The Record
The Metros
Louisville and Lexington

The Metros

Louisville and Lexington

Name: Louisville and Lexington: local governmental orders, March 2020 through September 2021
Creator: The COVID Project

The Louisville and Lexington file holds 49 instruments from the counties, cities, health officers, courts and transit authorities of the area, 42 of them with the exhibit file held by The COVID Project. The statewide orders that ran over the same ground are in the Kentucky file.

Code SDFState KentuckyFirst closure or stay-at-home order Mar. 14, 2020 Ex. MET-SDF-026Orders reaching 2021 Q3 14Primary source read 39 Confirmed from a secondary source 10

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The record in brief

ScopeLouisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (mayoral executive orders and releases, Metro Council ordinances and resolutions, Department of Public Health and Wellness enforcement, Codes and Regulations / Code Enforcement Board, Louisville Parks and Recreation, Transit Authority of River City), the Jefferson County Clerk and Jefferson County Public Schools; Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (mayoral executive order and releases, Urban County Council ordinances, Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, Lexington Parks and Recreation, Lextran), the Fayette County Clerk and Fayette County Public Schools; the federal TRO against Louisville's drive-in-worship prohibition. Statewide Kentucky instruments are cited by name and date only.

Kentucky's regime was the Governor's and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services': Executive Order 2020-215 (state of emergency, March 6, 2020), the CHFS orders closing dine-in service and banning mass gatherings (March 16-19, 2020), Executive Order 2020-246 (non-life-sustaining retail, March 22-23, 2020), Executive Order 2020-257 (Healthy at Home, March 25, 2020), Executive Order 2020-258 (travel, March 30, 2020), the Healthy at Work capacity steps from May 11, 2020, Executive Order 2020-586 (face coverings, July 9, 2020, effective 5:00 p.m. July 10, 2020, renewed monthly), Executive Order 2020-968 (winter closures, November 18 to December 13, 2020), the June 11, 2021 termination of the statewide mask, distancing and capacity orders, Executive Order 2021-585 and the emergency regulations 702 KAR 1:195E and 902 KAR 2:213E (school and child-care masks, August 10-12, 2021), HJR 1 of the September 2021 Special Session (extending the State's COVID-19 executive actions to January 15, 2022, Acts ch. 1, September 7, 2021) and SB 1 (nullifying the school and child-care mask regulations and directing each district to adopt a COVID-19 operations plan, Acts ch. 4, September 9, 2021). First, the Mayors declared local states of emergency (Louisville's executive order of March 13, 2020, extended to May 10, 2020 by Executive Order 2020-002 of March 24, 2020, Exs. 023, 024, 043; Lexington's Executive Order 2020-01, recited in five ordinances, 044) and under them cancelled all Metro-hosted events, closed libraries, community centers, aquatic centers, the Zoo, playgrounds, ballfields, golf courses (Lexington), courts and dog parks (Exs. 023-026, 034), moved their workforces to telework, screened first responders for symptoms, closed government buildings to walk-in visitors (Louisville from March 17, 2020, Ex. 025; Lexington from March 23, 2020 to June 11, 2021, with about 700 employees telecommuting, Exs. 019, 035) and suspended the meetings of boards and commissions (Ex. 020). Second, the Transit Authority of River City cut every route to Saturday schedules from March 20, 2020, capped passengers at 25 per bus, laid off 133 operators, limited ridership to 'essential trips only' from April 3, 2020 and required face coverings and rear-door exit from April 26, 2020, eleven weeks before the State's mandate (Exs. 009-011, 030-032). Third, the Fayette County Clerk closed to the public from March 17, 2020, suspended vehicle transfers, notary commissions and marriage licenses, held recordings unprocessed, stayed closed to the public until at least July 6, 2020 and did not resume in-person transactions until April 12, 2021 (Exs. 008, 021, 022, 036); its Elections Department was shut for a two-week quarantine in September 2020 (Ex. 038); the Jefferson County Clerk's offices were closed from mid-March to July 2020 (049). Fourth, both legislative councils enacted emergency ordinances that suspended zoning, sidewalk-permit and alcohol rules so restaurants, bars and retailers could operate outdoors under the Governor's 33 percent capacity requirements: Louisville Ordinance 057-2020 (May 14-15, 2020, effective May 22, 2020 until 30 days after the State emergency ceases), amended June 24, 2021 by Ordinance 085-2021 to run to at least January 30, 2022 because the industry 'is still recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 restrictions' (Exs. 003, 004); Lexington Ordinances 42-2020, 54-2020, 80-2020, 103-2020 and 18-2021 (May 19, 2020 through October 31, 2021), each conditioning the use of public space on compliance with 'social distancing requirements implemented by Governor Beshear' (Exs. 007, 013, 014, 042, 015). The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness enforced the State's orders by shutdown orders against businesses (seven by April 2, 2020, on more than 1,100 complaints, Ex. 027), and Metro Codes and Regulations docketed seven face-mask violations against business premises before the Code Enforcement Board in December 2020 (Ex. 018). Louisville's April 7, 2020 prohibition of drive-in worship was enjoined by the Western District of Kentucky on April 11, 2020 (Ex. 006). In the third quarter of 2021 the local layer re-tightened: Louisville Metro Government required masks in every city building and vehicle 'regardless of vaccination status' from August 2, 2021 (Ex. 017); the Metro Council on August 12, 2021 made City Hall masking, virtual meetings and public admission the Council President's compulsory call and authorized virtual participation (Exs. 005, 016); Jefferson County Public Schools and Fayette County Public Schools required masks of every student, employee and visitor from August 11, 2021, with quarantines (Ex. 028; 046, 048); Louisville entered its red alert level on August 10, 2021 and remained there through September (Ex. 041); Metro Parks cancelled its 2021 events (Ex. 029); and Lexington directed the public to mask indoors and opened school testing sites on August 24, 2021 (Ex. 037). Louisville Ordinances 057-2020 and 085-2021 and Lexington Ordinance 18-2021 were in force on every day of the third quarter of 2021. Kentucky never barred these local instruments; the 2021 fight over emergency powers (HB 1, SB 1, SB 2 and HJR 77 of the 2021 Regular Session, enjoined March 2021, sustained in Cameron v. Beshear, Ky. Aug. 21, 2021; Beshear v. Acree, Ky. Nov. 12, 2020) concerned the Governor's orders, and the Special Session extended them to January 15, 2022 while returning school masking to the districts.

The six quarters

What the record shows in force in Louisville and Lexington 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.

Quarter	First day	Last day
2020 Q2Second quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	Apr. 1, 2020: Louisville local state of emergency in force to May 10 (Exs. 023, 024, 043); Metro facilities closed, employees teleworking, first responders screened (Exs. 025, 026); park playgrounds, ballfields, campground and dog parks closed (Ex. 023); TARC on Saturday schedules with routes suspended, 25-passenger cap, 8-foot standee line, 133 operators laid off (Exs. 030, 031, 032); LMPHW shutdown orders against non-compliant businesses (Ex. 027); Lexington government buildings closed to walk-in visitors from Mar. 23 with about 700 employees telecommuting (Ex. 019); Lexington boards and commissions suspended, community centers shuttered (Ex. 020); Lexington playgrounds, golf courses, courts, restrooms and park lots closed and programming cancelled through Apr. 20 (Ex. 034); Fayette County Clerk closed to public from Mar. 17, vehicle transfers, notary and marriage licenses suspended (Exs. 008, 021); Jefferson County Clerk closed (049); JCPS and FCPS closed (045, 047); LFCHD isolation guidance (Ex. 040). State: Healthy at Home (EO 2020-257) and closures.	June 30, 2020: Louisville Ordinance 057-2020 outdoor-dining regime in force (Ex. 003); Lexington Ordinance 54-2020 in force through Sept. 8 (Ex. 013); Lexington government buildings closed to walk-ins (Ex. 019); Fayette County Clerk closed to the public until at least July 6 (Ex. 022); TARC face coverings and rear-door exit required (Ex. 011); JCPS and FCPS closed for the school year (045, 047). State: Healthy at Work capacity steps (restaurants 33 percent from May 22; gatherings of 10).
2020 Q3Third quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	July 1, 2020: as of June 30, 2020 (Exs. 003, 011, 013, 019, 022); Jefferson County Clerk reopened in July 2020 (049). State: Healthy at Work capacity steps; travel advisory.	Sept. 30, 2020: Louisville Ordinance 057-2020 (Ex. 003); Lexington Ordinance 80-2020 through Nov. 8 (Ex. 014); Lexington buildings closed to walk-ins (Ex. 019); Fayette County Clerk on mail and appointment operations, Elections Department in quarantine closure Sept. 14-28 (Ex. 038); TARC masks (Ex. 011) under the State's mask mandate (Ex. 012); JCPS and FCPS remote (045, 047). State: EO 2020-586 mask mandate (from July 10); bars closed July 28-Aug. 10, restaurants 25 percent; school-reopening request to Sept. 28.
2020 Q4Fourth quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	Oct. 1, 2020: as of Sept. 30, 2020 (Exs. 003, 011, 012, 014, 019; 045, 047).	Dec. 31, 2020: Louisville Ordinance 057-2020 (Ex. 003); Lexington Ordinance 103-2020 through May 2, 2021 (Ex. 042); Lexington buildings closed to walk-ins (Ex. 019); seven face-mask violation dockets pending before the Louisville Code Enforcement Board (Ex. 018); Lexington liquor-license fee waiver for businesses shut down or capacity-limited by State orders (Ex. 039); TARC masks (Ex. 011); JCPS and FCPS remote (045, 047). State: EO 2020-968 winter closures Nov. 20-Dec. 13; indoor dining 50 percent from Dec. 14 with 11 p.m. closing; mask mandate.
2021 Q1First quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	Jan. 1, 2021: as of Dec. 31, 2020 (Exs. 003, 011, 012, 018, 019, 042; 045, 047).	Mar. 31, 2021: Louisville Ordinance 057-2020 (Ex. 003); Lexington Ordinance 18-2021 through Oct. 31, 2021 (Ex. 015); Lexington buildings closed to walk-ins (Ex. 019); TARC masks under the federal conveyance order (FED) and the State mandate (Ex. 012); FCPS in staggered return from Jan. 22 (047); JCPS elementary in person from Mar. 17, secondary from Apr. 5 (045). State: mask mandate; capacity steps.
2021 Q2Second quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	Apr. 1, 2021: as of Mar. 31, 2021 (Exs. 003, 011, 012, 015, 019; 045, 047).	June 30, 2021: Louisville Ordinances 057-2020 and 085-2021 (Exs. 003, 004); Lexington Ordinance 18-2021 (Ex. 015); Fayette County Clerk in person from Apr. 12 (Ex. 036); Lexington government offices reopened June 11 and Council in person June 15 (Ex. 035); TARC and Lextran masks under the federal conveyance order (FED). State: general restrictions ended June 11, 2021.
2021 Q3Third quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	July 1, 2021: Louisville Ordinances 057-2020 and 085-2021 (Exs. 003, 004); Lexington Ordinance 18-2021 (Ex. 015); TARC and Lextran masks under the federal conveyance order and TSA directives (FED); State emergency (EO 2020-215) continuing.	Sept. 30, 2021: Louisville Ordinances 057-2020 and 085-2021 (Exs. 003, 004); Lexington Ordinance 18-2021 (Ex. 015); masks required in every Louisville Metro building and vehicle since Aug. 2 (Ex. 017); Metro Council Resolutions 065-2021 and 066-2021 since Aug. 12 (Exs. 016, 005); JCPS universal masking since Aug. 11 (Ex. 028; 046); FCPS masks and quarantines since Aug. 11 (048); Louisville red alert level since Aug. 10 with LMPHW worksite complaints (Ex. 041); Metro Parks 2021 events cancelled (Ex. 029); Lexington indoor-mask advisory and school testing since Aug. 24 (Ex. 037); federal conveyance mask order (FED). State: HJR 1 extension of COVID-19 executive actions to Jan. 15, 2022 (Sept. 7); SB 1 returning school masking to districts (Sept. 9); State-buildings mask requirement (July 29).

The end of general restrictions

The day the general business restrictions ended in Louisville and Lexington, 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

June 11, 2021

Instrument Governor's termination of the statewide mask, distancing and capacity orders (KY State file); locally, Lexington's reopening of government offices closed since March 23, 2020 (Ex. MET-SDF-035)

What remained in force

Louisville Ordinances 057-2020 and 085-2021 (Exs. 003, 004, to at least Jan. 30, 2022); Lexington Ordinance 18-2021 (Ex. 015, to Oct. 31, 2021); the federal conveyance mask order and TSA directives on TARC and Lextran (FED file); from Aug. 2, 2021 the Metro-building and vehicle mask rule (Ex. 017); from Aug. 11-12, 2021 the JCPS and FCPS mask and quarantine rules (Ex. 028; 046, 048) and Metro Council Resolutions 065-2021 and 066-2021 (Exs. 016, 005); the State's Aug.-Sept. 2021 school-mask instruments and HJR 1 (KY State file).

The State and the local orders

None as to the instruments recorded here. Kentucky's local governments and local boards of health (KRS ch. 212) retained their powers throughout; neither Louisville nor Lexington adopted a general local business-closure or community-wide mask ordinance of its own, so the 2021 statutes limiting the Governor's emergency powers (HB 1, SB 1, SB 2, HJR 77 of the 2021 Regular Session; enjoined by the Franklin Circuit Court in March 2021; sustained in Cameron v. Beshear (Ky. Aug. 21, 2021)) displaced no local order. Beshear v. Acree (Ky. Nov. 12, 2020) sustained the Governor's 2020 orders. The Special Session's HJR 1 (Acts ch. 1, Sept. 7, 2021) extended the State's COVID-19 executive actions to Jan. 15, 2022; SB 1 (Acts ch. 4, Sept. 9, 2021, veto overridden) nullified 702 KAR 1:195E and 902 KAR 2:213E and directed each school district to adopt its own COVID-19 operations plan, leaving the JCPS and FCPS mask rules in place as district rules; SB 2 (Acts ch. 5, Sept. 10, 2021, veto overridden) addressed COVID-19 emergency actions (KY State file). The one local instrument enjoined was Louisville's April 7, 2020 drive-in-worship prohibition (On Fire Christian Center, Inc. v. Fischer, No. 3:20-cv-264-JRW, W.D. Ky. Apr. 11, 2020, Ex. MET-SDF-006; settled Apr. 21, 2020).

Third quarter of 2021

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

In force (15)

MET-SDF-003
MET-SDF-004
MET-SDF-015
MET-SDF-017 (from 2021-08-02)
MET-SDF-005 (from 2021-08-12)
MET-SDF-016 (from 2021-08-12)
MET-SDF-028 (JCPS and Metro universal masking, 2021-08-03)
MET-SDF-046 (JCPS masks from 2021-08-11)
MET-SDF-048 (FCPS masks and quarantines from 2021-08-11)
MET-SDF-029 (Metro Parks event cancellations, Sept. 2021)
MET-SDF-037 (Lexington mask advisory and school testing, 2021-08-24)
MET-SDF-041 (Louisville red alert level and worksite requirements, 2021-09-14)
MET-SDF-044 (Lexington EO 2020-01, status after June 2021 not verified)
Federal: CDC conveyance mask order, 86 Fed. Reg. 8025, and TSA SD 1582/84-21-01 series on TARC and Lextran (FED file)
State (KY file): EO 2020-215 state of emergency as extended by HJR 1 (2021 SS) to Jan. 15, 2022; EO 2021-585 (Aug. 10, 2021); 702 KAR 1:195E (Aug. 12 to Sept. 9, 2021); 902 KAR 2:213E; State-buildings mask requirement (July 29, 2021); SB 1 and SB 2 (2021 SS, Sept. 9-10, 2021)

Sector chronology

How the orders reached each kind of business in Louisville and Lexington, 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

State dine-in closure Mar. 16, 2020; 33 percent reopening May 22, 2020; bars closed July 28-Aug. 10, 2020; indoor dining closed Nov. 20-Dec. 13, 2020 (KY file). Local: Louisville Ordinance 057-2020 (May 22, 2020 to beyond Sept. 30, 2021) and 085-2021 (June 24, 2021) (Exs. 003, 004); Lexington Ordinances 42-2020, 54-2020 (bars added), 80-2020, 103-2020, 18-2021 (May 19, 2020-Oct. 31, 2021) (Exs. 007, 013, 014, 042, 015); LMPHW shutdown orders Apr. 2020 (Ex. 027); Lexington liquor-fee waiver Nov. 10, 2020 (Ex. 039).

Retail

State non-life-sustaining retail closure Mar. 23, 2020; 33 percent reopening May 20, 2020 (KY file). Local: Lexington's ordinances extended to 'retail business' as the Governor defined it (Exs. 007, 013, 014, 042, 015).

Personal care

State orders only (closed Mar. 2020; reopened May 25, 2020) (KY file).

Fitness and entertainment

Louisville closed community centers, the aquatic center, the Zoo, playgrounds, ballfields and dog parks Mar. 14-24, 2020 (Exs. 023-026); Lexington closed playgrounds, golf courses, courts, skateparks and park restrooms Mar. 30, 2020 (Ex. 034); Metro Parks cancelled 2021 Forest Fest and Fairdale concerts (Ex. 029). State gym, theater and venue steps (KY file).

Hotels and short-term rentals

State orders only (KY file); LFUCG ratified a hotel agreement for first responders affected by COVID-19 on May 28, 2020 (R-217-2020, not saved).

Offices and telework

Louisville Metro employees teleworking and buildings closed to the public from Mar. 17, 2020 (Ex. 025); Lexington buildings closed to walk-ins Mar. 23, 2020-June 11, 2021 with about 700 employees telecommuting (Exs. 019, 035); Metro Council interim practices and virtual participation Aug. 12, 2021 (Exs. 005, 016); State EO 2020-968 telework requirement Nov. 20-Dec. 13, 2020 (KY file).

Manufacturing

State orders only (manufacturing reopened May 11, 2020 under Healthy at Work) (KY file).

Construction

State orders only (construction permitted under Healthy at Home) (KY file); Louisville permit applications by drop-off and portal from Mar. 17, 2020 (Ex. 025).

Real estate

Fayette County Clerk recording by mail only from Mar. 17, 2020, 'not processed until we return'; vehicle transfers, notary and marriage licenses suspended; in person from Apr. 12, 2021 (Exs. 008, 021, 022, 036); Jefferson County Clerk closed mid-March to July 2020 (049). State: eviction moratorium EO 2020-323 (KY file).

Hospitals and long-term care

State orders only (KY file); Lexington's Aug. 24, 2021 report of overcrowded emergency rooms and 4,000 cases in four weeks (Ex. 037).

Dental and elective health care

State orders only (elective procedures suspended Mar. 18, 2020; resumed by phase from Apr. 27, 2020) (KY file).

Schools

JCPS closed Mar. 16, 2020 (announced Mar. 12), remote for the 2020-21 year, elementary in person Mar. 17, 2021, secondary Apr. 5, 2021, universal masking from Aug. 11, 2021 (045, 046; Ex. 028); FCPS closed Mar. 2020, remote fall 2020, staggered return after Jan. 22, 2021, masks and quarantines from Aug. 11, 2021 (047, 048). State: closures recommended Mar. 13 and Apr. 20, 2020; virtual start to Sept. 28, 2020; EO 2021-585 and 702 KAR 1:195E Aug. 2021; SB 1 Sept. 9, 2021 (KY file).

Child care

State orders only (emergency child care Mar. 20, 2020; reopening June 15, 2020; 902 KAR 2:213E Aug.-Sept. 2021) (KY file).

Worship and gatherings

Louisville cancelled all Metro-hosted events from Mar. 13, 2020 (Exs. 024, 043); Lexington recommended cancelling all public events from Mar. 13, 2020 (Ex. 033) and suspended boards and commissions Mar. 16, 2020 (Ex. 020); Louisville's Apr. 7, 2020 drive-in-worship prohibition enjoined Apr. 11, 2020 (Ex. 006). State mass-gathering orders (KY file).

Courts and public offices

Louisville and Lexington government buildings closed to the public (Exs. 019, 025, 035); clerk closures and quarantine closure (Exs. 008, 021, 022, 036, 038; 049); Supreme Court of Kentucky administrative orders suspending in-person proceedings and jury trials (KY State file).

Travel and quarantine

TARC service cuts Mar. 20, 2020, 25-passenger cap and layoffs Mar. 27-29, 2020, essential trips only Apr. 3, 2020, face coverings and rear-door exit Apr. 26, 2020 (Exs. 009, 011, 030, 031, 032); Lextran service changes Mar. 18, 2020 (050); Fayette Clerk two-week quarantine closure Sept. 14-28, 2020 (Ex. 038); LFCHD isolation guidance (Ex. 040). State: EO 2020-258 and 2020-266 travel restrictions; July 20, 2020 travel advisory (KY file).

Face coverings

TARC required from Apr. 26, 2020 (Ex. 011); State mandate July 10, 2020-June 11, 2021 (Ex. 012; KY file); Louisville Code Enforcement Board face-mask dockets Dec. 7, 2020 (Ex. 018); Louisville Metro buildings and vehicles from Aug. 2, 2021 (Ex. 017); City Hall from Aug. 12, 2021 (Ex. 005); JCPS and FCPS from Aug. 11, 2021 (Ex. 028; 046, 048); Lexington indoor-mask advisory Aug. 24, 2021 (Ex. 037).

Vaccination mandates

None issued by either local government through Sept. 30, 2021; Louisville's Sept. 14, 2021 briefing addressed the announced federal vaccinate-or-test rule for employers of 100 or more (Ex. 041). State health-care-worker and State-employee instruments (KY file).

On the calendar

Every dated instrument in the Louisville and Lexington 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 6Business closure 6Telework mandate 4Capacity limit 7Gathering cap 9Face-covering requirement 10Travel and quarantine 5Schools and child care 5Health care orders 1Alcohol and bars 7Events and venues 6Courts and public offices 9Workplace rules 5Quarantine and isolation 3Other 7

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Ex. MET-SDF-033 LFCHD recommends postponing or canceling all public events during…Mayor Linda Gorton and Commissioner of Health… · Mar. 13, 2020

LFCHD recommends postponing…

Ex. MET-SDF-043 Executive Order declaring a local state of emergency (signed March 13…Mayor Greg Fischer · Mar. 13, 2020

Executive Order declaring a…

Ex. MET-SDF-044 Executive Order 2020-01 (declaration that a state of emergency exists…Mayor Linda Gorton · Mar. 13, 2020

Executive Order 2020-01…

Ex. MET-SDF-026 Release: Mayor calls for temporary closures of libraries, community…Mayor Greg Fischer · Mar. 14, 2020

Release: Mayor calls for…

Ex. MET-SDF-020 City services, policies change to slow COVID-19 (Mayor's directives of…Mayor Linda Gorton · Mar. 16, 2020

City services, policies…

Ex. MET-SDF-045 JCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21Jefferson County Board of Education /… · Mar. 16, 2020

JCPS school closure and…

Ex. MET-SDF-047 FCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21Fayette County Board of Education /… · Mar. 16, 2020

FCPS school closure and…

Ex. MET-SDF-008 Fayette County Clerk notices (Mar. 16 and 27, 2020; May 19, 2020; Apr.…Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins, Jr. · Mar. 17, 2020

Fayette County Clerk notices…

Ex. MET-SDF-025 Release: Metro Government announces changes to operations and…Mayor Greg Fischer / Louisville Metro Government · Mar. 17, 2020

Release: Metro Government…

Ex. MET-SDF-001 Ordinance No. 044, Series 2020 (O-128-20)Louisville Metro Council (Legislative Council of… · Mar. 19, 2020

Ordinance No. 044, Series…

Ex. MET-SDF-030 TARC Announces Changes to Service in Response to COVID-19 (March 18…Transit Authority of River City (TARC)… · Mar. 20, 2020

TARC Announces Changes to…

Ex. MET-SDF-019 Access restricted to walk-in visitors in City buildings (Mayor's…Mayor Linda Gorton · Mar. 23, 2020

Access restricted to walk-in…

Ex. MET-SDF-023 Executive Order No. 2020-002 (executed March 24, 2020)Mayor Greg Fischer · Mar. 24, 2020

Executive Order No. 2020-002…

Ex. MET-SDF-024 Release: Mayor Fischer extends state of emergency to May 10, closes…Louisville Metro Government (Office of the… · Mar. 24, 2020

Release: Mayor Fischer…

Ex. MET-SDF-021 Fayette County Clerk's Office closed (March 27, 2020)Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins, Jr. (release… · Mar. 27, 2020

Fayette County Clerk's…

Ex. MET-SDF-031 A Summary of TARC's Response to COVID-19 (March 29, 2020)Transit Authority of River City (TARC) · Mar. 29, 2020

A Summary of TARC's Response…

Ex. MET-SDF-032 Regarding Coach Operator Layoffs (March 27, 2020)Transit Authority of River City (TARC) · Mar. 30, 2020

Regarding Coach Operator…

Ex. MET-SDF-034 Parks & Recreation cancels programs, closes facilities (March 30…Lexington Parks and Recreation (LFUCG) · Mar. 30, 2020

Parks & Recreation cancels…

Ex. MET-SDF-027 Release: Mayor Fischer says city is vigorously enforcing COVID-19…Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and… · Apr. 2, 2020

Release: Mayor Fischer says…

Ex. MET-SDF-009 TARC Requests Passengers Limit Travel to Essential Trips Only in…Transit Authority of River City (TARC)… · Apr. 3, 2020

TARC Requests Passengers…

Ex. MET-SDF-010 TARC Requests All Passengers Wear a Cloth Face Covering to Prevent the…Transit Authority of River City (TARC) · Apr. 9, 2020

TARC Requests All Passengers…

Ex. MET-SDF-006 Temporary Restraining Order, On Fire Christian Center, Inc. v.…United States District Court for the Western… · Apr. 11, 2020

Temporary Restraining Order…

Ex. MET-SDF-011 TARC to Implement Additional COVID-19 Measures: Passengers Must Wear…Transit Authority of River City (TARC)… · Apr. 26, 2020

TARC to Implement Additional…

Ex. MET-SDF-007 Ordinance No. 42-2020 (Council file 0494-20)Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council · May 19, 2020

Ordinance No. 42-2020…

Ex. MET-SDF-022 Fayette County Clerk's Office remains closed to the public (May 19…Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins, Jr. (release… · May 19, 2020

Fayette County Clerk's…

Ex. MET-SDF-003 Ordinance No. 057, Series 2020 (O-200-20)Louisville Metro Council · May 22, 2020

Ordinance No. 057, Series…

Ex. MET-SDF-002 Resolution No. 049, Series 2020 (R-067-20)Louisville Metro Council · May 28, 2020

Resolution No. 049, Series…

Ex. MET-SDF-013 Ordinance No. 54-2020 (Council file 0615-20)Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council · June 18, 2020

Ordinance No. 54-2020…

Ex. MET-SDF-012 LFCHD notice: Learn more about wearing a mask to slow the spread of…Lexington-Fayette County Health Department… · July 10, 2020

LFCHD notice: Learn more…

Ex. MET-SDF-014 Ordinance No. 80-2020 (Council file 0794-20)Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council · Aug. 27, 2020

Ordinance No. 80-2020…

Ex. MET-SDF-038 Fayette County Clerk Elections Department closed (September 14, 2020)Fayette County Clerk (release issued through… · Sept. 14, 2020

Fayette County Clerk…

Ex. MET-SDF-042 Ordinance No. 103-2020 (Council file 0988-20)Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council · Oct. 22, 2020

Ordinance No. 103-2020…

Ex. MET-SDF-039 Mayor waives local liquor license renewal fees (November 10, 2020)Mayor Linda Gorton · Nov. 10, 2020

Mayor waives local liquor…

Ex. MET-SDF-018 Code Enforcement Board dockets ENF-BRD-20-09740, EBF-BRD-20-09741…Louisville Metro Codes and Regulations… · Dec. 7, 2020

Code Enforcement Board…

Ex. MET-SDF-015 Ordinance No. 18-2021 (Council file 0241-21)Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council · Mar. 18, 2021

Ordinance No. 18-2021…

Ex. MET-SDF-036 Fayette County Clerk opening for in-person transactions (April 12…Fayette County Clerk (release issued through… · Apr. 12, 2021

Fayette County Clerk opening…

Ex. MET-SDF-035 Government offices, facilities to reopen to public (June 3, 2021)Mayor Linda Gorton · June 11, 2021

Government offices…

Ex. MET-SDF-004 Ordinance No. 085, Series 2021 (O-256-21)Louisville Metro Council · June 24, 2021

Ordinance No. 085, Series…

Ex. MET-SDF-017 Louisville Metro Government mask requirement in city buildings and…Mayor Greg Fischer / Louisville Metro Government… · Aug. 2, 2021

Louisville Metro Government…

Ex. MET-SDF-028 Release: Louisville enters new phase of dealing with COVID-19 (August…Mayor Greg Fischer / Louisville Metro… · Aug. 2, 2021

Release: Louisville enters…

Ex. MET-SDF-046 JCPS universal masking requirement for the 2021-22 school yearJefferson County Board of Education /… · Aug. 11, 2021

JCPS universal masking…

Ex. MET-SDF-048 FCPS mask requirement and quarantine rules for the 2021-22 school yearFayette County Board of Education /… · Aug. 11, 2021

FCPS mask requirement and…

Ex. MET-SDF-005 Resolution No. 066, Series 2021 (R-079-21)Louisville Metro Council · Aug. 12, 2021

Resolution No. 066, Series…

Ex. MET-SDF-016 Resolution No. 065, Series 2021 (R-074-21)Louisville Metro Council · Aug. 12, 2021

Resolution No. 065, Series…

Ex. MET-SDF-037 Healthcare stakeholders provide COVID-19 update (August 24, 2021)Mayor Linda Gorton with the Healthcare… · Aug. 24, 2021

Healthcare stakeholders…

Ex. MET-SDF-041 Release: COVID-19 cases decline for second week, but red alert status…Mayor Greg Fischer; Louisville Metro Department… · Sept. 14, 2021

Release: COVID-19 cases…

Ex. MET-SDF-029 Notice: 2021 Forest Fest and Fairdale Concert Series have been…Louisville Parks and Recreation · Sept. 19, 2021

Notice: 2021 Forest Fest and…

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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Level	Effective	End	Quarters	Limitations	Source	File
Ex. MET-SDF-033	LFCHD recommends postponing or canceling all public events during COVID-19 response (March 12, 2020)Recommendation that organizers postpone or cancel all public, in-person events beginning March 13, 2020	Mayor Linda Gorton and Commissioner of Health Kraig Humbaugh (LFCHD)	County	Mar. 13, 2020	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 1.9 MB
Ex. MET-SDF-043	Executive Order declaring a local state of emergency (signed March 13, 2020; presumably No. 2020-001)Declaration of a state of emergency in Louisville Metro; cancellation of all Metro-hosted or Metro-sponsored…	Mayor Greg Fischer	City	Mar. 13, 2020	May 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
Ex. MET-SDF-044	Executive Order 2020-01 (declaration that a state of emergency exists in Lexington-Fayette County)Local state of emergency, Lexington-Fayette County	Mayor Linda Gorton	City	Mar. 13, 2020	Mar. 18, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
Ex. MET-SDF-026	Release: Mayor calls for temporary closures of libraries, community centers, Mary T. Meagher Aquatics Center and some Zoo attractions (March 14, 2020)Closure, effective immediately, of all 17 Louisville Free Public Library locations, 13 community centers, the…	Mayor Greg Fischer	City	Mar. 14, 2020	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 1.4 MB
Ex. MET-SDF-020	City services, policies change to slow COVID-19 (Mayor's directives of March 16, 2020)Meetings of all city boards and commissions suspended; community centers shuttered; yard-waste service…	Mayor Linda Gorton	City	Mar. 16, 2020	June 15, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 1.5 MB
Ex. MET-SDF-045	JCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21Closure of all JCPS schools from March 16, 2020 (announced March 12, 2020, initially through April 5, then…	Jefferson County Board of Education / Superintendent Marty Pollio	County	Mar. 16, 2020	Apr. 5, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
Ex. MET-SDF-047	FCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21Closure announced March 12, 2020; remote instruction for the remainder of 2019-20 and the fall of 2020…	Fayette County Board of Education / Superintendent	County	Mar. 16, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
Ex. MET-SDF-008	Fayette County Clerk notices (Mar. 16 and 27, 2020; May 19, 2020; Apr. 12, 2021) (MET-SDF-008, -021, -022, -036)Fayette County Clerk's Office Closes to Public Access	Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins, Jr.	County	Mar. 17, 2020	July 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 289 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-025	Release: Metro Government announces changes to operations and facilities in response to COVID-19 (March 17, 2020)First-responder symptom screening; Metro employees teleworking; buildings closed to the public; police…	Mayor Greg Fischer / Louisville Metro Government	City	Mar. 17, 2020	Mar. 29, 2021	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 149 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-001	Ordinance No. 044, Series 2020 (O-128-20)An emergency ordinance amending Ordinance No. 081, Series 2019... by appropriating $2,700,000... to the Office…	Louisville Metro Council (Legislative Council of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government)	City	Mar. 19, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 331 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-030	TARC Announces Changes to Service in Response to COVID-19 (March 18, 2020)Service reductions beginning Friday, March 20, 2020: routes 94, 02, 01 and 77 suspended; all other routes on…	Transit Authority of River City (TARC), Co-Executive Director Laura Douglas	City	Mar. 20, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantine	Primary source read	PDF 211 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-019	Access restricted to walk-in visitors in City buildings (Mayor's directive of March 20, 2020)Government buildings closed to walk-in visitors effective March 23, 2020; employees telecommuting	Mayor Linda Gorton	City	Mar. 23, 2020	June 11, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 460 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-023	Executive Order No. 2020-002 (executed March 24, 2020)Executive order extending the local state of emergency to May 10, 2020; closing playgrounds, ballfields…	Mayor Greg Fischer	City	Mar. 24, 2020	May 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 1.0 MB
Ex. MET-SDF-024	Release: Mayor Fischer extends state of emergency to May 10, closes Metro Parks playgrounds and ballfields (March 24, 2020)State of emergency extended to May 10, 2020; park amenities closed; license expirations extended; employee…	Louisville Metro Government (Office of the Mayor)	City	Mar. 24, 2020	May 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 126 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-021	Fayette County Clerk's Office closed (March 27, 2020)Fayette County Clerk's office will temporarily close and cease all operations due to the COVID-19 outbreak	Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins, Jr. (release issued through LFUCG)	County	Mar. 27, 2020	July 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 787 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-031	A Summary of TARC's Response to COVID-19 (March 29, 2020)Buses on the street reduced by more than one third; passengers limited to 25 per bus with a second bus…	Transit Authority of River City (TARC)	City	Mar. 29, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitTravel and quarantine	Primary source read	HTML 92 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-032	Regarding Coach Operator Layoffs (March 27, 2020)133 coach operators laid off effective March 30, 2020	Transit Authority of River City (TARC)	City	Mar. 30, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantine	Primary source read	PDF 130 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-034	Parks & Recreation cancels programs, closes facilities (March 30, 2020)All parks programming cancelled through April 20, 2020; playgrounds, park restrooms, park parking lots, golf…	Lexington Parks and Recreation (LFUCG)	City	Mar. 30, 2020	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering cap	Primary source read	HTML 171 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-027	Release: Mayor Fischer says city is vigorously enforcing COVID-19 restrictions on local businesses (April 2, 2020)LMPHW shutdown orders to seven businesses; more than 1,100 complaints; closure of businesses not permitted to…	Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW), Deputy Director Connie Mendel; Mayor Greg Fischer	City	Apr. 2, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 1.8 MB
Ex. MET-SDF-009	TARC Requests Passengers Limit Travel to Essential Trips Only in Response to COVID-19Essential Trips Only ridership limitation	Transit Authority of River City (TARC), Co-Executive Directors Laura Douglas and Margaret Handmaker	City	Apr. 3, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantine	Primary source read	PDF 1.1 MB
Ex. MET-SDF-010	TARC Requests All Passengers Wear a Cloth Face Covering to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19Request that all passengers wear cloth face coverings	Transit Authority of River City (TARC)	City	Apr. 9, 2020	Apr. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read	PDF 123 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-006	Temporary Restraining Order, On Fire Christian Center, Inc. v. Fischer, No. 3:20-cv-264-JRW (W.D. Ky. Apr. 11, 2020) (Doc. 6), reported at 453 F. Supp. 3d 901Temporary Restraining Order enjoining Louisville from enforcing any prohibition on drive-in church services at…	United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (Walker, J.), documenting a prohibition issued by the Mayor of Louisville	Court	Apr. 11, 2020	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 1.9 MB
Ex. MET-SDF-011	TARC to Implement Additional COVID-19 Measures: Passengers Must Wear Face Coverings and Exit Bus through Rear DoorFace coverings required; rear-door exit required; essential-trips limitation continued	Transit Authority of River City (TARC), Co-Executive Director Margaret Handmaker	City	Apr. 26, 2020	Sept. 30, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read	PDF 182 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-007	Ordinance No. 42-2020 (Council file 0494-20)An Ordinance suspending the enforcement of certain Ordinances and providing the Mayor with the criteria and…	Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council	City	May 19, 2020	June 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitOther	Primary source read	PDF 209 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-022	Fayette County Clerk's Office remains closed to the public (May 19, 2020)Office to remain closed to the public until at least July 6, 2020; mail, online and appointment operations	Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins, Jr. (release issued through LFUCG)	County	May 19, 2020	July 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 583 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-003	Ordinance No. 057, Series 2020 (O-200-20)An emergency ordinance permitting the temporary use of parking lots, open areas and sidewalks for outdoor…	Louisville Metro Council	City	May 22, 2020	Sept. 30, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read	PDF 404 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-002	Resolution No. 049, Series 2020 (R-067-20)A resolution proclaiming existence of a local emergency and requesting the United States Congress to provide…	Louisville Metro Council	City	May 28, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 134 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-013	Ordinance No. 54-2020 (Council file 0615-20)An Ordinance amending and restating Ordinance No. 42-2020, which pertains to the suspension of certain…	Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council	City	June 18, 2020	Sept. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read	PDF 236 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-012	LFCHD notice: Learn more about wearing a mask to slow the spread of COVID-19LFCHD notice of the statewide face-covering mandate effective 5:00 p.m. July 10, 2020	Lexington-Fayette County Health Department (LFCHD)	County	July 10, 2020	June 11, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read	PDF 1.4 MB
Ex. MET-SDF-014	Ordinance No. 80-2020 (Council file 0794-20)An Ordinance amending and restating Ordinance No. 42-2020, as amended and restated by Ordinance No. 54-2020…	Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council	City	Aug. 27, 2020	Nov. 8, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read	PDF 253 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-038	Fayette County Clerk Elections Department closed (September 14, 2020)Elections Department shut down after a positive COVID-19 case; all employees in the area required to…	Fayette County Clerk (release issued through LFUCG)	County	Sept. 14, 2020	Sept. 28, 2020	2020 Q3	Courts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 292 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-042	Ordinance No. 103-2020 (Council file 0988-20)An Ordinance amending and restating Ordinance No. 42-2020, as amended and restated by Ordinance No. 54-2020…	Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council	City	Oct. 22, 2020	May 2, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read	PDF 523 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-039	Mayor waives local liquor license renewal fees (November 10, 2020)Waiver of 2020 local liquor-license renewal fees for bars, restaurants and other facilities shut down as…	Mayor Linda Gorton	City	Nov. 10, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitAlcohol and bars	Primary source read	PDF 291 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-018	Code Enforcement Board dockets ENF-BRD-20-09740, EBF-BRD-20-09741, ENF-BRD-20-09743, ENF-BRD-20-09744, ENF-BRD-20-09745, ENF-BRD-20-09746, ENF-BRD-20-09748 (Case Type: FACE MASK VIOLATION)Seven face-mask violation cases docketed against business premises at 5929 New Cut Road, 3110 Rockford Lane…	Louisville Metro Codes and Regulations Department (requester); Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board (hearing body)	City	Dec. 7, 2020	Jan. 15, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read	JSON 10 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-015	Ordinance No. 18-2021 (Council file 0241-21)An Ordinance amending and restating Ordinance No. 42-2020, as amended and restated by Ordinance No. 54-2020…	Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council	City	Mar. 18, 2021	Oct. 31, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Alcohol and barsOther	Primary source read	PDF 438 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-036	Fayette County Clerk opening for in-person transactions (April 12, 2021)Resumption of in-person transactions at the Fayette County Clerk's office	Fayette County Clerk (release issued through LFUCG)	County	Apr. 12, 2021	June 30, 2021	2021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 284 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-035	Government offices, facilities to reopen to public (June 3, 2021)Most government offices and facilities reopen to the public June 11, 2021; offices closed since March 23…	Mayor Linda Gorton	City	June 11, 2021	June 30, 2021	2021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read	HTML 173 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-004	Ordinance No. 085, Series 2021 (O-256-21)An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 057, Series 2020 regarding the period for temporary use of parking lots…	Louisville Metro Council	City	June 24, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Alcohol and barsOther	Primary source read	PDF 148 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-017	Louisville Metro Government mask requirement in city buildings and vehicles (announced July 30, 2021)Masks to be required for all those entering Louisville Metro Government buildings, including Metro employees	Mayor Greg Fischer / Louisville Metro Government (policy for all Metro buildings and vehicles)	City	Aug. 2, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 205 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-028	Release: Louisville enters new phase of dealing with COVID-19 (August 3, 2021)Metro Government and JCPS adopt universal masking for all students, employees and visitors; employers called…	Mayor Greg Fischer / Louisville Metro Government; Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness	City	Aug. 2, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source	HTML 137 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-046	JCPS universal masking requirement for the 2021-22 school yearMasks required of all students, employees and visitors regardless of vaccination status from the first day of…	Jefferson County Board of Education / Superintendent Marty Pollio	County	Aug. 11, 2021	Mar. 9, 2022	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
Ex. MET-SDF-048	FCPS mask requirement and quarantine rules for the 2021-22 school yearMasks required of all students when school starts August 11, 2021 (announced August 3, 2021); hundreds of…	Fayette County Board of Education / Superintendent Demetrus Liggins	County	Aug. 11, 2021	Feb. 15, 2022	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
Ex. MET-SDF-005	Resolution No. 066, Series 2021 (R-079-21)A resolution to adopt interim practices to address operational challenges resulting from the evolving COVID-19…	Louisville Metro Council	City	Aug. 12, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read	PDF 147 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-016	Resolution No. 065, Series 2021 (R-074-21)A resolution to amend the rules of the Louisville Metro Council to permit virtual participation by video…	Louisville Metro Council	City	Aug. 12, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Telework mandateGathering cap	Primary source read	PDF 346 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-037	Healthcare stakeholders provide COVID-19 update (August 24, 2021)Delta-wave update: more than 4,000 cases in four weeks; emergency rooms overcrowded; public directed to mask…	Mayor Linda Gorton with the Healthcare Stakeholders group (hospitals, LFCHD, University of Kentucky)	City	Aug. 24, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read	PDF 519 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-041	Release: COVID-19 cases decline for second week, but red alert status remains (September 14, 2021)Louisville remains at the red alert level (54.6 cases per 100,000); LMPHW continues to receive worksite…	Mayor Greg Fischer; Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (Dr. Sarah Moyer; Nick Hart, Environmental Health)	City	Sept. 14, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source	HTML 157 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-029	Notice: 2021 Forest Fest and Fairdale Concert Series have been canceled due to COVID-19Cancellation of Metro Parks' 2021 Forest Fest and Fairdale Concert Series	Louisville Parks and Recreation	City	Sept. 19, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Events and venues	Primary source read	PDF 279 KB
Ex. MET-SDF-040	Guidance for Those Practicing Self-Isolation (March 2020)LFCHD self-isolation instructions for persons with confirmed or suspected COVID-19	Lexington-Fayette County Health Department	County	—	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Quarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 3.4 MB
Ex. MET-SDF-049	Jefferson County Clerk motor-vehicle and records offices closed (Mar. to July 2020)Jefferson County Clerk's motor-vehicle and records offices closed to the public from mid-March 2020; reopened…	Jefferson County Clerk Bobbie Holsclaw	County	—	July 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source	—
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Mayor Linda Gorton and Commissioner of Health Kraig Humbaugh (LFCHD), LFCHD recommends postponing or canceling all public events during COVID-19 response (March 12, 2020) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-033)
Mayor Greg Fischer, Executive Order declaring a local state of emergency (signed March 13, 2020; presumably No. 2020-001) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-043)
Mayor Linda Gorton, Executive Order 2020-01 (declaration that a state of emergency exists in Lexington-Fayette County) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-044)
Mayor Greg Fischer, Release: Mayor calls for temporary closures of libraries, community centers, Mary T. Meagher Aquatics Center and some Zoo attractions (March 14, 2020) (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-026)
Mayor Linda Gorton, City services, policies change to slow COVID-19 (Mayor's directives of March 16, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-020)
Jefferson County Board of Education / Superintendent Marty Pollio, JCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-045)
Fayette County Board of Education / Superintendent, FCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-047)
Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins, Jr, Fayette County Clerk notices (Mar. 16 and 27, 2020; May 19, 2020; Apr. 12, 2021) (MET-SDF-008, -021, -022, -036) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-008)
Mayor Greg Fischer / Louisville Metro Government, Release: Metro Government announces changes to operations and facilities in response to COVID-19 (March 17, 2020) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-025)
Louisville Metro Council (Legislative Council of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government), Ordinance No. 044, Series 2020 (O-128-20) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-001)
Transit Authority of River City (TARC), Co-Executive Director Laura Douglas, TARC Announces Changes to Service in Response to COVID-19 (March 18, 2020) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-030)
Mayor Linda Gorton, Access restricted to walk-in visitors in City buildings (Mayor's directive of March 20, 2020) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-019)
Mayor Greg Fischer, Executive Order No. 2020-002 (executed March 24, 2020) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-023)
Louisville Metro Government (Office of the Mayor), Release: Mayor Fischer extends state of emergency to May 10, closes Metro Parks playgrounds and ballfields (March 24, 2020) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-024)
Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins, Jr. (release issued through LFUCG), Fayette County Clerk's Office closed (March 27, 2020) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-021)
Transit Authority of River City (TARC), A Summary of TARC's Response to COVID-19 (March 29, 2020) (Mar. 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-031)
Transit Authority of River City (TARC), Regarding Coach Operator Layoffs (March 27, 2020) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-032)
Lexington Parks and Recreation (LFUCG), Parks & Recreation cancels programs, closes facilities (March 30, 2020) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-034)
Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW), Deputy Director Connie Mendel; Mayor Greg Fischer, Release: Mayor Fischer says city is vigorously enforcing COVID-19 restrictions on local businesses (April 2, 2020) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-027)
Transit Authority of River City (TARC), Co-Executive Directors Laura Douglas and Margaret Handmaker, TARC Requests Passengers Limit Travel to Essential Trips Only in Response to COVID-19 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-009)
Transit Authority of River City (TARC), TARC Requests All Passengers Wear a Cloth Face Covering to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-010)
United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (Walker, J.), documenting a prohibition issued by the Mayor of Louisville, Temporary Restraining Order, On Fire Christian Center, Inc. v. Fischer, No. 3:20-cv-264-JRW (W.D. Ky. Apr. 11, 2020) (Doc. 6), reported at 453 F. Supp. 3d 901 (Ex. MET-SDF-006)
Transit Authority of River City (TARC), Co-Executive Director Margaret Handmaker, TARC to Implement Additional COVID-19 Measures: Passengers Must Wear Face Coverings and Exit Bus through Rear Door (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-011)
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, Ordinance No. 42-2020 (Council file 0494-20) (May 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-007)
Fayette County Clerk Don Blevins, Jr. (release issued through LFUCG), Fayette County Clerk's Office remains closed to the public (May 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-022)
Louisville Metro Council, Ordinance No. 057, Series 2020 (O-200-20) (May 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-003)
Louisville Metro Council, Resolution No. 049, Series 2020 (R-067-20) (May 28, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-002)
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, Ordinance No. 54-2020 (Council file 0615-20) (June 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-013)
Lexington-Fayette County Health Department (LFCHD), LFCHD notice: Learn more about wearing a mask to slow the spread of COVID-19 (July 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-012)
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, Ordinance No. 80-2020 (Council file 0794-20) (Aug. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-014)
Fayette County Clerk (release issued through LFUCG), Fayette County Clerk Elections Department closed (September 14, 2020) (Sept. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-038)
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, Ordinance No. 103-2020 (Council file 0988-20) (Oct. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-042)
Mayor Linda Gorton, Mayor waives local liquor license renewal fees (November 10, 2020) (Nov. 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-039)
Louisville Metro Codes and Regulations Department (requester); Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board (hearing body), Code Enforcement Board dockets ENF-BRD-20-09740, EBF-BRD-20-09741, ENF-BRD-20-09743, ENF-BRD-20-09744, ENF-BRD-20-09745, ENF-BRD-20-09746, ENF-BRD-20-09748 (Case Type: FACE MASK VIOLATION) (Dec. 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-018)
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, Ordinance No. 18-2021 (Council file 0241-21) (Mar. 18, 2021) (Ex. MET-SDF-015)
Fayette County Clerk (release issued through LFUCG), Fayette County Clerk opening for in-person transactions (April 12, 2021) (Apr. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-SDF-036)
Mayor Linda Gorton, Government offices, facilities to reopen to public (June 3, 2021) (Ex. MET-SDF-035)
Louisville Metro Council, Ordinance No. 085, Series 2021 (O-256-21) (June 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-SDF-004)
Mayor Greg Fischer / Louisville Metro Government (policy for all Metro buildings and vehicles), Louisville Metro Government mask requirement in city buildings and vehicles (announced July 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-SDF-017)
Mayor Greg Fischer / Louisville Metro Government; Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, Release: Louisville enters new phase of dealing with COVID-19 (August 3, 2021) (Aug. 3, 2021) (Ex. MET-SDF-028)
Jefferson County Board of Education / Superintendent Marty Pollio, JCPS universal masking requirement for the 2021-22 school year (July 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-SDF-046)
Fayette County Board of Education / Superintendent Demetrus Liggins, FCPS mask requirement and quarantine rules for the 2021-22 school year (Aug. 3, 2021) (Ex. MET-SDF-048)
Louisville Metro Council, Resolution No. 066, Series 2021 (R-079-21) (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-SDF-005)
Louisville Metro Council, Resolution No. 065, Series 2021 (R-074-21) (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-SDF-016)
Mayor Linda Gorton with the Healthcare Stakeholders group (hospitals, LFCHD, University of Kentucky), Healthcare stakeholders provide COVID-19 update (August 24, 2021) (Aug. 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-SDF-037)
Mayor Greg Fischer; Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (Dr. Sarah Moyer; Nick Hart, Environmental Health), Release: COVID-19 cases decline for second week, but red alert status remains (September 14, 2021) (Sept. 14, 2021) (Ex. MET-SDF-041)
Louisville Parks and Recreation, Notice: 2021 Forest Fest and Fairdale Concert Series have been canceled due to COVID-19 (Sept. 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-SDF-029)
Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, Guidance for Those Practicing Self-Isolation (March 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-040)
Jefferson County Clerk Bobbie Holsclaw, Jefferson County Clerk motor-vehicle and records offices closed (Mar. to July 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-049)