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Ex. MET-CLE-026 Order Primary source read

Order Regarding Vaccination Requirement for All Staff (Journal Entry)

In re: Order Regarding Vaccination Requirement for All Staff

Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas (General Division; joined by the Probate Division) · Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Cuyahoga County, Ohio · Cleveland · Ohio
Level
Court
Authority
Ohio Const. art. IV; Sup. R. 5; Supreme Court of Ohio guidance of May 7 and Dec. 10, 2020 (recited)
Issued
2021-08-31 Aug. 31, 2021
Effective
2021-08-31 (proof or election within 7 calendar days; first dose within 7 days) (read as 2021-08-31)
End
Compliance deadline Oct. 15, 2021 (full vaccination); second dose by Oct. 1, 2021 (read as 2021-10-15)
In force
Aug. 31, 2021 to Oct. 15, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • all eligible employees of the Court
Functions reached
  • WF workforce vaccination status
  • HR
  • CT courts
Collection
Cleveland MET-CLE

Operative words

1. In order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Court buildings; to maintain the efficiency and uninterrupted provision of Court services; and to protect the health of staff and visitors, all eligible employees must be fully vaccinated no later than October 15, 2021. Fully vaccinated is considered as having received either the single dose Johnson and Johnson vaccination or both doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccinations. 2. Within 7 calendar days of this order, Court employees must follow one of the four following processes...

Enforcement

Employment discipline; forged records subject to separate discipline (¶ 3); medical and religious exemptions (¶ 4)

Notes

Adopted by majority vote Aug. 16, 2021 with the Administrative Judges of the Court of Appeals and all four Common Pleas divisions; the County offered on-site vaccination and a $100 incentive (court news, Aug. 2021).

Retrieval note

Filed Aug. 31, 2021, 1:16 p.m.; four pages; pages 1-2 read as images.