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Ex. MET-AUS-081 Order Primary source read

Order of County Judge of Williamson County, Texas for Golf Courses During Stay Home Stay Safe Order

Order conditioning the operation of golf courses during the Stay Home Stay Safe Order (pro shops closed to non-employees; no walk-up tee times; advance payment; distancing)

Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell, Jr. · Williamson County, Texas (County)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Williamson County, Texas · Austin · Texas
Level
County
Authority
Tex. Gov't Code ch. 418, § 418.108(b) and (h), § 418.173 (penalty), as recited; the Stay Home Stay Safe Order of March 24, 2020
Effective
Immediately on adoption
End
Co-terminous with the Stay Home Stay Safe Order of March 24, 2020 'as may be modified' (the county stay-home order's end date is not in the exhibits; GA-14/GA-18 governed from April 2 and May 1, 2020) (read as 2020-03-24)
In force
No start date could be read from the record.
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • golf course owners and golf course management companies in Williamson County
  • golfers
Functions reached
  • FC/AM golf facilities: pro shops, clubhouses and food and beverage closed to the public
  • CB golfers
  • EMP operating protocols
  • Evidence of the Williamson County stay-home order (STAY) reaching every non-essential business in the county from March 24, 2020
Collection
Austin MET-AUS

Operative words

SECTION 3. During the effective period of the Stay Home Stay Safe Order issued on March 24, 2020 (as may be modified), golf courses in Williamson County, Texas may remain open only if golf course owners and golf course management companies adhere to the following protocols, directives and requirements: 1. Prohibit all non-employees of the golf course from entering all pro-shops, interior rooms, [and clubhouses]...; 2. Eliminate walk-up tee times and require golfers to pay in advance over the phone or on-[line]; 3. Follow and require compliance with all Social Distancing Requirements of the Stay Home [Stay Safe Order]... [Recitals:] on March 24, 2020, Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell, Jr. issued a Stay Home Stay Safe Order whereby people may leave their residences only for 'Essential Activities' or for performing or accessing 'Essential Governmental Functions', 'Healthcare Operations', 'Essential Businesses', and 'Essential Critical Infrastructure'.

Enforcement

SECTION 6: as authorized by Tex. Gov't Code § 418.173 (fine up to $1,000 and/or confinement up to 180 days)

Notes

The only Williamson County business-facing instrument saved; its recitals are the library's primary evidence of the Williamson County Stay Home Stay Safe Order of March 24, 2020 and the March 18, 2020 Commissioners Court extension of the disaster declaration.

Retrieval note

Adoption clause reads 'adopted at [time] on this the [__] day of March, 2020 to be effective immediately' with the day illegible.