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Ex. MET-HOU-062Release: Travis County Court Grants Temporary Injunction in Favor of Harris County in Mask Mandate LawsuitHarris County Attorney release on the Aug. 27, 2021 temporary injunctionHarris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release)Harris County, TexasCountyAug. 27, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-076Fort Bend County 'Government Orders' index, page 3 (captured Aug. 2, 2021)Government Orders index page 3Fort Bend CountyFort Bend County, TexasCountyAug. 2, 2021OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-077Fort Bend County 'Government Orders' index, page 6 (captured Aug. 2, 2021)Government Orders index page 6Fort Bend CountyFort Bend County, TexasCountyAug. 2, 2021OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-080Fort Bend County 'Government Orders' index, page 2 (captured Aug. 2, 2021)Government Orders index page 2Fort Bend CountyFort Bend County, TexasCountyAug. 2, 2021OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-KC-012Proclamation Declaring a State of Emergency (Mar. 12, 2020) and amendments through the Sixth Amended ProclamationProclamation of a state of emergency in Kansas City, Missouri due to COVID-19, as amendedMayor Quinton LucasKansas City, MissouriCityMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-LAS-009Contemporaneous report of the Clark County employee mask mandate and signage requirement of July 20, 2021Clark County commissioners vote to require all employees to wear masks indoors at workThe Nevada Independent (Megan Messerly and Sean Golonka), July 20, 2021, 7:01 p.m., reporting the Clark County Commission's Emergency MeetingClark County, NevadaCountyJuly 20, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-LAS-030Washoe County Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19)Washoe County issues Declaration of EmergencyWashoe County (County Manager Eric Brown; Board of County Commissioners Chair Bob Lucey); release by Communications Manager Bethany DrysdaleWashoe County, NevadaCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-LAS-037Notice that the State mask mandate takes effect Friday July 30, 2021 in Washoe County; Delta variant cases above 300State mask mandate to go into effect Friday; Delta variant cases top 300 in Washoe CountyWashoe County Health District (release of July 28, 2021)Washoe County, Nevada (Washoe County Health District)CountyJuly 28, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-LAS-040Board approval of full-time distance education to start the 2020-21 school yearClark County trustees approve distance education to start the school yearClark County School District Board of Trustees (unanimous vote, Tuesday July 21, 2020)Clark County School District (Clark County, Nevada)CountyJuly 21, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSP-046Board declaration of continued local emergency (special meeting March 17, 2020) and closure of county libraries and service centersHennepin County COVID-19 response: 'Declaring continued local emergency'; libraries and service centers closed through April 10, 2020Hennepin County Board of Commissioners (as recorded on the County's COVID-19 response page)Hennepin County, MinnesotaCountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSY-065Jefferson Parish President outlines Phase One for Jefferson Parish (May 14, 2020): JeT masks required May 15; parish buildings reopen May 18 with masks and temperature screening; libraries, JPRD and animal shelter restrictionsPhase One for Jefferson Parish: 25 percent occupancy for gray-area businesses; closed categories; JeT face coverings; parish building…Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng (official release of May 14, 2020 on Phase One and parish operations)Parish of Jefferson, LouisianaCountyMay 14, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSY-076East Baton Rouge Parish Coronavirus Information page (archived Aug. 8, 2020): Executive Order 'No Mask, No Service'; current phase of reopening Phase 2EBR coronavirus information: No Mask, No Service executive order; Phase 2 in force; mask order to remain until Phase 3City of Baton Rouge - Parish of East Baton Rouge (official coronavirus information page)City of Baton Rouge - Parish of East Baton Rouge, LouisianaCountyAug. 8, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-NYC-046MTA press release, 'MTA Announces Increased Mask Enforcement Throughout the System' (Sept. 22, 2021), describing the $50 mask fine in force since Sept. 14, 2020 and the federal mask requirementMask requirement and $50 fine on subways, buses, commuter railroads and paratransit; enforcement stepped up Sept. 23, 2021Metropolitan Transportation Authority (State public authority; transit agency)New York City metropolitan area (MTA New York City Transit, MTA Bus, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North, paratransit)Sector regulatorSept. 22, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ORL-006Emergency Executive Order No. 2020-12Reopening Orange County and Requiring Social Distancing and Face CoveringsMayor Jerry L. Demings, as Director of Emergency ManagementOrange County, FloridaCountyMay 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-003Closure of all 19 Multnomah County Library branches; suspension of in-person jail visits (County facility closures under the emergency)County closes libraries to slow spread of COVID-19, critical health and law enforcement services remain unchangedChair Deborah Kafoury; Library Director Vailey Oehlke; Sheriff Mike ReeseMultnomah County, OregonCountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-004Executive Rule: temporary moratorium on residential evictions for nonpayment due to COVID-19 wage loss; suspension of eviction court hearings; lodging must retain County-subsidized guests (announced March 17, 2020)Chair Kafoury, Mayor Wheeler announce moratorium on residential eviction; steps to protect unhoused residents from COVID-19Chair Deborah Kafoury (Executive Rule under the March 11, 2020 Declaration of Emergency)Multnomah County, OregonCountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCourts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-015Board briefing of Aug. 10-11, 2021 confirming the countywide indoor mask mandate effective Aug. 13, 2021, its complaint-based enforcement and fines up to $1,000Commissioners voice support for mask mandate, praise Public Health for its leadershipMultnomah County Board of Commissioners (briefing); Chair Deborah Kafoury; Health Officer Dr. Jennifer VinesMultnomah County, OregonCountyAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-016Announcement that the County's local mask requirement will be lifted March 12, 2022, with the County's own chronology of mask requirements from April 2020 (post-period exhibit establishing the duration of the August 2021 county mandate)After nearly two years of mandates, County follows state, will lift mask requirement March 12Multnomah County (Chair Deborah Kafoury; Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines)Multnomah County, OregonCountyMar. 1, 2022Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-036Board decision of June 11, 2020 to hold off applying for Phase II reopening; extension of the local state of emergency to July 31, 2020Clackamas County exercises caution and holds off on Phase II reopening applicationClackamas County Board of County Commissioners; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah PresentClackamas County, OregonCountyJune 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-039Approval of Clark County to move to Phase 2 of the Safe Start Washington plan, effective June 5, 2020 (small gatherings of five outside the household per week; in-store retail; dine-in with limits; salons, barbers, real estate, pet grooming, new construction under State guidance)Clark County approved to move to Phase 2 of state reopening planWashington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman (Phase 2 approval); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick, health officer and director)Clark County, WashingtonCountyJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-042News Release: Resumption of Jury TrialsResumption of Jury Trials (February 16, 2021)Superior Court of California, County of Riverside (Public Information Officer Marita C. Ford)Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtFeb. 16, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SDF-045JCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21Closure of all JCPS schools from March 16, 2020 (announced March 12, 2020, initially through April 5, then April 20, then the school year)…Jefferson County Board of Education / Superintendent Marty PollioJefferson County, Kentucky (Jefferson County Public Schools)CountyMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SDF-047FCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21Closure announced March 12, 2020; remote instruction for the remainder of 2019-20 and the fall of 2020; staggered return to classrooms by…Fayette County Board of Education / SuperintendentFayette County, Kentucky (Fayette County Public Schools)CountyMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-074MIOSHA Emergency Rules: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), as amended May 24, 2021Amended MIOSHA COVID-19 Emergency Rules of May 24, 2021 (remote-work requirement removed; sector rules replaced by CDC-based rules)MIOSHA, Department of Labor and Economic OpportunityMichiganSector regulatorMay 24, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-058Emergency Administrative Order (March 13, 2020) and Emergency Administrative Order (March 16, 2020)Emergency administrative orders: courts remain open; judges may postpone trials through May 15, 2020; later orders on interactive equipment…Supreme Court of MississippiMississippiCourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source