Milwaukee County COVID-19 page (as captured Mar. 16, 2020): Chief Judge's emergency order effective March 16, 2020; senior centers and dining sites closed or carry-out only from March 16-17, 2020; parks venues and the Zoo closed

The record

Jurisdiction

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin · Milwaukee and Madison · Wisconsin

Level

County

Authority

Wis. Stat. § 753.19 and Supreme Court Rules (chief judge's administrative authority); county departmental authority

Issued

2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020

Effective

2020-03-16

End

Various (court operational plans continued through 2020-21)

In force

Mar. 16, 2020 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)

Limitation types

Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices

Addressees

• court users
• seniors
• parks and zoo patrons
• event renters

Functions reached

• CRT courts (proceedings cancelled and changed from Mar. 16, 2020)
• EVT venues and event rentals cancelled
• DN senior dining (carry-out only)
• CB customer base

Collection

Milwaukee and Madison MET-MKE

Operative words

District One Chief Judge Mary Triggiano today issued an emergency order with a number of cancellations and temporary but significant changes to some of Milwaukee County Circuit Court proceedings, effective March 16, 2020.... The Milwaukee County Department of Aging will close the five county-owned senior centers for social programming effective March 16.... The majority of Milwaukee County Parks public venues are closed until further notice and public events, rentals and programs scheduled to be held at these venues have also been cancelled.... [Zoo:] Closed to the public. All zoo and Zoological Society events and programs are cancelled until further notice.

Enforcement