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Ex. ME-089 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Emergency Stay at Home Order (City Manager's emergency proclamation), announced Mar. 24, 2020

City Announces Stay at Home Emergency Order Effective Wednesday, March 25 at 5:00 PM; Restricts all non-essential personal and business services

City Manager Jon Jennings (with Mayor Kate Snyder) · Portland, Maine (Cumberland County) (City)

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Jurisdiction
Portland, Maine (Cumberland County) · Maine
Level
City
Authority
Portland City Code ch. 2, §§ 2-406, 2-408 (emergency proclamation; power to 'restrict the movement of persons within the city')
Issued
2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
Effective
2020-03-25 5:00 p.m. (read as 2020-03-25)
End
Five days by its terms; extended by the City Council Mar. 30 and Apr. 27, 2020 (to May 18); aligned with the Governor's orders May 4, 2020 (ME-091) (read as 2020-04-27)
In force
Mar. 25, 2020 to Apr. 27, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering cap
Addressees
  • residents and businesses of Portland
Functions reached
  • all non-essential public-facing functions in Maine's largest city
  • OF
  • SF
  • DR
  • CB
Collection
Maine ME

Operative words

the City Manager has signed an emergency stay at home order for all non-essential businesses and services in Portland. The order goes into effect at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, March 25 and has measures that apply to both residents and businesses.... Portland's City Code (Chapter 2, section 2-406) authorizes the City Manager to issue an emergency proclamation when a civil emergency exists. It further allows for the City Manager and the Council to exercise emergency powers to protect life and property, restrict the movement of persons within the city, and other regulations necessary to preserve the public peace, health, and safety (Chapter 2, section 2-408).... A. Gatherings of more than ten (10) people are prohibited throughout the State.... B. All restaurants and bars shall close their dine-in facilities.... such non-essential businesses may continue to access their brick-and-mortar premises in order to conduct essential business functions including, but not limited to, processing mail, depositing checks, completing payroll and paying vendors; as long as social distancing [is maintained]

Enforcement

Portland City Code ch. 2; incorporates the Governor's March 15, 2020 Executive Order (proclamation) by reference

Notes

Issued one day before the State's EO 19 took effect and eight days before the State's stay-home order; Mayor: 'With 90 of 118 confirmed cases in Southern Maine, we are obligated to take additional measures.'

Retrieval note

The City's own announcement quoting the order's provisions.

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