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Ex. MET-PDX-033 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Declaration of a Local State of Emergency and Declaring Emergency Measures, March 2, 2020

In precautionary move, Clackamas County declares state of emergency in response to coronavirus

Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners · Clackamas County, Oregon (County)

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Jurisdiction
Clackamas County, Oregon · Portland · Oregon
Level
County
Authority
Clackamas County Code (emergency declarations; Ord. 05-2000); ORS ch. 401
Issued
2020-03-02 Mar. 2, 2020
Effective
2020-03-02
End
2020-03-16 by its terms; extended Mar. 12, 2020 through June 30, 2020 (MET-PDX-034) and June 11, 2020 to July 31, 2020 (MET-PDX-036); later extensions not in this set (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
Mar. 2, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • Clackamas County departments
Functions reached
  • EMER predicate for County facility and service changes
Collection
Portland MET-PDX

Operative words

In order to be as prepared as possible to address the potential of future coronavirus (COVID-19) incidents in Clackamas County, earlier today, March 2, the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners declared a state of emergency. The Board did not declare a 'public health emergency.'... Further, the declaration will give county officials the power to: Commit to mutual aid agreements, Redirect funds for emergency use, and Order such other measures as are found to be immediately necessary for the protection of life and/or property.... This declaration of emergency shall expire two weeks from today, Monday, March 16.

Enforcement

Not stated (predicate declaration)

Notes

The earliest emergency declaration in the Portland metro (a school employee in the county was among Oregon's first presumptive cases).

Retrieval note

County news release.