{"id":"MET-SEA-012","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Seattle, Washington","state":"WA","metro":"SEA","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor Jenny A. Durkan","authority":"SMC 10.02.020.A.15; Seattle City Charter art. V, § 2; SMC ch. 10.02; RCW ch. 38.52; Mayoral Proclamation of Civil Emergency of Mar. 3, 2020","instrument":"Civil Emergency Order: Restricting Restaurant Delivery and Pick-Up Commission Fees","title":"Civil Emergency Order, City of Seattle, Restricting Restaurant Delivery and Pick-Up Commission Fees","dateIssued":"2020-04-24","effective":"2020-04-24 (\u0027Effective immediately\u0027)","end":"\u0027until restaurants are allowed to offer unrestricted dine-in service and the Governor\u0027s Stay Home - Stay Healthy Proclamation (20-25.1 amending 20.25) is rescinded or the Mayoral Proclamation of Civil Emergency dated March 3, 2020 is rescinded, whichever proclamation is rescinded later\u0027 (in force through Sept. 30, 2021 and beyond)","startDate":"2020-04-24","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["OTHER","SUPPLY"],"addressees":["third-party, app-based food delivery platforms operating in Seattle","restaurants (beneficiaries)"],"clause":"SECTION 1: A. Effective immediately, it shall be unlawful for a third-party, app-based food delivery platform to charge a restaurant a commission fee per online, delivery or pick-up order for the use of its services that totals more than 15% of the purchase price of such online order until restaurants are allowed to offer unrestricted dine-in service and the Governor\u0027s Stay Home - Stay Healthy Proclamation (20-25.1 amending 20.25) is rescinded or the Mayoral Proclamation of Civil Emergency dated March 3, 2020 is rescinded, whichever proclamation is rescinded later. B. It shall be unlawful for a third-party, app-based food delivery platform to reduce the compensation rates paid to the delivery service driver, or garnish gratuities, as a result of this order going into effect during the duration of this order.","enforcement":"\u0027it shall be unlawful\u0027; SMC 10.02.110","functions":["TO takeout and delivery economics","SC platform contracts","CB restaurants and drivers"],"notes":"Recites that \u0027on March 16, 2020, the Governor of Washington state and the Public Health - Seattle \u0026 King County Local Health Officer issued parallel orders temporarily shutting down restaurants, bars, and other entertainment and food establishments, with the exception of take-out food\u0027. Announced with Council President Gonzalez and Councilmember Herbold Apr. 24, 2020.","sourceUrl":"https://durkan.seattle.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/04/Emergency-Order-Delivery-Fee-Cap-4-24-2020.pdf","snapshot":"https://wayback.archive-it.org/3241/20200609234552/https://durkan.seattle.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/04/Emergency-Order-Delivery-Fee-Cap-4-24-2020.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":139853,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-SEA","url":"/library/MET-SEA-012","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-SEA-012","citation":"Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, Civil Emergency Order: Restricting Restaurant Delivery and Pick-Up Commission Fees (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-012)","stateName":"Washington","related":["MET-SEA-013","MET-SEA-011","MET-SEA-007","MET-SEA-014","MET-SEA-006","MET-SEA-005"]}