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Ex. MET-LAS-020 Order Primary source read

Mayor's Proclamation declaring that a State of Emergency exists within the City of Las Vegas; Resolution ratifying the Proclamation and directing activation of the City's Emergency Management Plan; Resolution confirming the State of Emergency and requesting the Governor's proclamation and State and federal assistance

Resolution of the City of Las Vegas City Council ratifying the Mayor's Proclamation declaring that a State of Emergency exists within said city and directing the activation of said city's Emergency Management Plan

Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman (Proclamation); Las Vegas City Council (ratifying resolution, 7-0, Mar. 18, 2020, item 66) · City of Las Vegas, Nevada (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Las Vegas, Nevada · Las Vegas and Reno · Nevada
Level
City
Authority
Las Vegas City Charter; LVMC emergency management provisions requiring Council ratification of the Mayor's proclamation; NRS 414; NRS 241 (emergency items)
Issued
2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020
Effective
2020-03-18 (Proclamation issued over the weekend of Mar. 14-15, 2020 per the minutes: 'emerging issues over the weekend') (read as 2020-03-18)
End
Not found in the period; City employees returned to offices Mar. 15, 2021 (Nevada Independent, not saved) (read as 2021-03-15)
In force
Mar. 18, 2020 to Mar. 15, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationTelework mandate
Addressees
  • City departments
  • the public
Functions reached
  • predicate (EMER)
  • OF city offices (employees remote for nearly a year)
  • CB city counters and services
Collection
Las Vegas and Reno MET-LAS

Operative words

CITY MANAGER SCOTT ADAMS reported that there is only one emerging issue and that is the COVID-19 crisis. He wanted to use this item to take action on two emergency items: a Resolution to ratify the Mayor's Proclamation declaring that a State of Emergency exists and a Resolution confirming that a State of Emergency exists in Las Vegas.... the City is required by city code to ratify the Mayor's Proclamation of the Emergency Declaration.... through this resolution, they are invoking the City's Emergency Management Plan, which gives MR. ADAMS the authority to make decisions on an emergency basis.... Motion made by Michele Fiore to Approve a Resolution of the City of Las Vegas City Council ratifying the Mayor's Proclamation declaring that a State of Emergency exists within said city and directing the activation of said city's Emergency Management Plan. Passed For: 7; Against: 0.

Enforcement

City Manager's emergency authority under the Emergency Management Plan; City Business Licensing (the Apr. 1, 2020 minutes record that newly licensed businesses 'will not be able to operate until the COVID-19 emergency is lifted or otherwise directed by the City of Las Vegas Business Licensing Division')

Notes

The City's Sept. 1, 2021 minutes record a Business License 'Ambassador Program' that worked 'with the County on the required mask mandate' for ten months to May 2021 (not saved)

Retrieval note

Minutes read at item 66 (pages 23-24 of the minutes); the Proclamation's own text was not separately retrieved (PrimeGov attaches it as backup to the minutes per the City Manager's statement).

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