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Ex. MET-RIV-001Declaration of Local Health Emergency (announced by news release)Riverside County Public Health Officer declares local health emergencyRiverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser (Riverside University Health System-Public Health news release)Riverside County, CaliforniaCountyMar. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-062Declaration of Local Health Emergency and Resolutions of the Board of Supervisors proclaiming a Local Emergency and ratifying and extending the Declaration of Local Health Emergency (March 10, 2020)San Bernardino County local emergency and local health emergency (March 10, 2020)San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors; Acting Health OfficerSan Bernardino County, CaliforniaCountyMar. 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-085County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021)Lewis and Clark County COVID-19 emergency declaration and public health rulesLewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health OfficerLewis and Clark County (Helena), MontanaCountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-TX-009Declaration of Public Health Disaster (March 19, 2020), renewed at 30-day intervalsDeclaration of Public Health DisasterCommissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services (John Hellerstedt, M.D.)TexasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-090Chester County instruments: COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration (March 2020); intergovernmental agreement to serve Delaware County (approved Mar. 18, 2020; ended July 31, 2021); Health Department school guidance (Aug. 4, 2020) and 2021-22 close-contact, symptomatic and antigen-testing instructions (Aug. 2021); 'Simple Ask: Wear a Mask' campaign (2020); First Amended Declaration of Judicial Emergency of the Court of Common Pleas (2020)Chester County COVID-19 instruments (by category)Chester County Board of Commissioners; Chester County Health Department (Jeanne Casner, Director, 2020; Jeanne Franklin, Public Health Director, 2021); President Judge of the 15th Judicial DistrictChester County, Pennsylvania (Board of Commissioners; Chester County Health Department; Court of Common Pleas, 15th Judicial District)County2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationSchools and child careCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAT-001Public Health Emergency Declaration No. 1 and application for temporary restraining order (City release of March 2, 2020)City of San Antonio issues Public Health Emergency Declaration and sought temporary restraining order to keep quarantine in effect for…Mayor Ron Nirenberg (City news release describing Public Health Emergency Declaration No. 1)City of San Antonio, TexasCityMar. 2, 2020Emergency declarationQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-058IHS Coronavirus (COVID-19) News page listing the Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader letters of Mar. 9, 16, 23 and 27, 2020 (archived Mar. 29, 2020)Coronavirus (COVID-19) / News: Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Messages on COVID-19Indian Health Service (Principal Deputy Director Rear Adm. Michael D. Weahkee)United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health ServiceFederalMar. 29, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-TRIBAL-083Board of Trustees resolution reinstating the Public Health Emergency on the Umatilla Indian Reservation (September 2021)Board of Trustees Reinstates Public Health Emergency on Umatilla Indian Reservation Due to Spike in COVID Cases (Sept. 24, 2021)CTUIR Board of Trustees (unanimous resolution); release by CTUIR communicationsConfederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (Umatilla County, Oregon) - tribal governmentTribalSept. 24, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AK-001Declaration of Public Health Disaster Emergency (COVID-19) and the Governor's COVID-19 Disaster Packet describing itDeclaration of Public Health Disaster Emergency, March 11, 2020Governor Mike DunleavyAlaskaStateMar. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-001Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health ThreatDeclaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health ThreatGovernor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-007City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubsPublic health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020)Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public SchoolsCity of Boston, MassachusettsCityMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-011Board of Supervisors vote of May 8, 2020 directing rescission of local health orders (news release)Riverside County reverts to state orders: Most local health orders to be rescinded in alignment with governor's ordersRiverside County Board of Supervisors (special meeting of May 8, 2020), reported by the County Joint Information CenterRiverside County, CaliforniaCountyMay 8, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-056Declaration of Public Health EmergencyDeclaration of Local Disaster and Public Health Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020)Mayor Betsy Price (emergency management director)City of Fort Worth, TexasCityMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-044Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19Mayor's proclamation of a Local State of Disaster Due to a Public Health Emergency; Rodeo closed; City events cancelledMayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)City of Houston, TexasCityMar. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NM-073Declaration of Local Public Health Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020), as described in the City's releaseMayor Keller Declares Local Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19Mayor Timothy M. KellerCity of Albuquerque, New MexicoCityMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-011Renewal of Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists (July 19, 2021, effective July 20, 2021)Renewal of Determination That A Public Health Emergency ExistsSecretary of HHSUnited StatesFederalJuly 19, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-TRIBAL-051Legislative Council Resolution No. 20-094, Authorizing Action for COVID-19 Public Health EmergencyAuthorizing Action for COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (web posting of Mar. 30, 2020 carrying the resolution as an image)Tohono O'odham Legislative CouncilTohono O'odham Nation (Arizona) - tribal legislatureTribalMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationGathering capTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FL-079Renewal of Declaration of Public Health EmergencyRenewal of Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Aug. 28, 2020)State Surgeon General Scott A. Rivkees, M.D.FloridaStateAug. 28, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FL-080Renewal of Declaration of Public Health EmergencyRenewal of Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Oct. 23, 2020)State Surgeon General Scott A. Rivkees, M.D.FloridaStateOct. 23, 20202020 Q4Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-019Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists (Jan. 31, 2020, effective Jan. 27, 2020) and renewals (Apr. 21, July 23, Oct. 2, 2020; Jan. 7, Apr. 15, July 19, Oct. 15, 2021)Determination that a Public Health Emergency ExistsSecretary of HHSUnited StatesFederalJan. 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DET-055Emergency Epidemic Order in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (continuing declaration of local emergency)Continuing Emergency Epidemic Order of June 23, 2021 providing for virtual meetings of public bodies 'to continue to protect the public…Detroit Health Department, Denise Fair, Chief Public Health OfficerCity of Detroit, MichiganCityJune 23, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-057Resolutions of the Board of Supervisors of March 10, 2020 proclaiming the existence of a Local Emergency and ratifying and extending the Declaration of Local Health EmergencyBoard of Supervisors resolutions of March 10, 2020Riverside County Board of SupervisorsRiverside County, CaliforniaCountyMar. 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-TRIBAL-086Public Health Emergency declaration (Mar. 18, 2020); Stay-At-Home Orders (first Mar. 23, 2020, extended to July and to the end of August 2020; six orders in total); nightly curfew and travel halt (June 2020), as recounted on the Tribe's COVID-19 Response and Resources pageCOVID-19 Response and Resources: The Local Response to a Global Pandemic (the Hopi Tribe's account of its emergency declaration…The Hopi Tribe (Office of the Chairman; Hopi Emergency Response Team); account by the Hopi Media SpecialistHopi Tribe (Hopi Reservation, Navajo and Coconino Counties, Arizona) - tribal governmentTribalMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationStay-at-homeTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MS-005Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-11(b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(17) and (c)(1) (legislative reprint of 2021)Emergency Management Law: Governor's powers to secure compliance with orders through law enforcement and the boards of health; proclamation…Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 33, ch. 15, Mississippi Emergency Management Law); Governor as the officer empoweredMississippiStateFeb. 2, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLE-007Proclamation of Civil Emergency No. 10 (Nov. 18, 2020) extending the emergency through Dec. 31, 2020 and adding a Stay At Home Advisory; joint City-County Stay at Home Advisory of Nov. 18, 2020City of Cleveland & Cuyahoga County Issue Stay At Home Advisory as COVID-19 Numbers Climb - Update #229Mayor Frank G. Jackson (Proclamation of Civil Emergency No. 10); Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish; Cleveland Department of Public Health; Cuyahoga County Board of HealthCity of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, OhioCityNov. 18, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationStay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source