Extension of the emergency declaration to April 2, 2020; cancellation of the State of the County address and town hall; County telecommuting, distancing and travel measures

The record

Jurisdiction

Washington County, Oregon · Portland · Oregon

Level

County

Authority

Washington County Charter and Code; ORS ch. 401

Issued

2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020

Effective

2020-03-17

End

2020-04-02 (further extended Mar. 31, MET-PDX-029) (read as 2020-04-02)

In force

Mar. 17, 2020 to Apr. 2, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Emergency declarationTelework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices

Addressees

• Washington County departments and employees
• the public (County public meetings and events)

Functions reached

• EMER
• GATH County public meetings and events cancelled
• OF County telework
• CRT reduced staffing in County buildings

Collection

Portland MET-PDX

Operative words

The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted today to extend until April 2 the county's prior declaration of emergency regarding the response to the new coronavirus.... Chair Kathryn Harrington also announced... that she is canceling the annual State of the County address and the first of four townhall meetings in order to comply with statewide social distancing requirements... Other actions being taken by Washington County to support social distancing include: Encouraging telecommuting as appropriate among county employees who can provide services remotely; Physically distancing employees and members of the public from one-another while in county buildings by a distance of at least six feet wherever possible; Canceling other non-essential advisory and other committee meetings, trainings, conferences, forums and gatherings...; Restricting non-essential travel among county employees; and Planning for reduced numbers of county staff physically in county buildings.

Enforcement

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