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Ex. MET-STL-027 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

County Executive Order of Mar. 23, 2020 requiring residents to remain within their residences (as described in the County's release 'St. Charles County Executive Issues Additional COVID-19 Guidance')

Executive Order requiring residents to remain within their residence or on the property surrounding their residence except for activities they deem necessary or for employment; public accommodations must communicate social distancing

County Executive Steve Ehlmann · St. Charles County, Missouri (County)

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Jurisdiction
St. Charles County, Missouri · St. Louis · Missouri
Level
County
Authority
County Executive emergency powers under the Mar. 13, 2020 declaration and RSMo ch. 44
Issued
2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-03-24 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-03-24)
End
'In place until a new order is issued' (Apr. 17, 2020 release); superseded in practice by the statewide Stay Home Missouri order (Apr. 6-May 3, 2020) and the State's Phase 1 order (May 4, 2020); the County announced it would follow Phase 2 (no restrictions) from June 16, 2020 (read as 2020-04-17)
In force
Mar. 24, 2020 to Apr. 17, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all St. Charles County residents (incorporated and unincorporated areas)
  • local retail stores and all other places of public accommodation
Functions reached
  • CB customer base ordered to remain at home
  • SF public accommodations (distancing communication duty)
  • WF
Collection
St. Louis MET-STL

Operative words

St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann today issued new guidance to all St. Charles County residents, requiring them to remain within their residence or on the property surrounding their residence, except to engage in activities they deem necessary to their physical, mental or spiritual well-being, or for employment. Additionally, local retail stores and all other places of public accommodation must communicate social distancing requirements to customers. The restrictions are effective at 12:01 a.m., March 24... 'The restrictions do not specify which businesses are essential,' says Ehlmann. 'Businesses and residents, not County Government, should determine what is essential.'... 'All businesses need to enforce the 6-foot rule.'

Enforcement

Not stated in the release; County Executive stated 'stronger restrictions or mandates may be necessary'

Notes

St. Charles County's distinctive regime: a stay-at-residence order with no essential-business list, then reliance on the statewide orders; no County mask mandate at any time (Ex. MET-STL-031). The County's Apr. 17, 2020 release (Ex. MET-STL-029) describes the same instrument as 'an Executive Order requiring residents to remain within their residence'.

Retrieval note

Authority's own release describing the order.