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Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham

The Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham file holds 55 instruments from the counties, cities, health officers, courts and transit authorities of the area, 55 of them with the exhibit file held by The COVID Project. The statewide orders that ran over the same ground are in the North Carolina file.

Code CLTState North CarolinaFirst closure or stay-at-home order Mar. 13, 2020 Ex. MET-CLT-008Orders reaching 2021 Q3 26Primary source read 49 Confirmed from a secondary source 6
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The record in brief

ScopeCounty and municipal instruments of the Charlotte metropolitan area (Mecklenburg County, City of Charlotte, the six Mecklenburg towns) and of the Research Triangle (Wake County, City of Raleigh and the Wake towns; Durham County and City of Durham; Orange County noted), March 2020 through September 30, 2021, with the transit agencies (CATS, GoTriangle, GoRaleigh, GoDurham). Statewide instruments (EO 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 131, 135, 138, 141, 147, 151, 153, 155, 163, 169, 170, 176, 180, 181, 188, 189, 195, 204, 209, 215, 220, 224, 229; S.L. 2021-130; the Chief Justice's emergency directives) are cited by name and date only.

The Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham metros carried a local layer of orders that began before, ran alongside, and in places outlasted the State's regime. MECKLENBURG AND CHARLOTTE. On March 13, 2020 at 1800 hours the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners and the Mayor of Charlotte, joined by the six towns (Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill, Pineville), proclaimed a Joint State of Emergency under G.S. 166A-19.22 that restricted access to public streets and provided that 'the operation of business activity, entertainment, events, or other places of public mass gatherings, is reasonably and necessarily prohibited or restricted... except in areas or times designated by the Mecklenburg County Health Department' (Ex. MET-CLT-008). The Health Director's Order for Prohibiting Mass Gatherings (issued March 17, effective 8 a.m. March 16, 2020 through April 12) banned gatherings of 50 or more and ordered gyms, fitness centers, health clubs and theaters to 'cease operations immediately' (Ex. MET-CLT-020). The Revised Joint Proclamation of March 24, 2020 (the county Stay at Home Order) took effect at 8:00 a.m. on March 26, 2020: all individuals 'restricted to shelter at their places of residence'; 'Non-essential business and operations must cease'; all gatherings of more than 10 prohibited; places of public amusement closed; all non-essential travel prohibited; nursing-home visitation restricted; violations a Class 2 misdemeanor under G.S. 14-288.20A; valid through April 16, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-018). The county extended it to April 29, 2020 and then, lacking Huntersville's consent to a further joint extension, transitioned to the Governor's EO 121/135 through May 8 (WFAE, Apr. 23 and Apr. 28, 2020). In Phase 2 the county went beyond the State: the Amended Joint Proclamation of July 7, 2020 adopted EO 147 and added a face-covering requirement in all County, City and Town buildings and 'in any other indoor or outdoor situation in which people cannot maintain the CDC recommended social distance' (Ex. MET-CLT-011); the Second Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation of July 23, 2020 closed restaurants and private clubs to on-site consumption from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., barred alcohol sales for on-site consumption from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., forbade sitting or standing at bars and shared game equipment, and capped outdoor gatherings at 25, through 5 p.m. August 7, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-022; Mint Hill and Pineville amendments, Ex. MET-CLT-013, -014). The Health Director's Order of Abatement of Imminent Hazard closed every United House of Prayer facility from 10:00 a.m. October 24, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-009), and her Public Health Directives of January 12 and January 29, 2021 directed residents to 'Stay home. Only leave your home for essential activities,' to 'Utilize full-virtual options for work,' to remain home 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., and to cap any gathering at 25 outdoors, through February 28, 2021 (Ex. MET-CLT-005, -012). The county's emergency proclamation was revised on June 1, 2021 to track EO 215 while keeping face coverings in county facilities for the unvaccinated (Ex. MET-CLT-037). Q3 2021: on August 18, 2021 the Chair and the Mayor adopted the Third Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation requiring face coverings 'in all indoor public settings within the City of Charlotte, the unincorporated areas of Mecklenburg County, regardless of a person's vaccination status,' effective 5 p.m. that day through September 1, 2021 (Ex. MET-CLT-023, -024, -010), and the Board of Commissioners, sitting as the board of health under G.S. 153A-77 and 130A-39, adopted the Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings to be Worn in All Public Places, applicable 'throughout Mecklenburg County... including... all Cities and Towns' (Ex. MET-CLT-001, -025), published August 20 (Ex. MET-CLT-002) and effective August 31, 2021 (Ex. MET-CLT-027); the rule was revised September 8-12, 2021 (Ex. MET-CLT-004, -015, -026, -003) and remained in force through February 26, 2022. County employees were ordered masked in county buildings from August 3, 2021, to disclose vaccination status by September 1 and, if unvaccinated, to test weekly from September 7, 2021 (WFAE). CATS suspended fares, moved to rear-door boarding and a reduced schedule in March 2020 and required face masks (Ex. MET-CLT-073, -074). WAKE AND RALEIGH. Wake County's Chair declared a state of emergency March 13, 2020, issued a Proclamation of Emergency Restrictions on March 22, 2020 closing gyms, salons, spas, massage and tattoo establishments and banning gatherings of 50 or more (Ex. MET-CLT-050), and signed the county Stay-at-Home Proclamation on March 26, 2020, effective 5 p.m. March 27 through April 17 (Ex. MET-CLT-051); a new proclamation extended it to April 30, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-052, -053). The City of Raleigh declared its emergency March 13, 2020, required face coverings from 4:00 p.m. June 19, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-041), barred alcohol sales 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. from 4:00 p.m. July 22, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-043), terminated those two orders at 5 p.m. February 26, 2021 while continuing the emergency (Ex. MET-CLT-044), and reimposed indoor face coverings at 5:00 p.m. August 13, 2021 (Ex. MET-CLT-045) through 5 p.m. February 25, 2022 (Ex. MET-CLT-046). Wake County's countywide indoor mask requirement was in force by August 16, 2021 (Ex. MET-CLT-054) and ended February 25, 2022; Cary's mayor ordered masks from 5 p.m. August 18, 2021; Knightdale required masks from June 21, 2020. GoRaleigh and GoTriangle suspended fares and went to rear-door boarding March 23, 2020, cut to weekend schedules March 30, 2020, and required face coverings from June 22, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-070 to -072). DURHAM. Mayor Schewel's Stay-at-Home Order took effect 6 p.m. March 26, 2020 (gatherings of 10 or more prohibited; non-essential residents barred from streets except for essential activities), Durham County's parallel order followed March 27, the county required face coverings from April 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-062), the local order ran through June 1, 2020 and was succeeded by a Safer at Home Order stricter than the State's (outdoor gatherings capped at 10; face coverings continued) (Ex. MET-CLT-063), amended serially by the County Chair and adopted by the Mayor under G.S. 166A-19.22(b)(2) (10th Amendment Sept. 4, 2020; 11th Amendment Oct. 3, 2020; Ex. MET-CLT-060, -061). Durham County and the City reimposed indoor face coverings at 5 p.m. August 9, 2021 (WUNC). GoDurham suspended fares and required face coverings (Ex. MET-CLT-075). ORANGE COUNTY (Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough): stay-at-home from 6 p.m. March 27, 2020; face coverings from 5 p.m. June 12, 2020 with the emergency extended through August 31, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-030); indoor masks reinstated 5 p.m. August 11, 2021 (Ex. MET-CLT-031) through March 7, 2022 (Ex. MET-CLT-032). PREEMPTION: none. EO 121 sec. 4(A), EO 215 sec. 5.3(a) and EO 224 sec. 2.4(a) expressly preserved more restrictive local orders; no statute barred county or city mask orders through September 30, 2021.

The six quarters

What the record shows in force in Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham on the first day and the last day of each quarter. Every exhibit named here opens its record. The orders of March 13 to 31, 2020 belong to the second quarter of 2020, because wages paid after March 12, 2020 fall in that quarter.

QuarterFirst dayLast day
2020 Q2Second quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →Apr. 1, 2020: Mecklenburg Stay at Home Order in force (Ex. MET-CLT-018; effective Mar. 26, 8 a.m.; through Apr. 16, then Apr. 29); Wake Stay-at-Home Proclamation in force (Ex. MET-CLT-051; effective Mar. 27, 5 p.m.; to Apr. 17, then Apr. 30 per Ex. MET-CLT-052); Durham City order (Mar. 26, 6 p.m.) and Durham County order (Mar. 27) in force; Orange County order (Mar. 27, 6 p.m.) in force; Mecklenburg-Charlotte, Raleigh, Wake, Durham and Orange states of emergency in force (Ex. MET-CLT-008); Health Director's mass-gathering order superseded by the stay-home order; GoRaleigh, GoTriangle, GoDurham and CATS on rear-door boarding, suspended fares and reduced schedules (Ex. MET-CLT-072, -075, -074); statewide EO 121 in force from Mar. 30.June 30, 2020: local stay-home orders expired (Mecklenburg Apr. 29; Wake Apr. 30; Durham's local order through June 1, succeeded by the Safer at Home Order, Ex. MET-CLT-063); Raleigh face-covering proclamation in force since June 19 (Ex. MET-CLT-041); Orange County face coverings since June 12 (Ex. MET-CLT-030); Knightdale since June 21; Durham face coverings since April (Ex. MET-CLT-062); GoTriangle face coverings required since June 22 (Ex. MET-CLT-070); all local emergencies in force; statewide EO 141 Phase 2 and EO 147 masks (June 26) in force.
2020 Q3Third quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →July 1, 2020: Raleigh masks (Ex. MET-CLT-041), Orange masks (Ex. MET-CLT-030), Durham Safer at Home Order with face coverings and 10-person outdoor cap (Ex. MET-CLT-063); Mecklenburg joint emergency in force; EO 147 masks statewide; transit fare suspensions and face coverings in force.Sept. 30, 2020: Mecklenburg Amended Joint Proclamation of July 7 (face coverings in County/City/Town buildings and wherever distance cannot be kept) in force (Ex. MET-CLT-011); Second Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation (July 23-Aug. 7) expired (Ex. MET-CLT-022); Raleigh alcohol-hours order in force since July 22 (Ex. MET-CLT-043); Durham County Tenth Amended Safer at Home Order (Sept. 4) adopted by the City (Ex. MET-CLT-060); Orange emergency extended through Aug. 31 and renewed; statewide EO 163 Phase 2.5 in force.
2020 Q4Fourth quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →Oct. 1, 2020: Raleigh masks and alcohol hours; Durham County Tenth/Eleventh Amended Orders (Ex. MET-CLT-060, -061); Mecklenburg July 7 proclamation; statewide EO 169 Phase 3 (Oct. 2).Dec. 31, 2020: UHOP abatement order (Oct. 24-30) expired (Ex. MET-CLT-009); Raleigh and Durham orders in force; Mecklenburg emergency and July 7 proclamation in force; GoTriangle notice of EO 180 masks on transit from 5 p.m. Nov. 25 (Ex. MET-CLT-071); statewide EO 181 Modified Stay at Home (Dec. 11) in force.
2021 Q1First quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →Jan. 1, 2021: Raleigh masks and alcohol hours; Durham Safer at Home amendments; Mecklenburg emergency; EO 181 statewide.Mar. 31, 2021: Mecklenburg Public Health Directive (Jan. 12-Feb. 28) expired (Ex. MET-CLT-005, -012); Raleigh terminated its city orders Feb. 26 but continued its emergency (Ex. MET-CLT-044); Mecklenburg Health Director's Imminent Hazard Encampment Order (Feb. 2021, Ex. MET-CLT-028); Durham amendments in force; statewide EO 204 (Mar. 26) in force.
2021 Q2Second quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →Apr. 1, 2021: local emergencies in force; Durham Safer at Home amendments; Mecklenburg July 7 proclamation; statewide EO 204.June 30, 2021: Mecklenburg Second Revised and Amended Proclamation of June 1 (EO 215 adopted; face coverings for the unvaccinated in county facilities) in force (Ex. MET-CLT-037, -016); every local emergency in force; transit fares still suspended (GoTriangle, GoRaleigh, GoDurham); CDC conveyance mask order on all transit; statewide EO 215/220.
2021 Q3Third quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →July 1, 2021: Mecklenburg-Charlotte, Raleigh, Wake, Durham and Orange states of emergency in force; Mecklenburg June 1 proclamation (Ex. MET-CLT-037); CDC conveyance mask order on CATS, GoTriangle, GoRaleigh, GoDurham; transit fare suspensions; statewide EO 215 as extended by EO 220 (to July 30).Sept. 30, 2021: Durham County-City indoor mask mandate (Aug. 9); Orange County mandate (Aug. 11, Ex. MET-CLT-031); Raleigh Emergency Proclamation (Aug. 13, Ex. MET-CLT-045); Wake County indoor mask requirement (by Aug. 16, Ex. MET-CLT-054); Cary order (Aug. 18); Mecklenburg-Charlotte Third Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation (Aug. 18-Sept. 1, Ex. MET-CLT-023) succeeded by the Board of Health Rule effective Aug. 31 in all of Mecklenburg including the six towns (Ex. MET-CLT-025, -027) and revised Sept. 8-12 (Ex. MET-CLT-026); Mecklenburg County employee mask, vaccination-disclosure (Sept. 1) and weekly-testing (Sept. 7) rules; City of Charlotte masks in city buildings (Aug. 13) and vaccination-status attestation (Ex. MET-CLT-036); CMS, Wake and Durham school boards' mask requirements; all local emergencies in force; statewide EO 224/229 vaccine-verification for cabinet agencies and S.L. 2021-130.

The end of general restrictions

The day the general business restrictions ended in Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham, the instrument that ended them, and what the record shows still in force afterward. The end of the general orders is not the end of the record: sector rules, standing duties and the federal layer continue past it.

End of general restrictions

2021-06-01 (Mecklenburg); 2021-02-26 (Raleigh); statewide EO 215 of May 14, 2021 governed the metros' general capacity, gathering and mask rules thereafter

Instrument Local general business restrictions ended in steps: Mecklenburg's county stay-at-home order expired April 29, 2020 (State EO 121/135 governed to May 8, 2020); the Mecklenburg Second Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation (bar and late-hours restrictions) ran to 5 p.m. Aug. 7, 2020; Raleigh's Declaration of End of City COVID-19 Orders terminated the city face-covering and alcohol orders at 5 p.m. Feb. 26, 2021 (Ex. MET-CLT-044); Mecklenburg's Second Revised and Amended Proclamation of June 1, 2021 conformed county restrictions to EO 215 (Ex. MET-CLT-037); Durham's Safer at Home amendments tracked the State's phases through 2020-21.

What remained in force

Every local state of emergency (Mecklenburg-Charlotte joint proclamation of Mar. 13, 2020; Raleigh's of Mar. 13, 2020; Wake's of Mar. 13, 2020; Durham's and Orange's) remained in force through Sept. 30, 2021 and beyond; face coverings in county facilities for the unvaccinated (Mecklenburg, June 1, 2021); transit fare suspensions and rear-door boarding (GoTriangle, GoRaleigh, GoDurham through 2021); the CDC conveyance mask order on every bus and train; then the Aug. 2021 reinstatements: Durham (Aug. 9), Orange (Aug. 11), Raleigh (Aug. 13), Wake County (by Aug. 16), Cary (Aug. 18), Charlotte and unincorporated Mecklenburg (Aug. 18), all of Mecklenburg including the six towns (Aug. 31, 2021 by Board of Health Rule).

The State and the local orders

None in North Carolina through Sept. 30, 2021. EO 121 sec. 4(A) (Mar. 27, 2020): 'nothing herein is intended to limit or prohibit counties and cities in North Carolina from enacting ordinances and issuing state of emergency declarations which impose greater restrictions or prohibitions'; the same reservation appears in EO 215 sec. 5.3(a) (May 14, 2021) and EO 224 sec. 2.4(a) (July 29, 2021). Two narrow exceptions: EO 131 sec. 1 (Apr. 9, 2020) preempted local declarations imposing stricter retail occupancy limits than the State's, and EO 153 sec. 3(B) (July 28, 2020) barred local governments from setting more permissive alcohol-sale hours. G.S. 166A-19.30(c)(1) allowed the Governor to rescind local prohibitions; no order did. S.L. 2021-130 sec. 10 (Aug. 30, 2021) required school boards to adopt a face-covering policy and vote on it monthly; it did not bar local mask orders. The Huntersville mayor's August 2021 challenge to the Board of Health Rule under G.S. 130A-39 produced no injunction; the rule applied in the six towns from Aug. 31, 2021 (WFAE, Aug. 26, 2021). Mecklenburg's stay-at-home extension beyond April 29, 2020 failed only because a joint proclamation under G.S. 166A-19.22(c) requires each town's consent and Huntersville withheld it; the State's EO 135 then governed to May 8, 2020.

Third quarter of 2021

July 1 through September 30, 2021, the last claimable quarter: the instruments the record shows in force in Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham. An order in force on any day of the quarter is an order in force during it. The quarter nationally →

In force (16)

  • MET-CLT-008 (Mecklenburg-Charlotte Joint Proclamation of State of Emergency, Mar. 13, 2020, in force throughout)
  • MET-CLT-037 / MET-CLT-016 (Mecklenburg Second Revised and Amended Proclamation, June 1, 2021, adopting EO 215; face coverings in county facilities for the unvaccinated) - July 1 to Aug. 18, 2021
  • MET-CLT-023 / MET-CLT-024 / MET-CLT-010 (Third Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation, Aug. 18, 2021, 5 p.m., face coverings indoors in Charlotte and unincorporated Mecklenburg through Sept. 1, 2021)
  • MET-CLT-001 / MET-CLT-025 / MET-CLT-002 / MET-CLT-027 (Mecklenburg Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings, adopted Aug. 18, published Aug. 20, effective Aug. 31, 2021, countywide including the six towns)
  • MET-CLT-004 / MET-CLT-015 / MET-CLT-003 / MET-CLT-026 (Revised Board of Health Rule, Sept. 8, 2021, published Sept. 9, in force from mid-September 2021)
  • MET-CLT-036 (City of Charlotte employee vaccination-status attestation due Aug. 24, 2021; premium pay and emergency leave from Aug. 28, 2021); City of Charlotte mask requirement in city buildings from Aug. 13, 2021 (WFAE)
  • Mecklenburg County Manager's employee policy: masks in county buildings (Aug. 3, 2021), vaccination-status disclosure by Sept. 1, weekly testing of unvaccinated staff from Sept. 7, 2021 (WFAE; 598 employees suspended for noncompliance by Sept. 16, 2021)
  • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education mask requirement for 2021-22 (vote July 30, 2021; monthly votes under S.L. 2021-130 from Sept. 2021) (WFAE)
  • Durham County Board of Commissioners Chair's amended declaration and Mayor of Durham's order requiring face coverings in all indoor public places, effective 5 p.m. Aug. 9, 2021 (WUNC)
  • MET-CLT-031 (Orange County indoor mask mandate reinstated 5 p.m. Aug. 11, 2021, ages 2 and up, including public transportation)
  • MET-CLT-045 (Raleigh Emergency Proclamation, Aug. 13, 2021, face coverings in all public or private indoor spaces including restaurants, bars, gyms and transit, effective 5:00 p.m. Aug. 13, 2021)
  • MET-CLT-054 (Wake County countywide indoor mask requirement confirmed in force at the Aug. 16, 2021 Board meeting; ended Feb. 25, 2022)
  • Town of Cary State of Emergency Order signed Aug. 16, 2021, face coverings indoors for ages 5 and up from 5 p.m. Aug. 18, 2021 (Cary Citizen, Aug. 17, 2021)
  • Wake County Public School System and Durham Public Schools mask requirements for 2021-22 (WUNC; DPS mandate continued into March 2022)
  • Transit: CDC conveyance mask order (86 Fed. Reg. 8025) on CATS, GoTriangle, GoRaleigh, GoDurham; GoTriangle, GoRaleigh and GoDurham fare suspensions and rear-door boarding continuing from Mar. 23, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-070, -072, -075)
  • Statewide: EO 215 as extended by EO 220 to July 30, 2021; EO 224 (July 29, 2021) and EO 229 (Aug. 31, 2021) vaccine-verification-or-testing for cabinet agencies; S.L. 2021-130 (Aug. 30, 2021) school face-covering votes; EO 116 state of emergency (to Aug. 15, 2022)

Sector chronology

How the orders reached each kind of business in Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham, sector by sector, in the order the record gives. Open a sector to read its chronology; every exhibit named opens its record.

Restaurants and bars

Dine-in closed statewide by EO 118 (Mar. 17, 2020); Mecklenburg Stay at Home Order allowed restaurants 'only for consumption off-premises' (Mar. 26-Apr. 29, 2020; Ex. MET-CLT-018); Wake and Durham orders the same (Mar. 27-Apr. 30; to June 1); Durham Safer at Home kept stricter caps (Ex. MET-CLT-063); Mecklenburg Second Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation closed on-site consumption 11 p.m.-5 a.m., barred alcohol sales for on-site consumption 11 p.m.-7 a.m., forbade bar seating and shared game equipment, July 23-Aug. 7, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-022; town amendments Ex. MET-CLT-013, -014); Raleigh barred alcohol sales 11 p.m.-7 a.m. from July 22, 2020 to Feb. 26, 2021 (Ex. MET-CLT-043, -044); statewide EO 153 (11 p.m. alcohol cutoff) July 31, 2020; Aug. 2021 mask mandates required restaurants and bars to require customer masks (Ex. MET-CLT-023, -025, -045).

Retail

Non-essential retail closed by Mecklenburg, Wake, Durham and Orange stay-home orders (Mar. 26/27, 2020); Wake's April proclamation allowed curbside from mid-April (Ex. MET-CLT-052); Mecklenburg transitioned to the State's broader essential list Apr. 29, 2020; EO 131 retail occupancy (Apr. 13, 2020) preempted stricter local caps; Aug. 2021 mandates required retailers to require customer face coverings (Ex. MET-CLT-023, -025, -045).

Personal care

Wake County closed hair and nail salons, spas, massage and tattoo establishments Mar. 22, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-050); Mecklenburg's stay-home order excluded 'fitness and exercise gyms, spas, salons, barber shops, tattoo parlors' from Healthcare Operations (Ex. MET-CLT-018); Raleigh required all 'personal care, grooming, tattoo, and retail employees' to mask on duty from June 19, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-041); Aug. 2021 indoor mask rules applied.

Fitness and entertainment

Mecklenburg Health Director ordered gyms, fitness centers, health clubs and theaters to 'cease operations immediately' (Mar. 17, 2020; Ex. MET-CLT-020); Wake closed fitness clubs and gyms Mar. 22, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-050); Durham closed gyms and theaters by 5 p.m. Mar. 19, 2020 (WUNC); stay-home orders closed 'all places of public amusement' (Ex. MET-CLT-018); Aug. 13, 2021 Raleigh proclamation named 'gyms, fitness centers' expressly (Ex. MET-CLT-045).

Hotels and short-term rentals

Hotels and motels permitted 'to the extent used for lodging and delivery or carry-out food services' (Ex. MET-CLT-018 sec. 21); Charlotte Douglas airport staff exempted from the July 2020 food-service prohibition (Ex. MET-CLT-022).

Offices and telework

Stay-home orders required non-essential businesses to cease all but Minimum Basic Operations and work from home (Ex. MET-CLT-018); Mecklenburg directive: 'Utilize full-virtual options for work' (Jan. 12-Feb. 28, 2021; Ex. MET-CLT-005, -012); Aug. 2021 mask rules covered 'offices, business establishments' (Ex. MET-CLT-025) and 'private indoor spaces' (Ex. MET-CLT-045); Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center closed to the public from March 2020 into 2021.

Manufacturing

Only 'Manufacture, distribution, and supply chain for critical products and industries' permitted under the Mecklenburg order (Ex. MET-CLT-018 sec. 20); other plants limited to Minimum Basic Operations Mar. 26-Apr. 29, 2020.

Construction

Essential Infrastructure under the Mecklenburg order (construction permitted with social distancing; Ex. MET-CLT-018); Wake and Durham orders comparable; Durham's Safer at Home limited real-estate showings (WUNC, May 15, 2020).

Real estate

Real estate services 'restricted to appraisal and title services' under the Mecklenburg order (Ex. MET-CLT-018 sec. 18) until the State's list (brokerage essential) governed from Apr. 29, 2020; Durham limited showings into mid-2020 (WUNC).

Hospitals and long-term care

Mecklenburg stay-home order imposed visitation screening, one-adult-visitor limits, visitor logs and staffing duties on nursing homes and assisted living (Ex. MET-CLT-018 at 3-4); Wake restricted nursing-home visitation Mar. 22, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-050); Atrium and Novant asked the county for the stay-home order Mar. 23, 2020 (appended to Ex. MET-CLT-018); Mecklenburg Public Health required staff vaccination (July 26, 2021, WFAE).

Dental and elective health care

Stay-home orders limited clinics to care that 'cannot be provided virtually' (Ex. MET-CLT-018); statewide EO 130 and the Dental Board statements govern.

Schools

Mecklenburg order closed schools through May 15, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-018 sec. 10); Mecklenburg directive urged remote instruction Jan. 12-28, 2021 (Ex. MET-CLT-005, -012); CMS, WCPSS and DPS boards required masks for 2021-22 (July-Sept. 2021) with monthly votes under S.L. 2021-130.

Child care

Mecklenburg order limited child care to centers serving first responders, health care, public health and HHS staff (Ex. MET-CLT-018 sec. 19); Durham Safer at Home set specific child-care rules (WUNC, May 15, 2020).

Worship and gatherings

Mecklenburg mass-gathering order (50+) Mar. 16-Apr. 12, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-020); stay-home orders capped gatherings at 10 (Mecklenburg, Durham) or banned 'gatherings of any size' (Wake, Mar. 27, 2020); Mecklenburg outdoor cap of 25 (July 23-Aug. 7, 2020; Ex. MET-CLT-022) and 25 by directive (Jan.-Feb. 2021; Ex. MET-CLT-005); UHOP abatement order closed all church facilities Oct. 24-30, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-009); worship exempt from the Aug. 2021 mask rules (Ex. MET-CLT-025).

Courts and public offices

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center closed to the public from Mar. 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-008 recital in special-meeting notices; Legistar Apr. 28, 2020 notice); Wake County meetings held remotely from Apr. 6, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-052).

Travel and quarantine

Mecklenburg order prohibited 'All travel... except Essential Travel' (Ex. MET-CLT-018 at 4); county travel advisory Mar. 23, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-021); directive of Jan. 12, 2021: 'Avoid any non-essential travel' and quarantine after gatherings (Ex. MET-CLT-005).

Face coverings

Durham from April 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-062); Orange June 12, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-030); Raleigh June 19, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-041); Knightdale June 21, 2020; GoTriangle June 22, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-070); Mecklenburg July 7, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLT-011); statewide EO 147 June 26, 2020 to May 14, 2021; Raleigh terminated Feb. 26, 2021 (Ex. MET-CLT-044); reinstatements Aug. 9 (Durham), Aug. 11 (Orange), Aug. 13 (Raleigh), by Aug. 16 (Wake), Aug. 18 (Cary; Charlotte and unincorporated Mecklenburg), Aug. 31, 2021 (all Mecklenburg by Board of Health Rule); ended Feb. 25-26, 2022 (Raleigh, Wake, Mecklenburg) and Mar. 7, 2022 (Orange).

Vaccination mandates

Mecklenburg Public Health Department staff (July 26, 2021); Mecklenburg County employees: disclosure by Sept. 1 and weekly testing of the unvaccinated from Sept. 7, 2021; City of Charlotte employee attestation by Aug. 24, 2021 with incentives (Ex. MET-CLT-036); Durham County employee testing contract (Dec. 2020); no local vaccination-proof-for-entry order was issued in these metros; statewide EO 224/229 (cabinet agencies) cited by name.

On the calendar

Every dated instrument in the Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham file across the nineteen months from March 2020 through September 2021, in the order it took effect. A bar takes the color of the instrument's first limitation type and runs from its effective month through its end month; a fading edge marks an instrument whose end the record does not date. Point at a bar for its dates; open the bar for the record.

Emergency declaration 11Stay-at-home 8Business closure 13Telework mandate 2Capacity limit 6Gathering cap 12Face-covering requirement 37Travel and quarantine 6Schools and child care 2Health care orders 5Curfew and hours 4Alcohol and bars 5Events and venues 4Workplace rules 16Vaccination or testing 1Quarantine and isolation 1Other 9

All instruments

Every record in the Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham file, in the order it took effect. Filter by quarter and by limitation type; sort by any column; open the exhibit ID for the record and the operative words, or the file where The COVID Project holds it.

Showing 55 of 55 instrumentsThe Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham records in the Library →
ExhibitInstrumentIssuerLevelEffectiveEndQuartersLimitationsSourceFile
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 mayorsCountyMar. 13, 2020Aug. 18, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source readPDF 223 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-020Order for Prohibiting Mass GatheringsOrder for Prohibiting Mass Gatherings (COVID-19)Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN, Mecklenburg County Health DirectorCountyMar. 16, 2020Apr. 12, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 1.9 MB
Ex. MET-CLT-021Travel Advisory, updated March 23, 2020Travel Advisory - Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County (Public Health)CountyMar. 23, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source readPDF 92 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-050Proclamation of Emergency RestrictionsProclamation of Emergency Restrictions by the Chairman of the Wake County Board of CommissionersGregory D. Ford, Chairman, Wake County Board of CommissionersCountyMar. 23, 2020Apr. 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 1.5 MB
Ex. MET-CLT-070GoTriangle COVID-19 Updates page (as of Aug. 8, 2020)GoTriangle COVID-19 Updates - fares suspended, rear-door boarding, face coverings required from June 22, 2020GoTriangleSector regulatorMar. 23, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementOtherPrimary source readPDF 373 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-072GoRaleigh Related COVID-19 Information (as of Mar. 31, 2020)GoRaleigh service reductions, rear-door boarding and fare suspensionGoRaleigh (City of Raleigh Transportation Department)CityMar. 23, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitOtherPrimary source readPDF 370 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-075GoDurham COVID-19 Updates page (as of Aug. 15, 2020)GoDurham COVID-19 Updates - fares suspended, rear-door boarding, riders required to wear face coverings…GoDurham (City of Durham transit)CityMar. 23, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source readPDF 314 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-019Mecklenburg County Stay at Home Order - Frequently Asked QuestionsStay at Home Order FAQMecklenburg CountyCountyMar. 25, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homePrimary source readPDF 184 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-018Revised Joint Proclamation... Restricting Movement of All Individuals... to Stay at Their Place of Residence (Mecklenburg County Stay at Home Order)Revised Joint Proclamation restricting movement of all individuals to stay at their place of residence except…Chair George Dunlap, Mayor Vi Lyles and the six town mayors, in conjunction with the Emergency Management Coordinator and in consultation with the Public Health DirectorCountyMar. 26, 2020Apr. 16, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 799 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-051Proclamation of Emergency Restrictions (Stay-at-Home Proclamation) dated March 26, 2020Proclamation of Emergency Restrictions by the Chairman of the Wake County Board of Commissioners (stay at…Gregory D. Ford, Chairman, Wake County Board of CommissionersCountyMar. 27, 2020Apr. 16, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 1.7 MB
Ex. MET-CLT-029DOR letter of April 9, 2020 on essential business determinations under EO 121Essential Business Clarification - NC Department of Revenue to NCACCNorth Carolina Department of Revenue (Secretary Ronald G. Penny; General Counsel Andrew Kasper)StateApr. 9, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureOtherPrimary source readPDF 132 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-052Board of Commissioners meeting minutes recording the Chair's new proclamation extending the Stay-at-Home order to April 30, 2020Wake County Board of Commissioners Minutes, April 20, 2020Wake County Board of Commissioners (minutes, regular meeting Apr. 20, 2020)CountyApr. 13, 2020Apr. 30, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closurePrimary source readPDF 175 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-062Memo 'Face coverings for Durham County' recording the county's face covering requirementFace coverings for Durham County (BOCC work session Apr. 23, 2020)Durham County Board of County Commissioners agenda memo (Apr. 23, 2020, Legistar 20-0158), Covering the Triangle proposalCountyApr. 23, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 61 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-053Board minutes recording expiration of the Stay-at-Home order on April 30, 2020Wake County Board of Commissioners Minutes, April 30, 2020Wake County Board of Commissioners (minutes, special work session Apr. 30, 2020)CountyApr. 30, 2020Apr. 30, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homePrimary source readPDF 139 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-063Minutes recording the Mayor's update: local Stay at Home Order extended through June 1, 2020; Safer at Home Order to follow; face coverings continue; outdoor gatherings limited to 10Durham City Council Work Session Minutes, May 21, 2020Durham City Council (work session minutes, May 21, 2020)CityMay 21, 2020June 1, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 250 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-030Media release: Orange County Extends Emergency Declaration, Mandates Face CoveringsOrange County Extends Emergency Declaration, Mandates Face Coverings (June 10, 2020)Orange County (media release quoting Chair Penny Rich and Health Director Quintana Stewart)CountyJune 12, 2020June 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 72 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-041Emergency Proclamation (face coverings)Emergency Proclamation, City of Raleigh, June 17, 2020 - Wearing of Face CoveringsMary-Ann Baldwin, Mayor of Raleigh; attest Gail G. Smith, City ClerkCityJune 19, 2020Feb. 26, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 142 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-006Amended Joint Proclamation - Board agenda draft ('Amended Proclamation Final.2.docx')COVID-19 Response - Face Covering Requirement (BOCC July 7, 2020 agenda attachment)Board of County Commissioners (Manager's Report item 20-6271)CountyJuly 2, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readDOCX 31 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-011Amended Joint Proclamation (face coverings)Amended Joint Proclamation of the Chairman and Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners, Mayor of the City of…Chair George Dunlap; Mayor Vi Lyles; Mayor John Higdon (Matthews), in consultation with the Public Health DirectorCountyJuly 7, 2020June 1, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 129 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-043Emergency Proclamation (prohibition of alcohol sales 11 p.m.-7 a.m.)Emergency Proclamation, City of Raleigh, July 20, 2020 - Prohibition of Alcohol SalesMayor Mary-Ann BaldwinCityJuly 22, 2020Feb. 26, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Curfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source readPDF 77 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-022Second Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation (restaurant, bar and alcohol restrictions)Second Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation of the Chairman of the Mecklenburg County Board of…Chair George R. Dunlap; Mayor Vi Lyles; Mayors of Davidson, Matthews, Mint Hill (Deputy Town Manager) and Pineville; approved as to form by County Attorney Tyrone C. WadeCountyJuly 23, 2020Aug. 7, 20202020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source readPDF 331 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-013Amendment by the Town of Mint Hill to Subsection vi of the Second Revised and Amended Joint ProclamationAmendment permitting food service in bar areas of restaurants within Mint Hill; game equipment prohibition…Town Manager, Town of Mint Hill (for the Mayor)CityAug. 8, 2020not dated2020 Q3Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source readPDF 157 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-060Order of the Mayor of Durham consenting to and adopting the Tenth Amendment to the Declaration of a State of Emergency in Durham County (Safer At Home Order) dated September 4, 2020Order of the Mayor of Durham - Tenth Amended Durham County Safer At Home OrderStephen M. Schewel, Mayor of the City of DurhamCitySept. 4, 2020Oct. 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 153 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-014Amendment by the Town of Pineville to Subsection VI of the Second Revised and Amended Joint ProclamationAmendment permitting food service in bar areas of restaurants within Pineville; game equipment prohibition…Mayor Jack EdwardsCitySept. 25, 2020not dated2020 Q3Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source readPDF 53 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-061Order of the Mayor of Durham consenting to and adopting the Eleventh Amendment to the Declaration of a State of Emergency in Durham County (Safer At Home Order) dated October 3, 2020Order of the Mayor of Durham - Eleventh Amended Durham County Safer At Home OrderMayor Stephen M. SchewelCityOct. 3, 2020Dec. 31, 20202020 Q4Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 153 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-009Order of Abatement of Imminent HazardDeclaration and Order of Abatement of Imminent Hazard - United House of Prayer for All PeopleGibbie Harris, Health Director, Mecklenburg County Department of Public HealthCountyOct. 24, 2020Nov. 5, 20202020 Q4Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 2.6 MB
Ex. MET-CLT-074CATS 'Covid Efforts' page (as of Nov. 9, 2020): face mask policy, modified schedules, rear-door exit, PPECATS Covid Efforts - Face mask Policy; modified bus and light rail schedule since March 2020CATSCityNov. 9, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementOtherPrimary source readPDF 153 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-071GoTriangle COVID-19 Updates page (as of Dec. 22, 2020)GoTriangle COVID-19 Updates - masks required per the Governor's orderGoTriangleSector regulatorNov. 25, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source readPDF 384 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-005Mecklenburg County Public Health Director's Directive To Protect Mecklenburg County Residents From COVID-19Public Health Director's Directive (stay home; virtual work; 10 p.m.-5 a.m.; gatherings)Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN, Public Health DirectorCountyJan. 12, 2021Feb. 2, 20212021 Q1Stay-at-homeTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 1.2 MB
Ex. MET-CLT-012Mecklenburg County Public Health Director's Directive (revision)Public Health Director's Directive - revised (replaces the Jan. 12 Directive)Gibbie Harris, Public Health DirectorCountyJan. 29, 2021Feb. 28, 20212021 Q1Stay-at-homeTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursPrimary source readPDF 151 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-028Order of Abatement of Imminent Hazard - The Encampment SiteOrder of Abatement of Imminent Hazard (homeless encampment)Gibbie Harris, Health DirectorCountyFeb. 16, 2021Mar. 31, 20212021 Q1Health care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 189 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-044Declaration of End of City COVID-19 OrdersDeclaration of End of City COVID-19 Orders, City of Raleigh, February 26, 2021Mayor Mary-Ann BaldwinCityFeb. 26, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsPrimary source readPDF 305 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-073CATS 'COVID-19 and CATS' page (as of Mar. 4, 2021)COVID-19 and CATS (COVID-19 Efforts; Bank of America vaccine site)CATSCityMar. 4, 2021Mar. 31, 20212021 Q1Face-covering requirementOtherConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 115 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-007Second and Revised Proclamation with EO 215 (Board agenda draft, docx)COVID-19 Response - Lift Face Covering Requirement (agenda attachment)Board of County Commissioners (Manager's Report item 21-6944)CountyJune 1, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readDOCX 32 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-016Second and Revised Amended Proclamation (county website copy)Amended Face Coverings Proclamation (June 1, 2021)Chair, Board of County CommissionersCountyJune 1, 2021Aug. 18, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 178 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-037Second and Revised Amended Proclamation (adopting EO 215)Second and Revised Amended Proclamation of the Chairman and Mecklenburg County Board of CommissionersChair, Board of County Commissioners, in consultation with the Public Health Director and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management DirectorCountyJune 1, 2021Aug. 18, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 178 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-031Media release: Indoor mask mandate reinstated for Orange County effective Aug. 11 at 5 pmIndoor mask mandate reinstated for Orange County (Aug. 10, 2021)Orange County (media release quoting Chair Renee Price)CountyAug. 11, 2021Mar. 7, 20222021 Q3Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 148 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-045Emergency Proclamation (indoor face coverings, Delta variant)Emergency Proclamation, City of Raleigh, August 13, 2021 - Wearing of Face CoveringsMayor Mary-Ann Baldwin; attest Gail G. Smith, City ClerkCityAug. 13, 2021Feb. 25, 20222021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 621 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-054Board minutes confirming the countywide mask mandate in forceWake County Board of Commissioners Minutes, August 16, 2021Wake County Board of Commissioners (minutes, regular meeting Aug. 16, 2021)CountyAug. 16, 2021Feb. 25, 20222021 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 205 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-010City release: 'City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County to Issue Mask Mandate Effective 5pm Today'Charlotte Mask Mandate release and FAQ, Aug. 18, 2021City of Charlotte (news release, Cory Burkarth)CityAug. 18, 2021Sept. 1, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 77 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-017Statement from Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles (mask mandate)Mask Mandate Statement, Aug. 16, 2021Mayor Vi Lyles (statement)CityAug. 18, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 53 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-023Third Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation (mask mandate)Third Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation of the Chairman and Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners and…Chair George Dunlap and Mayor Vi Lyles, in consultation with the Public Health Director and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management DirectorCountyAug. 18, 2021Sept. 1, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 102 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-024Signed Third Revised and Amended Joint ProclamationSigned Third Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation (mask mandate)Chair George Dunlap and Mayor Vi LylesCountyAug. 18, 2021Sept. 1, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 278 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-001Mecklenburg County Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings to be Worn in All Public Places (as proposed and adopted Aug. 18, 2021)Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings to be Worn in All Public PlacesMecklenburg County Board of Commissioners sitting as a Consolidated Human Services Agency exercising the powers of a local board of health (G.S. 153A-77)CountyAug. 20, 2021Feb. 16, 20222021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 182 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-036COVID-19 Response Update - Employee Vaccination Survey, rewards, emergency leave and premium payCOVID-19 Response Update (City Council, Aug. 23, 2021)City of Charlotte staff briefing to City Council, Aug. 23, 2021 (Legistar 15-16278)CityAug. 24, 2021Oct. 23, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 211 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-002Affidavit of Publication - Board of Health Rule (legal ad IPL0037907)Affidavit of Publication, The Charlotte Observer, Aug. 20, 2021Charlotte Observer Publishing Company (affidavit) for the Mecklenburg County Manager's OfficeCountyAug. 31, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 698 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-025Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings (adopted copy, county website)Mecklenburg County Board of Health Rule requiring face coverings (08-18-2021)Board of County Commissioners as board of healthCountyAug. 31, 2021Feb. 26, 20222021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 412 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-027Public Health Rule flyer - 'Face Mask Required in any indoor public area' (08.31.21)Public Health Rule: face coverings required in any indoor public area, all individuals at least five years of…Mecklenburg County Public HealthCountyAug. 31, 2021Feb. 26, 20222021 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 671 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-004Revised Board of Health Rule Governing Face Coverings (Board draft, docx)Revised Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings to be Worn in All Public PlacesBoard of County Commissioners as board of health (Manager's Report 21-7082)CountySept. 8, 2021Feb. 26, 20222021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readDOCX 30 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-003Affidavit of Publication - Revised Board of Health Rule (legal ad IPL0040138)Affidavit of Publication, The Charlotte Observer, Sept. 9, 2021Charlotte Observer Publishing Company (affidavit) for the County Manager's OfficeCountySept. 9, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 817 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-015Revised Face Coverings Health Rule (Sept. 8, 2021)Revised Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings to be Worn in All Public Places (Sept. 8, 2021)Board of County Commissioners as board of healthCountySept. 9, 2021Feb. 26, 20222021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 166 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-026Revised Health Rule (Sept. 12, 2021 version)Revised Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings (09-12-21)Board of County Commissioners as board of healthCountySept. 12, 2021Feb. 26, 20222021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 227 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-035Revised Health Rule (Nov. 3, 2021) - post-periodRevised Board of Health Rule Requiring Face Coverings (11-03-21)Board of County Commissioners as board of healthCountyNov. 3, 2021Feb. 26, 2022Face-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 651 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-046Termination of Face Covering OrderTermination of Face Covering Order, City of Raleigh, February 18, 2022Mayor Mary-Ann BaldwinCityFeb. 25, 2022—Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 320 KB
Ex. MET-CLT-032Media release: Mask Mandate to be amended March 7th, 2022 to No Longer Require Masks in Public, Indoor SpacesOrange County mask mandate amended March 7, 2022Orange County (media release)CountyMar. 7, 2022—Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 185 KB

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