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Ex. DUT-AR-016ADH order of July 4, 2020 closing Brewski's Pub & Grub, Little Rock, as an imminent threat to public health (news report)KATV, 'Little Rock bar linked to cluster of infections didn't follow health rules, state says' (July 6, 2020)Arkansas Department of Health (closure order) and Governor Asa Hutchinson (statement of July 6, 2020), as reported by KATV (Little Rock)ArkansasStateJuly 6, 20202020 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOperating conditionConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-NE-033Directed Health Measure Order 2020-009 (statewide) (cross-reference to Ex. NE-008; not re-saved)Directed Health Measure Order 2020-009: the first statewide order and its compliance commandNebraska DHHS, Chief Medical Officer / Director of Public Health Gary Anthone, M.D.Nebraska (statewide)StateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationOperating conditionConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SFO-019Order of the Health Officer of the County of Santa Clara (shelter in place), Mar. 16, 2020Order directing all individuals living in the County to shelter at their place of residence except to provide or receive certain essential…Health Officer of the County of Santa Clara (Sara H. Cody, M.D.)County of Santa ClaraCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DEN-039Public Health Order adopting Level Red: Severe Risk in Denver (Spanish-language copy of the November 20, 2020 order)DDPHE Level Red order of November 20, 2020 (Spanish version; the English text is stated in the DDPHE fact sheet, Ex. 027)Executive Director, DDPHECity and County of Denver, ColoradoCityNov. 20, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-LA-008Reopening Safer at Work and in the Community (Revised Order Issued July 14, 2020): Cessation of Indoor OperationsReopening Safer at Work and in the Community for Control of COVID-19 (July 14, 2020 revision closing indoor operations of gyms, worship…County of Los Angeles Health OfficerLos Angeles County Public Health JurisdictionCountyJuly 14, 20202020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MKE-052Milwaukee County COVID-19 County Policies and Procedures: Administrative Orders 20-3 (Telework, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-4 (Social Distancing, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-7v8 (response to confirmed cases, 8/19/2021), 20-13v10 (Service Risk and Re-Opening Requirements, eff. 7/1/2021), 20-14v7 (Universal Face Mask Policy, eff. 8/2/2021), 20-17v4 (Health Screening, eff. 7/15/2021), 21-1v3 (Expanded Paid Sick Leave, eff. 5/2/2021), 21-3v2 (Vaccine Mandate, eff. 10/8/2021)Milwaukee County Administrative Orders on COVID-19 (index page as captured Nov. 23, 2021)Milwaukee County Executive (Administrative Orders of the County Executive and Department of Administrative Services)Milwaukee County, WisconsinCountyMar. 16, 2020Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MA-033Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces (Reopening Massachusetts, May 18, 2020), with the sector-specific workplace safety standards, protocol summaries and checklists issued under Order No. 33 s. 2 (May 2020 to May 2021)Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces: social distancing, hygiene protocols, staffing and operations, cleaning and disinfectingDepartment of Labor Standards and Department of Public Health (with the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development), under COVID-19 Order No. 33, s. 2MassachusettsStateMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-KC-013Second Amended Order 20-01 (stay at home)Order directing all individuals in Kansas City to stay at home except for essential activities and closing non-essential businessesMayor Quinton Lucas (with the Director of Health)Kansas City, MissouriCityMar. 21, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-011Two-Week Pause on social activities, Nov. 11-25, 2020, applied to Multnomah County (restaurant indoor capacity 50 including staff, party size six; indoor activities capped at 50; telework directed; long-term care indoor visits halted; social gatherings six)As COVID-cases increase, officials call two-week pause to separate people during infectious periodGovernor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Chair Deborah Kafoury and Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines (County call to comply)Multnomah County, OregonCountyNov. 6, 20202020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-037Two-Week Pause applied to Clackamas County, Nov. 11-25, 2020 (long-term care visitation halted; restaurant and bar patrons reduced; indoor groups capped at six; work from home)Clackamas County reacts to two-week pause to fight COVID-19Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Clackamas County (Chair Jim Bernard; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present)Clackamas County, OregonCountyNov. 9, 20202020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-038Clackamas County's compliance with the Risk framework effective Dec. 3, 2020 (Extreme Risk on the latest data); County buildings open to the public 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays only, with appointments encouragedClackamas County embraces new data-driven framework to fight COVID-19 (County remains open to serve)Clackamas County (County Administrator Gary Schmidt; Public Health Director Philip Mason-Joyner); Governor Kate Brown and OHA (Risk framework)Clackamas County, OregonCountyNov. 25, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-STL-045Amended Stay at Home Order (April 2, 2020)Amended Stay at Home OrderSt. Louis County Department of Public Health (Acting Director Dr. Emily Doucette)St. Louis County, MissouriCountyApr. 2, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-060MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings and Face Mask Order ('Pause to Save Lives')Gatherings and Face Mask Order of November 15, 2020 (three-week pause)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateNov. 15, 20202020 Q4Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-065MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings and Face Mask OrderGatherings and Face Mask Order of February 4, 2021 (clarifying gathering rules; in effect through March 29, 2021)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Elizabeth Hertel)MichiganStateFeb. 4, 20212021 Q1Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-068MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings and Face Mask OrderGatherings and Face Mask Order of April 16, 2021 (regime continued through May 24, 2021)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Elizabeth Hertel)MichiganStateApr. 16, 20212021 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-16-091Stay Home Missouri OrderOrder (Stay Home Missouri)Randall W. Williams, M.D., Director, Department of Health and Senior ServicesMissouriStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-015Closure of the County Administrative Center and other county buildings to the public from July 13, 2020 (news release of July 8, 2020)County services to move to virtual methodsRiverside County Executive Office (County Executive Officer George Johnson)Riverside County, CaliforniaCountyJuly 8, 20202020 Q3Telework mandateCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-WY-010Senate File No. SF1002, 'Emergency powers-Covid-19-2', Senate Enrolled Act No. 2, 2020 Wyo. Sess. Laws (Special Session) ch. 2AN ACT relating to emergency aid and emergency procedures in response to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic; clarifying immunity from…Wyoming Legislature (Sixty-fifth Legislature, 2020 Special Session, May 15-16, 2020); sponsor Management Council; chapter assigned May 20, 2020WyomingStateMay 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationOperating conditionConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSY-056Jefferson Parish President outlines Modified Phase Two for Jefferson Parish; bars cease on-premises service for indoor consumption (official release of Nov. 25, 2020 linking Proclamation 21 CLS 2020)Modified Phase Two for Jefferson Parish: bars close to indoor consumption; 25-75 percent capacity tiers; reception halls 25 percent; JPRD…Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng (release announcing Proclamation 21 CLS 2020 and the State's 168-JBE-2020)Parish of Jefferson, LouisianaCountyNov. 25, 20202020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-012Multnomah County's move from the Two-Week Freeze to the Extreme Risk category under the County Risk framework effective Dec. 3, 2020 (page as captured also carries the Aug. 26, 2021 statewide indoor and outdoor mask status message)Multnomah County will move from freeze to extreme risk Dec. 3Multnomah County (announcing compliance); Governor Kate Brown and OHA (EO 20-66 County Risk framework)Multnomah County, OregonCountyNov. 27, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-018Declaration of Civil Emergency No. 2020-01 (Mar. 13, 2020, 14:30) and Emergency Order 2020-02 (measures effective Mar. 14, 2020: cancellation of City-permitted events of 250 or more; facility closures; suspension of meetings of 20 or more in City facilities; suspension of non-essential inspections)Vancouver City Manager issues Declaration of Civil Emergency related to COVID-19City Manager Eric HolmesCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-023Emergency Order 2020-14 (May 29, 2020): parklets authorized for restaurant seating in Phase 2 and 3 (Street Eats Program; permit fee and minimum parking waived; expires July 31, 2020); picnic-shelter restrictions lifted to the extent the State's Stay Home, Stay Healthy order allows; community centers closed to July 5; parking enforcement suspended to June 30; landlord PPE and distancing rule to July 31; City infection-control and telecommuting policies until the emergency is liftedVancouver city manager issues new emergency orderCity Manager Eric HolmesCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityMay 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-055Emergency Temporary Moratorium on Evictions Due to Nonpayment of Rent for Residential Tenants Where the Failure to Pay Rent Results from Wage Loss Due to COVID-19 (Mar. 17, 2020), adopted by City Council ordinance Mar. 18, 2020; City buildings closed to the public with access limited to critical employees; telework; virtual Council meetingsCOVID-19 Update: Mayor Wheeler announces new City actions including eviction moratorium in partnership with Multnomah County Chair Deborah…Mayor Ted Wheeler (executive order); Portland City Council (Emergency Ordinance of Mar. 18, 2020 adopting the County moratorium within city limits)City of Portland, OregonCityMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NY-091Guidance for Determining Whether a Business Enterprise is Subject to a Workforce Reduction Under Recent Executive Orders (Guidance on Executive Order 202.6), initial versionGuidance on Executive Order 202.6Empire State Development Corporation (under EO 202.6)New YorkStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-049Administrative Order No. 49Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Changes to Court ProceduresVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by the State Court Administrator)VermontCourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source