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Ex. MET-MIA-026 Order Primary source read

Broward County Administrator's Emergency Order 20-02

Library and park closures; Broward County Transit rear-door boarding, fare suspension and reduced schedules; amendments to EO 20-01 (pawn shops essential; marinas limited)

County Administrator Bertha Henry · Broward County, Florida (County)

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Jurisdiction
Broward County, Florida · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida
Level
County
Authority
Broward County Code s. 8-53; Fla. EO 20-52; ch. 252, Fla. Stat.; Board authorization; Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
Issued
2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-03-24 12:01 a.m. (transit schedule changes Mar. 28, 2020) (read as 2020-03-24)
End
Superseded with EO 20-01 by EO 20-03 (Mar. 26) and EO 20-06 (Apr. 10, 2020); transit measures ran on their own terms (read as 2020-04-10)
In force
Mar. 24, 2020 to Apr. 10, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • Broward County Libraries and parks
  • Broward County Transit and TOPS paratransit riders
  • banks and pawn shops
  • private and municipal marinas
Functions reached
  • WF workforce commuting (reduced transit, essential travel only)
  • AM marinas limited to commercial fishing, patrol, Port Everglades, liveaboards
  • CRT public offices (libraries closed)
Collection
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

Section 2. All parks operated by Broward County... shall be closed to public access commencing at 12:01 a.m. on March 24, 2020. Section 3. Commencing at 12:01 a.m. on March 24, 2020, Broward County Transit ("BCT") will implement the following social distancing measures: customers will be permitted to enter and exit the bus only via the rear doors... fare collection will be temporarily suspended on all bus service, including TOPS paratransit. Broward County asks that members of the public limit their use of bus and paratransit services to essential travel only... Section 4. Commencing at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2020: BCT will operate a Saturday schedule every day of the week...; Limited Stop (or "Breeze Service") will be eliminated; and Express Buses will operate on thirty (30) minute schedules. Section 5.... ff. Marinas and boat launches, docking, fueling, marine supply, and other marina services (not including piers), but only to the extent necessary to support the following limited operations...

Enforcement

Broward County Code s. 8-53 (recited)

Notes

Recital notes the effect on ridership of 'the work-from-home recommendations' of the CDC

Retrieval note

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