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Ex. MET-PDX-002Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19), signed March 11, 2020, as announced March 12, 2020, with the Governor's March 12, 2020 statewide ban on gatherings of more than 250Ban on large gatherings in effect; Multnomah County, Portland declare states of emergencyChair Deborah Kafoury (declaration); Governor Kate Brown (statewide gathering limits recited)Multnomah County, OregonCountyMar. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-KC-023Emergency Proclamation (Mar. 12, 2020) (Legistar Health Orders item 001)Proclamation of a State of Emergency for Jackson County due to the public health threat caused by the spread of COVID-19County Executive Frank White, Jr.Jackson County, MissouriCountyMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-019News release, 'SMUD suspends power shutoffs for non-payment' (Mar. 13, 2020)Suspension of disconnections for non-payment, residential and commercial; reconnection of disconnected customersSMUD (Board of Directors and CEO and General Manager Arlen Orchard)Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), California (municipal utility district; Sacramento County and parts of Placer and Yolo Counties)CountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-055DAJD News, 'King County jails have quickly reduced the number of people in custody by more than 600 adults, following direction by Executive Constantine' (Apr. 3, 2020; updated May 7, 2020)Jail population reduced from 1,899 (Mar. 13, 2020) to 1,285 (Apr. 3, 2020) by prioritizing jail beds; designated isolation housing; PPEKing County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention, following direction by County Executive Dow ConstantineKing County, Washington (Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention; County Executive); county levelCountyApr. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Quarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-008Mecklenburg County and City of Charlotte Joint Proclamation of a State of EmergencyJoint Proclamation of a State of Emergency (COVID-19)George Dunlap, Chair, Board of County Commissioners, and Vi Alexander Lyles, Mayor of Charlotte, with the six town mayorsMecklenburg County; City of Charlotte; Towns of Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill and PinevilleCountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-053Executive Order Number 3 of 2020, Local Emergency Order No. 1Closure of all County-owned indoor leisure and recreational facilities and senior centers; closure of the Traffic and Parking Violations…County Executive Laura CurranNassau County, New YorkCountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-043Emergency Executive Order No. 20-02: Order Regarding Grocery Supply ChainsEmergency Executive Order No. 20-02, Order Regarding Grocery Supply ChainsSnohomish County Executive Dave SomersSnohomish County, WashingtonCountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Supply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MT-085County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021)Lewis and Clark County COVID-19 emergency declaration and public health rulesLewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health OfficerLewis and Clark County (Helena), MontanaCountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-090Harris County Sheriff's Office notice, 'Harris County Jail Suspends Inmate Visitation To Prevent Coronavirus Outbreak' (as archived Mar. 16, 2020)Visitation to the Harris County Jail suspended until further notice effective Saturday, Mar. 14, 2020; attorney-client and essential visits…Harris County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Ed Gonzalez)Harris County, Texas (Sheriff's Office; Harris County Jail); county levelCountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SLC-003Public Health Order 2020-01Public Health Order 2020-01 (restaurants, bars and taverns; resorts; theatres and venues; lodging; transportation; public gathering places…Summit County Health Officer Richard C. Bullough, PhD (Board of Health caption)Summit County, UtahCountyMar. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-053San Diego County Sheriff's Department, 'County Jails and Coronavirus: What You Need to Know' (as archived Apr. 1, 2020)All social visits, all on-site video visitation, visitors for reentry programs and group classes ended; remote video visitation, attorney…San Diego County Sheriff's Department (Sheriff William D. Gore)San Diego County, California (Sheriff's Department, Detention Services Bureau); county levelCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-046Executive Order No. EO2020-0003Declaration and Order Regarding Mass Gatherings for Cuyahoga CountyCounty Executive Armond BudishCuyahoga County, OhioCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-066Release: Freeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden CountyFreeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden County (Mar. 16, 2020)Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr.)Camden County, New JerseyCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-076News release, 'EBMUD provides essential water and wastewater services in the midst of Coronavirus pandemic' (Mar. 17, 2020)No disconnections of water service for billing or payment issues during the health emergencyEast Bay Municipal Utility District (Board President Marguerite Young; General Manager Clifford Chan)East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), California (municipal utility district; Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)CountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-074Court Order 20-020, Disaster DeclarationCommissioners Court renewal of the disaster declaration 'until cancelled' (Mar. 17, 2020)Denton County Commissioners Court (Judge Eads and Commissioners Coleman, Marchant, Mitchell, Edmondson)Denton County, TexasCountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MIA-002Miami-Dade County Emergency Order 03-20Closure of on-premises food and alcohol service; closure of theaters, auditoriums, bowling alleys, arcades, gymnasiums and fitness studiosCounty Mayor Carlos A. GimenezMiami-Dade County, FloridaCountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-004Executive Rule: temporary moratorium on residential evictions for nonpayment due to COVID-19 wage loss; suspension of eviction court hearings; lodging must retain County-subsidized guests (announced March 17, 2020)Chair Kafoury, Mayor Wheeler announce moratorium on residential eviction; steps to protect unhoused residents from COVID-19Chair Deborah Kafoury (Executive Rule under the March 11, 2020 Declaration of Emergency)Multnomah County, OregonCountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCourts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ORL-024Executive Order 2020-004 (and 2020-004a)Tolling of pending due dates, expiration dates and termination dates in zoning and land use applications, agreements, resolutions…Seminole County Chairman (EO 2020-004, Mar. 18, 2020); Alan Harris, Chief Administrator of Emergency Management (EO 2020-004A, ratified Mar. 26, 2020)Seminole County, FloridaCountyMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-008County Executive announcement of Mar. 19, 2020: suspension of tax foreclosure action, delinquent contracts and Sheriff sales for at least 60 days; County buildings closed to the public (site-wide notice)NEWS: County Executive Announces Suspension of Foreclosure Action and Delinquent Contracts in Cuyahoga CountyCounty Executive Armond Budish; Cuyahoga County TreasurerCuyahoga County, OhioCountyMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-TPA-082PSTA Coronavirus Response (fare suspension from Mar. 19, 2020; COVID-19 Service Reduction schedules from Mar. 29, 2020 and June 7/15, 2020; fixed-route service ending 10:00 p.m.; face-covering requirement)PSTA Coronavirus ResponsePinellas Suncoast Transit AuthorityPinellas County, Florida (Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, independent special district)CountyMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-052MCSO 'COVID-19 FAQ' (revised Mar. 20, 2020)Volunteers excluded from the jails; non-employee access limited to legal or essential operational personnel; on-site family video visitation…Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Paul Penzone)Maricopa County, Arizona (Sheriff's Office; county jails); county levelCountyMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-001Emergency ordinance authorizing the enforcement of an emergency ordinance, directives and regulations effective during a declared state of emergency (Clark County Code ch. 6.04 amendment; agenda file '6.04 Emerg Ordinance')Adopt an ordinance by emergency authorizing the enforcement of an emergency ordinance, directives, and regulations effective during a…Clark County Board of County Commissioners (Emergency Meeting, Mar. 20, 2020, item 3; petitioner County Manager Yolanda T. King)Clark County, NevadaCountyMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-TPA-083HART COVID-19 Update (service reductions Mar. 20, Apr. 1 and Apr. 22, 2020; face coverings required under Tampa EO 2020-27; employee testing)HART COVID-19 UpdateHillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART)Hillsborough County, Florida (Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority)CountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-021Metro announcement: fare collection discontinued and rear-door boarding required from Mar. 21, 2020; service reductions from Mar. 23, 2020King County Metro to discontinue fare collections, direct riders to board buses at rear doors, beginning March 21King County Metro (King County Executive Dow Constantine)King County, Washington (King County Metro Transit; also reports Sound Transit and Seattle Streetcar)CountyMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SLC-004Public Health Order 2020-02Public Health Order 2020-02 (general prohibitions reduced to ten persons; building and construction sites; salons and tanning; physical…Summit County Health Officer Richard C. Bullough, PhDSummit County, UtahCountyMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read