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Ex. MET-AUS-042 Order Primary source read

County Judge Order 2020-12: Mandatory Health & Safety Policies for Commercial Entities, Supplemental to Order No. 2020-11, COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines and Order

Mandatory Health and Safety Policies for Commercial Entities (face coverings of employees and visitors)

Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe · Travis County, Texas (including all municipalities within the county listed in Exhibit A) (County)

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Jurisdiction
Travis County, Texas (including all municipalities within the county listed in Exhibit A) · Austin · Texas
Level
County
Authority
Tex. Gov't Code ch. 418 and § 418.108(g) (control of movement of persons and occupancy of premises), as recited; supplemental to Order 2020-11 (June 16, 2020); recites GA-26 and the Governor's June 17, 2020 statement
Issued
2020-06-18 June 18, 2020
Effective
2020-06-18 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-06-18)
End
2020-08-15 11:59 p.m. (stated term; succeeded by Order 2020-16 of August 14, effective August 16, 2020, recited in Ex. MET-AUS-044; not in library) (read as 2020-08-15)
In force
June 18, 2020 to Aug. 15, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all commercial entities in Travis County that provide goods or services directly to the public
  • their employees and visitors
  • governmental entities (recommended)
Functions reached
  • EMP written health and safety policy required of every public-facing commercial entity in the county
  • WF employees must wear face coverings
  • CB visitors and customers
  • SF/DR/SL operating rules
  • EMER continues the local disaster declaration
Collection
Austin MET-AUS

Operative words

Effective as of 11:59 on Thursday, June 18, 2020 ('Effective Date'), and continuing through 11:59 p.m. on August 15, 2020 unless extended, modified or terminated early by Travis County Judge Samuel Biscoe or as otherwise indicated below: 1. Public Health Emergency. That this Order shall continue the local disaster declaration and public health emergency for Travis County for the period specified herein and shall incorporate and adopt the most recent executive order GA-26 issued by Governor Greg Abbott on June 3, 2020, and any subsequent orders by the Governor relating to the expanded opening of Texas... 2. Mandatory Health and Safety Policy - Commercial Entities. All commercial entities in Travis County that provide goods or services directly to the public must develop and implement a health and safety policy ('Health and Safety Policy') related to COVID-19. Travis County includes all municipalities within the boundaries of Travis County listed in Exhibit A. The Health and Safety Policy must require, at a minimum, that all employees and visitors to the commercial entity's business premises or other facilities wear face coverings when in an area or performing an activity which will necessarily involve close contact or proximity to co-workers or the public where six feet of separation is not feasible.... [may also include] other mitigating measures designed to control and reduce the transmission of COVID-19 such [as]...

Enforcement

Enforcement section on pp. 3-13 not read (image-only file; pp. 1-2 rendered); the recital invokes § 418.108(g) and the County Judge's ch. 418 powers

Notes

Recites the Governor's June 17, 2020 statement that 'local governments can require stores and business to require masks' and that every county may 'impose requirement on business operations... just like they can require people to wear shoes and shirts'. County companion to Austin Order 20200617-014 (Ex. MET-AUS-008).

Retrieval note

Image-only PDF (13 pp.; recording no. 2020102153); pages 1-2 rendered and read.

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