| Ex. MET-SDF-024 | Release: Mayor Fischer extends state of emergency to May 10, closes Metro Parks playgrounds and ballfields (March 24, 2020)State of emergency extended to May 10, 2020; park amenities closed; license expirations extended; employee reassignment authorized | Louisville Metro Government (Office of the Mayor) | Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCity | Mar. 24, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-SDF-019 | Access restricted to walk-in visitors in City buildings (Mayor's directive of March 20, 2020)Government buildings closed to walk-in visitors effective March 23, 2020; employees telecommuting | Mayor Linda Gorton | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, KentuckyCity | Mar. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Telework mandateCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-SDF-020 | City services, policies change to slow COVID-19 (Mayor's directives of March 16, 2020)Meetings of all city boards and commissions suspended; community centers shuttered; yard-waste service suspended; fire stations closed to… | Mayor Linda Gorton | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, KentuckyCity | Mar. 16, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Gathering capCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-SDF-026 | Release: Mayor calls for temporary closures of libraries, community centers, Mary T. Meagher Aquatics Center and some Zoo attractions (March 14, 2020)Closure, effective immediately, of all 17 Louisville Free Public Library locations, 13 community centers, the aquatic center and two… | Mayor Greg Fischer | Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCity | Mar. 14, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureGathering capEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-SDF-039 | Mayor waives local liquor license renewal fees (November 10, 2020)Waiver of 2020 local liquor-license renewal fees for bars, restaurants and other facilities shut down as non-essential or required to… | Mayor Linda Gorton | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, KentuckyCity | Nov. 10, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Capacity limitAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-SDF-027 | Release: Mayor Fischer says city is vigorously enforcing COVID-19 restrictions on local businesses (April 2, 2020)LMPHW shutdown orders to seven businesses; more than 1,100 complaints; closure of businesses not permitted to open or unwilling to operate… | Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW), Deputy Director Connie Mendel; Mayor Greg Fischer | Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCity | Apr. 2, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-SDF-007 | Ordinance No. 42-2020 (Council file 0494-20)An Ordinance suspending the enforcement of certain Ordinances and providing the Mayor with the criteria and procedure to temporarily close… | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Kentucky (all of Fayette County)City | May 19, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Capacity limitOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-SDF-023 | Executive Order No. 2020-002 (executed March 24, 2020)Executive order extending the local state of emergency to May 10, 2020; closing playgrounds, ballfields, soccer fields, park portable… | Mayor Greg Fischer | Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCity | Mar. 24, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-SDF-017 | Louisville Metro Government mask requirement in city buildings and vehicles (announced July 30, 2021)Masks to be required for all those entering Louisville Metro Government buildings, including Metro employees | Mayor Greg Fischer / Louisville Metro Government (policy for all Metro buildings and vehicles) | Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCity | July 30, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-SDF-043 | Executive Order declaring a local state of emergency (signed March 13, 2020; presumably No. 2020-001)Declaration of a state of emergency in Louisville Metro; cancellation of all Metro-hosted or Metro-sponsored events | Mayor Greg Fischer | Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCity | Mar. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Emergency declarationEvents and venues | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-SDF-028 | Release: Louisville enters new phase of dealing with COVID-19 (August 3, 2021)Metro Government and JCPS adopt universal masking for all students, employees and visitors; employers called on to follow | Mayor Greg Fischer / Louisville Metro Government; Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness | Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCity | Aug. 3, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-SDF-035 | Government offices, facilities to reopen to public (June 3, 2021)Most government offices and facilities reopen to the public June 11, 2021; offices closed since March 23, 2020; Senior Centers closed since… | Mayor Linda Gorton | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, KentuckyCity | June 3, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-SDF-044 | Executive Order 2020-01 (declaration that a state of emergency exists in Lexington-Fayette County)Local state of emergency, Lexington-Fayette County | Mayor Linda Gorton | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, KentuckyCity | Mar. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declaration | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-SDF-025 | Release: Metro Government announces changes to operations and facilities in response to COVID-19 (March 17, 2020)First-responder symptom screening; Metro employees teleworking; buildings closed to the public; police facilities, Zoo, libraries… | Mayor Greg Fischer / Louisville Metro Government | Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCity | Mar. 17, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-SDF-037 | Healthcare stakeholders provide COVID-19 update (August 24, 2021)Delta-wave update: more than 4,000 cases in four weeks; emergency rooms overcrowded; public directed to mask indoors; free school-based… | Mayor Linda Gorton with the Healthcare Stakeholders group (hospitals, LFCHD, University of Kentucky) | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, KentuckyCity | Aug. 24, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-SDF-041 | Release: COVID-19 cases decline for second week, but red alert status remains (September 14, 2021)Louisville remains at the red alert level (54.6 cases per 100,000); LMPHW continues to receive worksite complaints; requirements and… | Mayor Greg Fischer; Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (Dr. Sarah Moyer; Nick Hart, Environmental Health) | Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCity | Sept. 14, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Workplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-SDF-002 | Resolution No. 049, Series 2020 (R-067-20)A resolution proclaiming existence of a local emergency and requesting the United States Congress to provide direct rental housing… | Louisville Metro Council | Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCity | May 28, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Emergency declaration | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-SDF-013 | Ordinance No. 54-2020 (Council file 0615-20)An Ordinance amending and restating Ordinance No. 42-2020, which pertains to the suspension of certain Ordinances to allow for expanded… | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, KentuckyCity | June 18, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q3 | Capacity limitAlcohol and barsOther | Primary source read | |