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Ex. AGY-TRIBAL-060 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Resolution No. C03-66-20 and Executive Order 20-01 (as described in the Tribe's release of Mar. 19, 2020)

Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council Takes Action in Response to COVID-19; Authorizes Establishment of the Incident Command System

Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council; Chairman Robert Valencia (release of Mar. 19, 2020) · Pascua Yaqui Tribe (Pascua Yaqui Reservation, Pima County, Arizona; Guadalupe) - tribal government (Tribal)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Pascua Yaqui Tribe (Pascua Yaqui Reservation, Pima County, Arizona; Guadalupe) - tribal government
Level
Tribal
Authority
Pascua Yaqui Constitution Art. VI § 1(o); Res. C03-66-20
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-17 (resolution); Mar. 16-19, 2020 (EO 20-01 and program suspensions) (read as 2020-03-17)
End
Emergency continued; superseded by the Coronavirus Protection Ordinance (Ord. 26-20, May 27, 2020) (read as 2020-05-27)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to May 27, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care orders
Addressees
  • tribal programs and services
  • tribal-sponsored meetings and gatherings
  • dental services
  • the Wellness Center
Functions reached
  • OF work-from-home policies
  • GATH gatherings of 50 suspended
  • CH dental care limited to emergencies
  • EC Head Start closed
  • FC wellness center closed
Collection
Tribal governments AGY-TRIBAL

Operative words

The Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council has declared a tribal emergency concerning the COVID-19 virus and through Resolution No. C03-66-20, has activated the Incident Command System (ICS)... The Resolution provides emergency authority to the Chairman for all issues regarding COVID-19... Earlier this week Chairman Valencia signed Executive Order # 20-01 that outlines specific and immediate actions to be taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order addresses such things as meetings and gatherings, trainings and the implementation of social distancing protocols and work-from-home policies.... The following Tribal Programs/Services have been temporarily suspended until further notice: Liogue Senior Center, Ili U'usim Mahtawa'po Headstart, The Dr. Fernando Escalante Library... Limiting Dental services to emergencies/extractions only.... Temporarily closing the Wellness Center effective 3/23/2020 till further notice. Suspending Tribal-sponsored meetings/gatherings of 50 people.

Enforcement

Emergency authority of the Chairman under Res. C03-66-20

Retrieval note

The Tribe's own release; the resolution and EO texts were not read (the resolution number and date are confirmed by Res. C06-131-20, AGY-TRIBAL-077).