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Proclamation of Existence of a County-Wide Local Emergency and Declaration of Local Health Emergency (Feb. 14, 2020), reproduced in the County's COVID-19 After Action Report and Response Documents (Mar. 10, 2023)

Proclamation of Existence of a County-Wide Local Emergency (Unincorporated and Incorporated Areas of San Diego County) and Request to the Governor of the State of California to Proclaim a State of Emergency

Helen Robbins-Meyer, Chief Administrative Officer and Director of Emergency Services (Proclamation); Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., Public Health Officer (Declaration of Local Health Emergency); ratified by the Board of Supervisors Feb. 19, 2020 · San Diego County, California (County)

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The record

Jurisdiction
San Diego County, California · San Diego · California
Level
County
Authority
Cal. Gov't Code §§ 8630, 8558, 8634; San Diego County Code of Regulatory Ordinances §§ 31.101 et seq.; Cal. Health & Safety Code § 101080
Issued
2020-02-14 Feb. 14, 2020
Effective
2020-02-14
End
2023-02-28 (County ended its COVID-19 local emergency and local health emergency effective Feb. 28, 2023, per the County health-order page and County News Center release of Feb. 7, 2023) (read as 2023-02-28)
In force
Feb. 14, 2020 to Feb. 28, 2023
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • the County emergency organization
  • all governmental entities in the county
Functions reached
  • predicate for every County order below
Collection
San Diego MET-SAN

Operative words

That a local emergency exists throughout San Diego County pursuant to Government Code section 8630 and as defined by Government Code section 8558 and shall be deemed to continue to exist subject to ratification, review and termination by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to Government Code section 8630.

Enforcement

Predicate for the Emergency Regulations promulgated with every Health Officer Order under Gov't Code § 8634 (violation punishable under Gov't Code § 8665)

Notes

The After Action Report (County of San Diego, Mar. 10, 2023) reproduces the Feb. 14, 2020 Proclamation at its Declarations appendix and carries the County's own timeline (Feb. 14 proclamation; Feb. 19 ratification; Mar. 13 first order; Mar. 17 amendment; June 2, 2020 Board adoption of 13 triggers; Aug. 31, 2020 Red tier; June 15, 2021 Blueprint retired). 16.8 MB file.

Retrieval note

The Declaration of Local Health Emergency is recited in every Health Officer Order (e.g., Ex. 002 para. 16) and in the City's proclamation (Ex. 028); its standalone text was not located. Ratification by the Board on Feb. 19, 2020 is recited in Exs. 002, 028, 030 and the AAR timeline.

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