{"id":"MET-PDX-002","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Multnomah County, Oregon","state":"OR","metro":"PDX","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Chair Deborah Kafoury (declaration); Governor Kate Brown (statewide gathering limits recited)","authority":"Multnomah County Code ch. 25 (emergency management) and ORS ch. 401 (local declaration); ORS ch. 401 and 433 (Governor)","instrument":"Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19), signed March 11, 2020, as announced March 12, 2020, with the Governor\u0027s March 12, 2020 statewide ban on gatherings of more than 250","title":"Ban on large gatherings in effect; Multnomah County, Portland declare states of emergency","dateIssued":"2020-03-11","effective":"2020-03-11","end":"Set to expire Apr. 10, 2020; extended Apr. 9, 2020 by 90 days (MET-PDX-005) and July 2, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020 \u0027or until it is rescinded\u0027 (MET-PDX-006).","startDate":"2020-03-11","endDate":"2020-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["EMER","GATH"],"addressees":["Multnomah County departments and officers","the public (statewide gathering ban)"],"clause":"Chair Kafoury announced she signed a declaration of emergency Wednesday, March 11.... In Multnomah County, Chair Kafoury signed a declaration of emergency Wednesday, allowing the County to: Request assistance from the State; Suspend purchasing rules to quickly procure necessary goods and services; Suspend and modify personnel rules and administrative procedures to respond to a dynamic situation; Direct County officers and employees to perform or facilitate emergency services.... Large gatherings: All gatherings of more than 250 people must be canceled statewide, effective immediately, for four weeks, until April 8. A gathering is defined as any event in a space in which appropriate social distancing of at least three feet cannot be maintained.","enforcement":"Not stated in the release (civil fine of up to $1,000 per day per offense added by the Apr. 9, 2020 extension, MET-PDX-005)","functions":["EMER predicate for the County executive rules","GATH events over 250 (State EO 20-05)","MK events and venues (\u0027home to the state\u0027s largest concert and event venues\u0027)"],"notes":"County release recording the Mar. 11 declaration and the Governor\u0027s Mar. 12 measures (gatherings over 250 cancelled; school gatherings cancelled; workplace distancing recommended; long-term care screening and visitor limits). Records that the County stood up emergency operations Jan. 28 and its EOC Feb. 28, 2020.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":195731,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-PDX","url":"/library/MET-PDX-002","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-PDX-002","citation":"Chair Deborah Kafoury (declaration); Governor Kate Brown (statewide gathering limits recited), Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19), signed March 11, 2020, as announced March 12, 2020, with the Governor\u0027s March 12, 2020 statewide ban on gatherings of more than 250 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-002)","stateName":"Oregon","related":["MET-PDX-005","MET-PDX-006","OR-002"]}