Emergency Declaration (Mar. 7, 2020) and Council Resolution continuing it (Mar. 10, 2020) (County release: Delaware County March 10 Update on Novel Coronavirus)

The record

Jurisdiction

Delaware County, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia · Pennsylvania

Level

County

Authority

Emergency Management Services Code, 35 Pa.C.S. section 7501

Issued

2020-03-10 Mar. 10, 2020

Effective

2020-03-07

End

'until further action is taken to end the Emergency Declaration'; no termination before Sept. 30, 2021 located (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Mar. 7, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Emergency declaration

Addressees

• Delaware County government

Functions reached

• OF county operations

Collection

Philadelphia MET-PHL

Operative words

On March 10, Council held an emergency meeting and voted to pass a resolution to continue an Emergency Declaration for Delaware County due to the effects of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. The Emergency Declaration was first signed by Chairman Brian Zidek on March 7, 2020, and expires on March 14, 2020. The resolution passed this morning extends the Emergency Declaration until further action is taken to end the Emergency Declaration. The Emergency Declaration: 1- Allows Council to conduct emergency meetings relating to the Coronavirus emergency when necessary, without previous public notice. 2- Suspends procurement policies for purchases necessary by the County relating to the Coronavirus emergency.... 3- Suspends the personnel hiring processes... 4- Allows the County to receive reimbursement from the state and federal government.

Enforcement

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