{"id":"MET-AUS-003","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Austin, Texas","state":"TX","metro":"AUS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor Steve Adler","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418, as recited; Declaration of Local Disaster of March 6, 2020","instrument":"Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200324-007","title":"Stay Home - Work Safe Order (shelter in place; non-essential business must cease; gatherings and travel prohibited)","dateIssued":"2020-03-24","effective":"2020-03-24 11:59 p.m.","end":"2020-04-13 (extended and replaced by Order No. 20200413-009, Ex. MET-AUS-004)","startDate":"2020-03-24","endDate":"2020-04-13","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["STAY","CLOSE","GATH","TRAV","TELE","EMP"],"addressees":["all individuals living within the City of Austin","all businesses or operations with a facility in the City","Essential Businesses","Essential Government Functions","Critical Infrastructure"],"clause":"SECTION 1. Stay at Home or Place of Residence. Effective as of 11:59 p.m. on March 24, 2020, and continuing until April 13, 2020, unless terminated or modified by a subsequent Order, the Mayor of the City of Austin, Texas, deems it in the public interest to issue this Order and ORDERS that all individuals currently living within the City of Austin shelter at their place of residence except as allowed by this Order.... SECTION 2. Non-Essential Business and Operations Must Cease. All businesses or operations with a facility in the City of Austin, except Essential Businesses and Essential Government Functions as defined in Section 6 below, are required to cease all activities at facilities located within the City except Minimum Basic Operations as defined in Section 6 below. For clarity, businesses may also continue operations consisting exclusively of employees or contractors performing activities at their own residences (i.e., working from home).... SECTION 3. Prohibited Activities. All public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a single household or dwelling unit are prohibited, except for the limited purposes as expressly permitted by this Order.... SECTION 4. Travel. All travel, including, but not limited to, travel on foot, bicycle, scooter, motorcycle, automobile, or public transit, is prohibited except for purposes of Essential Travel, performing Essential Activities or going to work in an Essential Business, Government Facility, or Critical Infrastructure.","enforcement":"§ 8 Enforcement: peace officers, Code Department inspectors and the Fire Marshal; violation of Austin City Code § 2-6-24; misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days","functions":["CB customer base under stay-home","SF/DR/SL premises closed to the public","OF offices closed except Minimum Basic Operations; work from home","WF workforce confined to residence","GATH all gatherings prohibited","TR travel prohibited except essential","SC suppliers closed unless Essential"],"notes":"Essential Businesses defined by reference to CISA\u0027s March 19, 2020 memorandum plus enumerated categories (Healthcare Operations, grocery, critical trades, etc.); Exhibit A incorporates the Austin/Travis County Health Authority Requirements. Companion county order: Travis County Judge Order 2020-5 (Ex. MET-AUS-039).","sourceUrl":"https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Order%2020200324-007%20-%20Stay%20Home%20-%20Work%20Safe.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":4738961,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-AUS","url":"/library/MET-AUS-003","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-AUS-003","citation":"Mayor Steve Adler, Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200324-007 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-003)","stateName":"Texas","related":["MET-AUS-004","MET-AUS-002","MET-AUS-039","SEC-06-GM-001","SEC-11-GM-031","SEC-11-GM-061","SEC-11-GM-062","SEC-12-GM-074","SEC-12-GM-075","SEC-12-GM-101","SEC-12-GM-102","SEC-17-GM-093"]}