{"id":"MET-AUS-042","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Travis County, Texas (including all municipalities within the county listed in Exhibit A)","state":"TX","metro":"AUS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418 and § 418.108(g) (control of movement of persons and occupancy of premises), as recited; supplemental to Order 2020-11 (June 16, 2020); recites GA-26 and the Governor\u0027s June 17, 2020 statement","instrument":"County Judge Order 2020-12: Mandatory Health \u0026 Safety Policies for Commercial Entities, Supplemental to Order No. 2020-11, COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines and Order","title":"Mandatory Health and Safety Policies for Commercial Entities (face coverings of employees and visitors)","dateIssued":"2020-06-18","effective":"2020-06-18 11:59 p.m.","end":"2020-08-15 11:59 p.m. (stated term; succeeded by Order 2020-16 of August 14, effective August 16, 2020, recited in Ex. MET-AUS-044; not in library)","startDate":"2020-06-18","endDate":"2020-08-15","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["EMP","MASK","EMER"],"addressees":["all commercial entities in Travis County that provide goods or services directly to the public","their employees and visitors","governmental entities (recommended)"],"clause":"Effective as of 11:59 on Thursday, June 18, 2020 (\u0027Effective Date\u0027), and continuing through 11:59 p.m. on August 15, 2020 unless extended, modified or terminated early by Travis County Judge Samuel Biscoe or as otherwise indicated below: 1. Public Health Emergency. That this Order shall continue the local disaster declaration and public health emergency for Travis County for the period specified herein and shall incorporate and adopt the most recent executive order GA-26 issued by Governor Greg Abbott on June 3, 2020, and any subsequent orders by the Governor relating to the expanded opening of Texas... 2. Mandatory Health and Safety Policy - Commercial Entities. All commercial entities in Travis County that provide goods or services directly to the public must develop and implement a health and safety policy (\u0027Health and Safety Policy\u0027) related to COVID-19. Travis County includes all municipalities within the boundaries of Travis County listed in Exhibit A. The Health and Safety Policy must require, at a minimum, that all employees and visitors to the commercial entity\u0027s business premises or other facilities wear face coverings when in an area or performing an activity which will necessarily involve close contact or proximity to co-workers or the public where six feet of separation is not feasible.... [may also include] other mitigating measures designed to control and reduce the transmission of COVID-19 such [as]...","enforcement":"Enforcement section on pp. 3-13 not read (image-only file; pp. 1-2 rendered); the recital invokes § 418.108(g) and the County Judge\u0027s ch. 418 powers","functions":["EMP written health and safety policy required of every public-facing commercial entity in the county","WF employees must wear face coverings","CB visitors and customers","SF/DR/SL operating rules","EMER continues the local disaster declaration"],"notes":"Recites the Governor\u0027s June 17, 2020 statement that \u0027local governments can require stores and business to require masks\u0027 and that every county may \u0027impose requirement on business operations... just like they can require people to wear shoes and shirts\u0027. County companion to Austin Order 20200617-014 (Ex. MET-AUS-008).","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":548053,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-AUS","url":"/library/MET-AUS-042","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-AUS-042","citation":"Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe, County Judge Order 2020-12: Mandatory Health \u0026 Safety Policies for Commercial Entities, Supplemental to Order No. 2020-11, COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines and Order (June 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-042)","stateName":"Texas","related":["MET-AUS-044","MET-AUS-008","MET-AUS-043"]}