Amended Temporary Emergency Restrictions on City Public Meetings, City Events, and City Permitted Events Due to COVID-19

The record

Jurisdiction

City of Cambridge, Massachusetts · Boston · Massachusetts

Level

City

Authority

Cambridge state of emergency; Open Meeting Law as modified by the Governor's Order of March 12, 2020; special-event permitting authority

Issued

2020-06-30 June 30, 2020

Effective

2020-06-01 (as amended; restrictions in place since March 2020) (read as 2020-06-01)

End

2020-07-30 'or until further modified by the City Manager' (later amendments July 30, Sept. 2, Oct. 2 and 26, 2020 and Mar. 22, 2021 listed on the City site, not saved) (read as 2020-07-30)

In force

June 1, 2020 to July 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices

Addressees

• all City public bodies, boards and commissions
• quasi-judicial bodies (Board of Zoning Appeal, Planning Board, License Commission, Historical Commission, Conservation Commission, Election Commission)
• applicants for Special Events Committee permits
• City-sponsored events and permitted park events

Functions reached

• EV events and festivals (permits revoked)
• CT permitting boards (remote only)
• PM planning, zoning and licensing hearings
• MK sponsorships

Collection

Boston MET-BOS

Operative words

5. Effective June 1, 2020 through July 30, 2020, all other public meetings of City committees, advisory groups, community meetings and the like shall remain cancelled and postponed... 6. Effective June 1, 2020 through July 30, 2020, City-sponsored community events, events permitted for the use of City parks or other City-sponsored public gatherings will be cancelled or postponed to a later date. 7. Effective June 1, 2020 through July 30, 2020, no approvals for events or gatherings requiring a permit from the City of Cambridge's Special Events Committee will be acted upon or approved unless expressly permitted..., and all prior approvals for such events are hereby revoked.

Enforcement

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