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Executive Order and State of Emergency Proclamation, Second Extension

Executive Order and State of Emergency Proclamation, Second Extension (initial declaration Mar. 15, 2020; first extension Mar. 20, 2020)

Tribal Chief Cyrus Ben, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians · Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (Choctaw Indian Reservation, Neshoba and seven other counties, Mississippi) - tribal government (Tribal)

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Jurisdiction
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (Choctaw Indian Reservation, Neshoba and seven other counties, Mississippi) - tribal government
Level
Tribal
Authority
Ordinance 50-A § VI(1)(b)
Issued
2020-03-25 Mar. 25, 2020
Effective
2020-03-25
End
2020-03-30 (five days; renewed by the Third Extension and successive renewals; EO 2020-04 reducing Essential Government Operations recited in the July 3, 2020 memorandum) (read as 2020-03-30)
In force
Mar. 25, 2020 to Mar. 30, 2020
Limitation types
Emergency declarationBusiness closure
Addressees
  • all departments, offices and programs of the Tribe
Functions reached
  • Predicate for the closure of Pearl River Resort (Silver Star and Golden Moon casinos, Bok Homa Casino), tribal offices, courts and the Choctaw Town Center services
Collection
Tribal governments AGY-TRIBAL

Operative words

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Cyrus Ben, Chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, pursuant to the authority of Section VI(1)(b) of Ordinance 50-A, find it necessary to declare a second extension of the Executive Order and State of Emergency Proclamation initially declared on March 15, 2020. All departments, offices, and programs of the Tribe shall continue to render all possible assistance and discharge their emergency responsibilities as set forth in Ordinance 50-A, and I further direct that tribal departments, offices and programs continue to follow all administrative and executive orders and take all necessary steps to seek federal assistance as may be available.

Enforcement

Ordinance 50-A emergency powers; Choctaw Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Notes

The Tribe is the largest employer in east-central Mississippi through Pearl River Resort and its manufacturing enterprises;

Retrieval note

Scanned; read from a rendered image. in_force_quarters is per instrument (brief, sec.