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Ex. MET-BOS-041City of Boston COVID-19 vaccination verification or weekly testing policy for City employees, onsite contractors and volunteersVaccination mandate announced for City of Boston employees (boston.gov, August 16, 2021)Acting Mayor Kim Janey (City of Boston as employer of 18,000 workers)City of Boston, MassachusettsCityAug. 16, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CMH-052Renewal of Public Health Emergency Declaration (Sept. 21, 2021, through Oct. 20, 2021)Renewal of Public Health Emergency DeclarationHealth Commissioner, Columbus Public Health (signed by Mayor Andrew J. Ginther and Mary Ellen Wewers, PhD, MPH, RN)City of Columbus and City of Worthington, OhioCitySept. 21, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-019Executive Order 2021-07: COVID-19 Civil Emergency, Extensions of City Closures and Relief MeasuresExecutive Order 2021-07Mayor Jenny A. DurkanCity of Seattle, WashingtonCitySept. 21, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-KC-006Ordinance No. 210853 (authenticated as passed Sept. 23, 2021)Requiring face coverings or masks at indoor places of public accommodation with certain exceptions; appropriating $1,000.00 from the…Council of Kansas City, MissouriKansas City, MissouriCitySept. 23, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-020Emergency Executive Order No. 247Declaration Extending Local State of Emergency (thirty days); extension of EEO 243 s. 1Mayor Bill de BlasioNew York CityCitySept. 24, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-021Emergency Executive Order No. 250Key to NYC program restated (supersedes EEO 239); adds exemption for voters and mask exceptions for performing artists and athletes while…Mayor Bill de BlasioNew York CityCitySept. 24, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-049Message to the HISD community on the mask mandate and the Travis County injunction (Sept. 27, 2021)Mask mandate continues under a temporary injunction authorizing the District to keep requiring masks at all campuses, facilities and busesSuperintendent Millard House IIHouston Independent School District, TexasCitySept. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AK-096Ordinance 2021-42 (extension of the COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies and penalty)Juneau Assembly extends COVID-19 rules to March 1, 2022 and restores the $25 penalty (Sept. 27-29, 2021), as reported by KTOOCBJ AssemblyCity and Borough of JuneauCitySept. 27, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AL-087Mayor's Executive Order No. 87-20, Policy: Temporary Response to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (revised September 27, 2021; prior revisions July 29, July 1 and April 15, 2021, December 31, September 30, July 27, June 15, May 13 and April 10, 2020; original March 16, 2020)City workforce COVID-19 policy continued to December 31, 2021: symptom self-certification on reporting to work, COVID-19 related absences…Mayor Randall L. WoodfinCity of Birmingham, AlabamaCitySept. 27, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-045Emergency Executive Order 2021-37Extending EEO 2021-24 (inactive business licenses, i.e. 2020-40 as extended), 2020-38, 2021-3, 2021-22 and 2021-23 without amendmentMayor Melvin Carter IIICity of Saint PaulCitySept. 27, 20212021 Q3Business closureCurfew and hoursOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-037Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Participation in High Risk Extracurricular ActivitiesVaccination required of DOE and PSAL charter students participating in high-risk sports and activities (singing, band, chorus, musical…Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.New York CityCitySept. 15, 20212021 Q3Gathering capSchools and child careVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-040Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Department of Education Employees, Contractors, and OthersProof of vaccination by September 27, 2021 for all DOE staff, City employees working in DOE school settings or buildings, staff of DOE and…Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.New York CityCityAug. 24, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-041Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Department of Education Employees, Contractors, Visitors, and Others (rescinding and restating the September 12, 2021 Order)Proof of vaccination by September 27, 2021 for DOE staff, City employees in DOE settings, DOE and City contractors' staff, charter school…Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.New York CityCitySept. 15, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-043Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Individuals Working in Certain Child Care ProgramsEvery DOE-contracted Birth-to-5, Head Start, 3-K, pre-K, early-education, preschool special education (Education Law s. 4410), family child…Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.New York CityCitySept. 12, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-037Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Department of Education Employees, Contractors, and OthersOrder of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Department of Education Employees, Contractors…Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene (Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.)New York CityCityAug. 24, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-042Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Revising the Effective Date for Required COVID-19 Vaccination of Department of Education Employees, Contractors, Visitors and OthersProof-of-vaccination deadline moved from September 27 to October 1, 2021; visitors to DOE buildings must show one dose from October 4, 2021Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.New York CityCitySept. 28, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAN-042Resolution R-313715 (adopted Sept. 2021; final passage Oct. 1, 2021) declaring a continued local emergencyA Resolution of the Council of the City of San Diego Declaring a Continued Local Emergency Regarding the Coronavirus COVID-19 OutbreakCouncil of the City of San DiegoCity of San Diego, CaliforniaCityOct. 1, 2021Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-STL-023Health Commissioner's Order No. 3 (2021) (Mask Mandate, continued) [POST-PERIOD]Order continuing the indoor and public-transportation face-covering requirement, effective upon approval of the local governing board, for…Fredrick L. Echols, M.D., Acting Director of Health and Hospitals/Health CommissionerCity of St. Louis, MissouriCityOct. 1, 2021Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. ME-094Resolution of Oct. 4, 2021 urging precautionary measures (masks in public indoor places)In Portland, we wear masks in indoor public places (Council resolution announcement)Portland City CouncilPortland, MaineCityOct. 4, 2021OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-KC-009Report Supporting Order for Mask Wearing in Public Places (Oct. 5, 2021)Report supporting continuation of the mask order (CS Ord. 210903)Kansas City Health Department (Frank E. Thompson, Interim Director)Kansas City, MissouriCityOct. 5, 2021OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-KC-008Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 210903 (authenticated as passed Oct. 7, 2021)Rescinding Ordinance No. 210853; requiring face coverings or masks at indoor places of public accommodation with certain exceptionsCouncil of Kansas City, MissouriKansas City, MissouriCityOct. 7, 2021Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LA-040Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority, Safer L.A. (Issue Date Sept. 30, 2021; effective Oct. 7, 2021 11:59 p.m.)Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority: Safer L.A. (masks; mega events; alignment with the County's Oct. 7, 2021…Mayor Eric GarcettiCity of Los AngelesCitySept. 30, 2021Face-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CHI-061CDPH 'COVID-19 Orders' page as archived October 17, 2021 (Current Orders list and order summaries)City of Chicago:: COVID-19 Orders (archived Oct. 17, 2021)Chicago Department of Public Health (official COVID-19 Orders web page)City of Chicago, IllinoisCityOct. 17, 2021OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-035Press report on Tucson Ordinance 11869's history (Aug.-Oct. 2021) and the Pima County Board's employee vaccination voteTucson will terminate employees who don't get a COVID-19 vaccine by DecemberAZ Mirror, 'Tucson will terminate employees who don't get a COVID-19 vaccine by December' (secondary source)City of Tucson and Pima County, ArizonaCityOct. 20, 2021Workplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-062News release, 'LADWP Board Delivers Heartfelt Message to More than 250,000 Power and Water Customers Struggling to Pay Past Due Utility Bills Since the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic's Economic Disruption' (Oct. 28, 2021)Board extends the utility shutoff moratorium to March 31, 2022; $300 million debt-relief program for more than 250,000 customersBoard of Water and Power Commissioners and LADWPLos Angeles Department of Water and Power (Board of Water and Power Commissioners), CaliforniaCityOct. 28, 2021OtherPrimary source read