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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. OH-001	Executive Order 2020-01DDeclaring a State of Emergency	Governor Mike DeWine	OhioState	Mar. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-050	Declaration of a state of emergency (Mar. 11, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record of the Mayor's statement, matter 202000445)Statement of Mayor Cranley: declaration of a state of emergency, March 11, 2020	Mayor John Cranley	City of Cincinnati, OhioCity	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-001	Proclamation of Civil Emergency No. 1Proclamation of Civil Emergency No. 1, 3/11/2020	Mayor Frank G. Jackson	City of Cleveland, OhioCity	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-003	Orders extending the Proclamation of Civil Emergency: Mar. 31, 2020 (to Apr. 30, 2020); June 24, 2020 (through July 31, 2020); Nov. 18, 2020 (Proclamation No. 10, through Dec. 31, 2020)Mayor Frank G. Jackson Extends Proclamation of Civil Emergency	Mayor Frank G. Jackson	City of Cleveland, OhioCity	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLE-045	Executive Order No. EO2020-0002Declaration of a State of Emergency for Cuyahoga County	County Executive Armond Budish	Cuyahoga County, OhioCounty	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-004	Board of Health Resolution No. 20-08Resolution No. 20-08 (Declaration of Public Health Emergency, COVID-19)	Board of Health of the City of Columbus (Mysheika W. Roberts, MD, MPH, Secretary; Mary Ellen Wewers, PhD, MPH, RN, President Pro Tempore)	City of Columbus and City of Worthington, OhioCity	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-005	Board of Health Resolution No. 20-09Resolution No. 20-09 (Public Health Emergency: Delegation of Authority to the Health Commissioner)	Board of Health of the City of Columbus	City of Columbus and City of Worthington, OhioCity	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015	Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission datesCOVID-19 Response Efforts: Rescinded COVID-19 Waivers and Guidance; COVID-19 Immunization Waivers; COVID-19 Waivers and Resolutions for…	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy; State levelSector regulator	Oct. 6, 2025		Health care ordersSupply chainOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLE-002	City of Cleveland Buildings Closed to the Public, Will Offer Limited Services (COVID-19 Update, Mar. 16, 2020)City of Cleveland Buildings Closed to the Public, Will Offer Limited Services	Mayor Frank G. Jackson (administrative order under the Proclamation of Civil Emergency)	City of Cleveland, OhioCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-037	Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 19, 2020)Mayor declares State of Emergency	Mayor Joe Meyer	City of Covington, Kentucky (Kenton County)City	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCurfew and hours	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLE-008	County Executive announcement of Mar. 19, 2020: suspension of tax foreclosure action, delinquent contracts and Sheriff sales for at least 60 days; County buildings closed to the public (site-wide notice)NEWS: County Executive Announces Suspension of Foreclosure Action and Delinquent Contracts in Cuyahoga County	County Executive Armond Budish; Cuyahoga County Treasurer	Cuyahoga County, OhioCounty	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CMH-032	COTA fare suspension and rear-door boarding (Mar. 19, 2020) and focused service reductions (Mar. 16-23, 2020), as described in COTA's release 'COTA will return to fares beginning January 11' (Dec. 2020)COTA Will Return to Fares Beginning January 11	Central Ohio Transit Authority	COTA service area (Franklin County and portions of adjoining counties)Sector regulator	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitTravel and quarantineOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-02-055	Executive Order 2020-05DEmergency Medicaid telehealth rules (Ohio Department of Medicaid)	Governor Mike DeWine	OhioState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CIN-029	Emergency Ordinance No. 0096-2020Amending Article XVIII, Section 9, 'Duration of Emergency,' of the Administrative Code of the City of Cincinnati to extend the duration of…	Cincinnati City Council (Emergency Ordinance; City Manager Patrick A. Duhaney)	City of Cincinnati, OhioCity	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-008	Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency (Second General Order), No. 20MS000159Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency	Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.)	Franklin County, OhioCourt	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. OH-055	Bulletin 2020-03Health Insurance Coverage Flexibility for Ohio Employees	Jillian Froment, Director and Superintendent of Insurance, Ohio Department of Insurance	OhioSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-13-075	ODI Bulletin 2020-03Health Insurance Coverage Flexibility for Ohio Employees (60-day premium grace period; continuation of coverage for employees with reduced…	Ohio Department of Insurance (Director Jillian Froment)	OhioSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Workplace rulesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLE-059	Resolution No. 346-2020 (emergency resolution)An emergency resolution directing the Housing Division of the Cleveland Municipal Court to immediately suspend or delay, for at least 60…	Cleveland City Council (Council Members Kelley and Brancatelli)	City of Cleveland, OhioCity	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-010	Proclamation of Civil Emergency in Grandview Heights: COVID-19 PandemicProclamation of Civil Emergency in Grandview Heights: COVID-19 Pandemic	Greta M. Kearns, Mayor	City of Grandview Heights, Ohio (Franklin County)City	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-011	Ordinance ORD-033-2020Ordinance to Declare a State of Emergency in Gahanna, Ohio, Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and to Empower the Mayor with Extraordinary Powers…	Council of the City of Gahanna	City of Gahanna, Ohio (Franklin County)City	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-075	Bulletin 2020-06Coverage for Individuals with Expired Driver Licenses	Superintendent of Insurance	Ohio; Department of InsuranceSector regulator	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. OH-012	Am. Sub. H.B. 197 (133rd G.A.) (Mar. 27, 2020), secs. 11, 22, 32An Act... to continue essential operations of state government and maintain the continuity of the state tax code in response to the declared…	133rd General Assembly; signed by Governor DeWine March 27, 2020	OhioState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-108	Bulletin 2020-07Property and Casualty, Life, and Long Term Care Insurance Premium Payments During State of Emergency	Jillian Froment, Superintendent of Insurance	Ohio; Department of InsuranceSector regulator	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. OH-015	Executive Order 2020-08DCommercial Evictions and Foreclosures	Governor Mike DeWine	OhioState	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-048	Executive Order No. EO2020-0005Declaration of Fiscal Emergency as a Result of the State of Emergency for Cuyahoga County	County Executive Armond Budish	Cuyahoga County, OhioCounty	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read

Governor Mike DeWine, Executive Order 2020-01D (Mar. 9, 2020) (Ex. OH-001)
Mayor John Cranley, Declaration of a state of emergency (Mar. 11, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record of the Mayor's statement, matter 202000445) (Ex. MET-CIN-050)
Mayor Frank G. Jackson, Proclamation of Civil Emergency No. 1 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-001)
Mayor Frank G. Jackson, Orders extending the Proclamation of Civil Emergency: Mar. 31, 2020 (to Apr. 30, 2020); June 24, 2020 (through July 31, 2020); Nov. 18, 2020 (Proclamation No. 10, through Dec. 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-003)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2020-0002 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-045)
Board of Health of the City of Columbus (Mysheika W. Roberts, MD, MPH, Secretary; Mary Ellen Wewers, PhD, MPH, RN, President Pro Tempore), Board of Health Resolution No. 20-08 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-004)
Board of Health of the City of Columbus, Board of Health Resolution No. 20-09 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-005)
State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission dates (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015)
Mayor Frank G. Jackson (administrative order under the Proclamation of Civil Emergency), City of Cleveland Buildings Closed to the Public, Will Offer Limited Services (COVID-19 Update, Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-002)
Mayor Joe Meyer, Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-037)
County Executive Armond Budish; Cuyahoga County Treasurer, County Executive announcement of Mar. 19, 2020: suspension of tax foreclosure action, delinquent contracts and Sheriff sales for at least 60 days; County buildings closed to the public (site-wide notice) (Ex. MET-CLE-008)
Central Ohio Transit Authority, COTA fare suspension and rear-door boarding (Mar. 19, 2020) and focused service reductions (Mar. 16-23, 2020), as described in COTA's release 'COTA will return to fares beginning January 11' (Dec. 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-032)
Governor Mike DeWine, Executive Order 2020-05D (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-055)
Cincinnati City Council (Emergency Ordinance; City Manager Patrick A. Duhaney), Emergency Ordinance No. 0096-2020 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-029)
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.), Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency (Second General Order), No. 20MS000159 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-008)
Jillian Froment, Director and Superintendent of Insurance, Ohio Department of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-03 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. OH-055)
Ohio Department of Insurance (Director Jillian Froment), ODI Bulletin 2020-03 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-13-075)
Cleveland City Council (Council Members Kelley and Brancatelli), Resolution No. 346-2020 (emergency resolution) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-059)
Greta M. Kearns, Mayor, Proclamation of Civil Emergency in Grandview Heights: COVID-19 Pandemic (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-010)
Council of the City of Gahanna, Ordinance ORD-033-2020 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-011)
Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-06 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-075)
133rd General Assembly; signed by Governor DeWine March 27, 2020, Am. Sub. H.B. 197 (133rd G.A.) (Mar. 27, 2020), secs. 11, 22, 32 (Ex. OH-012)
Jillian Froment, Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-07 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-108)
Governor Mike DeWine, Executive Order 2020-08D (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. OH-015)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2020-0005 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-048)

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