The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- City of Starkville, Mississippi (Oktibbeha County) · Mississippi
- Level
- City
- Authority
- Miss. Code Ann. 21-19-3, 45-17-1 et seq.; Proclamation of Existence of Local Emergency (Mar. 17, 2020)
- Issued
- 2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-20
- End
- thirty days unless extended; superseded by the Second Resolution (read as 2020-06-30)
- In force
- Mar. 20, 2020 to June 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering cap
- Addressees
- all restaurants
- businesses, clubs, organizations, places of worship
- Functions reached
- DR dining room closed
- BA bar facilities closed
- GATH 10
- WS worship gatherings
- Collection
- Mississippi MS
Operative words
Section 1: Effective immediately and for a period of thirty days unless extended by Motion and Order of the governing authority of the City of Starkville, all restaurants shall only serve food using drive-through, curbside (only) pick-up, or delivery methods, and shall not allow the use by the public of interior or exterior common dining or bar facilities. Section 2:... the businesses, clubs, organizations, places of worship, or other gatherings within the City's boundaries shall adhere to the guideline of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to limit crowds or gatherings to no more than 10 people.
Enforcement
Ordinance of March 20, 2020 amending Chapter 1 of the Code of Ordinances 'specified penalties for violation of the adopted resolution' (recited in the Second Resolution)
Notes
Adopted at a specially called meeting March 20, 2020; four days before the Governor's EO 1463.