Proclamation of Emergency, Pierce County, Washington (COVID-19)

The record

Jurisdiction

Pierce County, Washington · Seattle · Washington

Level

County

Authority

Pierce County Code ch. 2.118; RCW 36.40.180; RCW 38.52.070(2); Pierce County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan

Issued

2020-03-06 Mar. 6, 2020

Effective

2020-03-06

End

Continuing through Sept. 30, 2021 (termination not located) (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Mar. 6, 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

• Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department and every Pierce County department

Functions reached

• predicate

Collection

Seattle MET-SEA

Operative words

Whereas, Dr. Anthony Chen, Director of Health, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has advised that there exists a health emergency for the citizens and visitors of Pierce County... Be it proclaimed by the Pierce County Executive that an emergency exists in Pierce County; therefore, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department and Pierce County departments are authorized to take emergency actions and to provide emergency services to protect the health and safety of persons and property pursuant to the Pierce County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan ('Plan'), chapter 38.52 RCW, and chapter 2.118 of the Pierce County Code.... each Pierce County department is authorized to exercise the powers vested under this proclamation in the light of the urgent requirements of an emergency situation without regard to time-consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by law... Dated this 6th day of March 2020.

Enforcement

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