumner County are urged to shelter at home as much as possible... All gatherings are strongly discouraged, and those with more than 10 people are prohibited... SECTION 2. All businesses not performing essential services shall close their business facilities, subject to exceptions stated in this declaration... SECTION 5.... Daycare and childcare business shall prioritize children of parents working for essential infrastructure sectors... Hotels, short term rental properties, commercial lodges, and dormitories shall cease entertainment or dine-in services, subject to allowing food and beverage pick-up and room-service. SECTION 6.... Essential services shall continue to adhere to CDC guidance on social distancing and hand hygiene in the workplace, including encouraging work-from-home and allowing employees when possible to work onsite in shifts... Essential services are encouraged to utilize, to the maximum extent possible, any telecommuting or work-from-home procedures... This Declaration shall be effective at 12:01 AM CDT on March 24, 2020, and shall remain in effect for 7 days and subject to extension.

Enforcement

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