{"id":"MET-AUS-024","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; Declaration of Local Disaster ratified by City Council Resolution No. 20200312-074; Rules for Public Use of City Properties (Sept. 21, 2015)","instrument":"Mask to be Safe at City Facilities Order No. 20210811-033","title":"Mask to be Safe at City Facilities (face coverings required on or in City property)","dateIssued":"2021-08-11","effective":"2021-08-12 12:01 a.m.","end":"Until modified or terminated (no end date; in force through September 30, 2021; post-period termination not researched)","startDate":"2021-08-12","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","CRT"],"addressees":["every individual over the age of two present on or in City of Austin property","City employees"],"clause":"HEREBY ORDER, EFFECTIVE AS OF 12:01 A.M. ON AUGUST 12, 2021 THAT IN THE [CITY OF AUSTIN]: SECTION 1. Face Coverings. An individual over the age of two is REQUIRED to wear a face covering while present on or in City property unless expressly exempted in Section 2 or by a [City policy].... [Section 3: a City employee] shall make a verbal request that the individual wear a face covering and offer a face covering, if available, or an alternative method to obtain the services... [if the individual refuses to wear a] face covering or comply with the alternative method to obtain services, the [employee shall follow the Use of City Property Rules]...","enforcement":"Violation is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000; refusal handled under the Use of City Property Rules and Administrative Bulletin","functions":["CRT access to City offices, permitting and public counters conditioned on face coverings","CB customers of City services","WF City workforce"],"notes":"Q3 2021 instrument in force from August 12, 2021. Companion: Travis County Judge Order 2021-09 (Ex. MET-AUS-052).","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1741678,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-AUS","url":"/library/MET-AUS-024","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-AUS-024","citation":"Mayor Steve Adler, Mask to be Safe at City Facilities Order No. 20210811-033 (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-024)","stateName":"Texas","related":["MET-AUS-052","SEC-13-GM-005","SEC-13-GM-019","SEC-13-GM-101","SEC-13-GM-103","SEC-13-GM-111","SEC-13-GM-117","SEC-13-GM-118","SEC-13-GM-124","SEC-13-GM-127","SEC-23-GM-004","SEC-23-GM-006"]}