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Ex. MET-AUS-028 Order Primary source read

Notice of Emergency Rules Adoption: Health Authority Rules of August 14, 2020

Health Authority Emergency Rules (supersede the July 14, 2020 rules; face coverings outside the residence; site rules; school provisions)

Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark Escott), with City Manager and City Attorney certification · City of Austin, Texas (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Austin, Texas · Austin · Texas
Level
City
Authority
City of Austin Ordinance No. 20200709-003; City Code ch. 1-2
Issued
2020-08-14 Aug. 14, 2020
Effective
2020-08-14
End
2020-11-12 (stated expiry; continued by the Health Authority's notice of November 6, 2020, recited in Ex. MET-AUS-047 ¶ 8, and reissued December 15, 2020, Ex. MET-AUS-029) (read as 2020-11-12)
In force
Aug. 14, 2020 to Nov. 12, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • individuals within the City of Austin
  • persons in control of sites (property other than governmental property not a school district, medical facilities and dwellings)
  • workers
  • schools
Functions reached
  • EMP site rules
  • WF worker rules
  • CB customers masked
  • SCH school-district property and buses covered
Collection
Austin MET-AUS

Operative words

N. SITE means property. A site does not include: 1. property maintained by a governmental entity that is not a school district; 2. property where medical services are provided; 3. dwelling unit where the individual resides.... 2.1.1. Except as provided in 2.1.2, an individual must wear a face covering when outside of his or her residence.... [Rules Applicable to Sites and to school buses: cleaning of driver's cockpit, seats, handles before morning and afternoon routes; hand sanitizer].

Enforcement

Not recited in the notice; Ordinance No. 20200709-003; Travis Commissioners Court enforcement for unincorporated areas (Aug. 4 and Nov. 10, 2020 orders recited in Ex. MET-AUS-047)

Notes

The Health Authority rules in force on the last day of 2020 Q3 and the first day of 2020 Q4.