{"id":"MET-PHX-019","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Mesa, Arizona","state":"AZ","metro":"PHX","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor John C. Giles","authority":"A.R.S. 26-301, 26-311; Mesa City Code 1-14-1","instrument":"Proclamation and Declaration of Emergency","title":"City of Mesa Proclamation and Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19)","dateIssued":"2020-03-17","effective":"2020-03-17 (immediately)","end":"\u0027until a termination of the Proclamation is filed with the City Clerk\u0027 (termination date not verified)","startDate":"2020-03-17","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMER","CRT","EVT","GATH"],"addressees":["the City Manager","users of City buildings and events","special-event licensees"],"clause":"1. Declare and deem a State of Emergency exists in Mesa, Arizona, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. 2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to take all lawful actions necessary... including, but not limited to: closing City public buildings and places that reasonably may be closed; limiting hours of operation of City public buildings and places; cancelling or postponing City events, programs, and classes; imposing reasonable screenings for access to, or to remain in, City public buildings or places. Further, the City Manager, or his designee, may revoke, postpone, or suspend issuance of any special event license... Pursuant to A.R.S. 26-317, any person who violates any provision of this Proclamation or who knowingly fails or refuses to obey any lawful order or regulation issued pursuant to this Proclamation shall be guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.","enforcement":"Class 1 misdemeanor (A.R.S. 26-317)","functions":["EVT/MK special events and City venues","CT City buildings and public offices","GATH"],"notes":"Predicate for Mesa\u0027s Second (Mar. 19), Third (May 5) and Fourth (June 20, 2020) Proclamations.","sourceUrl":"https://www.mesaaz.gov/home/showdocument?id=37274","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200622200813/https://www.mesaaz.gov/home/showdocument?id=37274","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":100600,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-PHX","url":"/library/MET-PHX-019","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-PHX-019","citation":"Mayor John C. Giles, Proclamation and Declaration of Emergency (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHX-019)","stateName":"Arizona","related":["MET-PHX-032","MET-PHX-022"]}