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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. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-032News release: NCEES responds to COVID-19 pandemic (April 2020 paper-and-pencil exam administration cancelled; all NCEES meetings Mar. 15-May 2 cancelled)NCEES responds to COVID-19 pandemicNCEESAll States; NCEESSector regulatorMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAC-053City release of Mar. 12, 2020 announcing the emergency measures adopted at the Mar. 13, 2020 special meeting (local emergency declaration, Resolution 2020-0075; cancellation of special-event permits over 250 persons; eviction prohibition; small business loans)Sacramento City leaders announce emergency measures to help residents and businesses affected by COVID-19City of Sacramento (Mayor Darrell Steinberg and City Council; Director of Emergency Services)City of Sacramento, CaliforniaCityMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationEvents and venuesOtherConfirmed 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-026City Emergency Orders index (Declaration of Civil Emergency; Emergency Orders 2020-02 to 2020-17), as captured in 2021City Emergency Orders (City's COVID-19 response updates)City of Vancouver (City Manager's Office), listing Emergency Orders 2020-02 through 2020-17 and the Declaration of Civil EmergencyCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-045Release: City Extends Emergency Disaster Declaration; Mayor Turner Cancels City Events Through AprilCity Council indefinitely extends the proclamation of local disaster (15-1); City events cancelled through AprilHouston City Council and Mayor (Office of the Mayor release)City of Houston, TexasCityMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationEvents and venuesConfirmed 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. MET-KC-075Clay County Public Health Emergency Orders (series): stay-home order (Mar. 24, 2020); Orders 05272020, 05312020, 06152020, 07012020, 08212020, 11172020, 01132021, 02212021Clay County public health emergency orders, March 2020 - February 2021Clay County Public Health Center, Director Gary ZaboracClay County, Missouri (outside Kansas City)CountyMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-KC-076Platte County Health Department orders (series): stay-home order (Mar. 24, 2020); Amended Orders effective July 1, July 16, Nov. 23, 2020, Jan. 16 and Feb. 22, 2021Platte County public health orders, March 2020 - February 2021Platte County Health Department (Director Mary Jo Vernon) under the Platte County state of emergencyPlatte County, Missouri (outside Kansas City)CountyMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AZ-095Executive Order of Mar. 30, 2020 (stay at home; curfew), extended Apr. 17, 2020; curfew removed by EO 2021-02 (Apr. 20, 2021)Tohono O'odham Nation stay-at-home order, curfew and entry restrictionsChairman Ned Norris Jr.Tohono O'odham NationTribalMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-021Emergency Order 2020-10 (daily deposit requirement suspended through May 31, 2020) and Emergency Order 2020-11 (extending EO 2020-02 through 2020-09: events of 250 or more cancelled through July 31; City Hall and police lobbies closed to May 4; fire stations, community centers and non-essential public meetings closed through May 31; foreclosure and small-business eviction protections and landlord PPE rule through May 31; parks playgrounds, community gardens and water features closed and picnic-shelter rentals suspended through July 31; farmers-market operating-plan condition through July 31), Apr. 17, 2020Vancouver city manager issues new COVID-19 emergency ordersCity Manager Eric HolmesCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityApr. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-NYC-047MTA press release, 'MTA Welcoming Riders to Subway with Increased Overnight Service Beginning Early Tomorrow Morning' (Feb. 21, 2021), describing the nightly subway closure since May 6, 2020 and its reduction to 2 a.m.-4 a.m. from Feb. 22, 2021Nightly closure of the New York City subway, 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. from May 6, 2020, reduced to 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. from Feb. 22, 2021Metropolitan Transportation Authority (with the Governor's direction of Apr. 30, 2020)New York City (subway system)Sector regulatorFeb. 21, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-073Minnesota State Fair announcement, '2020 State Fair Canceled' (fair dates Aug. 27 - Sept. 7, 2020)2020 State Fair CanceledMinnesota State Agricultural Society, Board of ManagersMinnesota State Agricultural Society (public corporation of the State of Minnesota; operator of the Minnesota State Fair)StateJune 2, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NV-017Declaration of Emergency Directive 021 (Phase Two Reopening Plan), May 28, 2020, ss. 3, 12, 13, 15, 39, extended for the duration of the emergency by Directive 029 s. 4 (Ex. NV-024)Phase Two: gatherings of fifty, worship at fifty, venues and gyms at 50 percent, live events closed to the public, telework, employer…Governor Steve SisolakNevadaStateMay 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-075Iowa State Fair announcement and FAQ, 'The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021' (fair dates Aug. 13-23, 2020)The 2020 Iowa State Fair has been postponed until 2021 (Fair Updates FAQ)Iowa State Fair BoardIowa State Fair Board (State authority, Iowa Code ch. 173)StateJune 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-16-016Emergency Executive Order 20-74Continuing to Safely Reopen Minnesota's Economy and Ensuring Safe Non-Work Activities during the COVID-19 Peacetime EmergencyGovernor Tim WalzMinnesotaStateJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MIA-090City of Miami Beach notice: 'City curfew at 12:30 am and restaurants must close at midnight for dine-in and take-out' (amendments effective July 2, 2020)Citywide curfew 12:30-5 a.m.; package alcohol sales barred after 8 p.m. in all zoning districts; restaurants closed for dine-in and take-out…City of Miami Beach (public notice of amended emergency measures)City of Miami Beach, FloridaCityJuly 2, 20202020 Q3Curfew and hoursAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-104Cancellation of the 2020 Great New York State Fair (Aug. 21 - Sept. 7, 2020) ('Statement from New York State Fair Director Troy Waffner')Statement from New York State Fair Director Troy Waffner: 2020 State Fair CanceledGovernor Andrew Cuomo (announcement of July 6, 2020) and State Fair Director Troy WaffnerNew York State Department of Agriculture and Markets; The Great New York State Fair (State agency)StateJuly 6, 20202020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MO-049City of Columbia Health Director Order No. 2020-08Extension of the Phase 2, Step 3 rules (Order 2020-07) to August 10, 2020Director of Public Health and Human Services, City of ColumbiaCity of Columbia, MissouriCityJuly 9, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BNA-047Amendment 1 of Order 9 from the Chief Medical Director (with Amendment 2, July 24, 2020)Order 9 Amendments 1 and 2 (revising Sections 4 and 5 of Amended and Restated Order 7 and adding Section 14)Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of HealthNashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCountyJuly 17, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-024CIF Statement on 2020-21 Sports Calendar (July 20, 2020)Two-season calendar for 2020-21 with fall sports moved to December 2020-January 2021 startsCalifornia Interscholastic FederationCalifornia Interscholastic Federation; State levelStateJuly 20, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Schools and child careEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-0632020-2021 UIL COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Guidelines (July 21, 2020, as updated)Mandatory conditions for UIL activities in 2020-21: face coverings under GA-29, 50 percent spectator capacity, screening, distancing, and…University Interscholastic LeagueUniversity Interscholastic League; State levelStateJuly 21, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-0642020-21 Football COVID Calendar and Update (modified activities calendar of July 21, 2020)Modified 2020-21 calendar: conference 6A and 5A football practice delayed to September 7 and first games to September 24, 2020; 1A-4A on the…University Interscholastic LeagueUniversity Interscholastic League; State levelStateJuly 21, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Events and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-018July 2020 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information: status by jurisdiction (postponed to Sept. 9-10; remote Oct. 5-6; diploma privilege; cancelled), with each court's announcement datedJuly 2020 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information (map and status table; announcements last updated Oct. 7, 2020)National Conference of Bar ExaminersAll U.S. jurisdictions; National Conference of Bar Examiners (inventory of State supreme court and board of bar examiners actions)Sector regulatorJuly 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-076N.C. State Fair statement, 'N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020' (fair dates Oct. 15-25, 2020 cancelled; livestock and horse shows held separately under NCDHHS recommendations), as captured Sept. 3, 2020N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020N.C. State Fair, NCDA&CS (Commissioner Steve Troxler)North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, N.C. State Fair (State agency)StateJuly 29, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source