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Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-028Board Report No. 308-19/20 (Rep-308-19/20), Adoption of Authorization to Take Any and All Necessary Actions to Prepare and Respond Effectively to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19); Resolution Declaring Emergency Conditions Exist at Los Angeles Unified Schools and OfficesEmergency declaration and delegation of closure, relocation, alternative-program and emergency-contracting powers to the Superintendent…Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles (Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District); Superintendent Austin BeutnerLos Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, California (local school district)CityMar. 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-045Message to HISD parents regarding COVID-19 (Mar. 12, 2020)Closure of all schools and district offices March 13 through March 30, 2020Houston ISD (Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan)Houston Independent School District, Texas (independent school district)CityMar. 12, 2020Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child carePrimary source read
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-NYC-049Mayor's press release No. 151-20, 'New York City to Close All School Buildings and Transition to Remote Learning' (Mar. 15, 2020)Closure of all New York City public school buildings effective March 16, 2020; remote learning from March 23, 2020Mayor Bill de Blasio (announcement); New York City Department of Education (implementation)New York City (Department of Education)CityMar. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-002Emergency Order No. 1 (Prohibition on Non-Essential Businesses)Emergency Order Temporarily Prohibiting Operation of Non-Essential Businesses to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCity of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-043Township office closed to the public (Mar. 16, 2020); public access to the Township Municipal Building by appointment only from Nov. 16, 2020 (memorandum of Nov. 20, 2020); Township rule requiring all employees to wear face masks in all Township facilities (posted 2021, captured Sept. 20, 2021)Haverford Township building-access and employee mask rules, 2020-2021Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners)Township of Haverford (Havertown), Delaware County, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-060City of Jackson COVID-19 Executive Orders (compilation, 102 pages): Proclamation of Civil Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020); Proclamation of Executive Order Requiring Individuals to Stay at Home, Barring Non-Essential Business (Mar. 31, 2020; effective Apr. 3 - Apr. 17, 2020; continued Apr. 16 and Apr. 30, 2020 to May 15); Stay Safe Jackson Executive Order (effective May 16, 2020); Amended (June 4, 2020) and Second Amended Stay Safe Jackson (effective July 2, 2020); Mayoral Curfew Orders (effective Aug. 12 and Aug. 19, 2020); Proclamations closing City Hall and requiring non-essential City employees to work remotely (Dec. 19, 2020 - Jan. 6, 2021; Jan. 7 - Jan. 21; Jan. 22 - Feb. 12, 2021; Dec. 29, 2021 - Jan. 5, 2022); Safe Recovery Jackson Executive Order (effective May 10, 2021) and Amended Safe Recovery Jackson Executive Order (effective May 24, 2021); City employee face-covering-or-vaccination Executive Orders (effective Aug. 16, 2021; amended effective Aug. 23, 2021; amended effective Sept. 20, 2021)COVID-19 Executive Orders, City of JacksonMayor Chokwe Antar LumumbaCity of Jackson, Mississippi (Hinds County)CityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-021Emergency Executive Orders compendium (City page)City of Saint Paul Emergency Executive Orders 2020-1 through 2022-18 and the emergency declaration continuations (full text as published by…Mayor Melvin Carter III (Office of the Mayor; Saint Paul Emergency Management)City of Saint Paul, MinnesotaCityMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LA-028Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority, Safer at Home (Mar. 19, 2020)Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority: Safer at HomeMayor Eric GarcettiCity of Los AngelesCityMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MIA-087City of Miami Beach Emergency Measures (revised Mar. 20, 2020, 5:00 p.m.)All parks, beaches, recreational and cultural facilities closed; sidewalk cafes closed; citywide curfew midnight-5 a.m. from Mar. 24; all…City Manager Jimmy L. MoralesCity of Miami Beach, FloridaCityMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-075GoDurham COVID-19 Updates page (as of Aug. 15, 2020)GoDurham COVID-19 Updates - fares suspended, rear-door boarding, riders required to wear face coverings; normal schedule resumed June 29…GoDurham (City of Durham transit)City of Durham (GoDurham)CityMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-003Emergency Order No. 2 (Business Activity and Stay at Home Order)Emergency Order Temporarily Prohibiting Operation of Non-Essential Businesses and Congregation of Persons to Prevent the Spread of 2019…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted by the Board of Health as an emergency regulation Mar. 26, 2020 (effective Mar. 27, 2020)City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-110City of Chelsea page 'Closures, Businesses, and Public Gathering Restrictions' (April 2020), including the Chelsea Emergency Order delivered to Market Basket, Compare and other large retailersClosures, Businesses, and Public Gathering Restrictions (chelseama.gov, captured April 17, 2020)City of Chelsea (City Manager; Board of Health)City of Chelsea (Suffolk County), MassachusettsCityMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed 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. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-001Board Report 20-0325-RS1, Resolution Authorizing Expenditures and Actions in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)Resolution Authorizing Expenditures and Actions in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (adopted as amended)Board of Education of the City of ChicagoBoard of Education of the City of Chicago (Chicago Public Schools), Illinois (local school district)CityMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationSchools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MKE-030Order of the City of Milwaukee Commissioner of Health Imposing a City-Wide 'Stay-At-Home' Requirement to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 (signed March 23, 2020)City-wide Stay-At-Home OrderJeanette Kowalik, PhD, MPH, MCHES, Commissioner of Health, City of Milwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MO-041Springfield-Greene County Road to Recovery Plan, revised July 14, 2020 (incorporating the Stay-At-Home Order chart, Phase 1, 2, 3 and 3A charts and the masking requirement)Official framework and record of Springfield's stay-at-home order (Mar. 26 to May 3, 2020), reopening phases (May 4 to Oct. 14, 2020) and…City of Springfield (Mayor Ken McClure) and Springfield-Greene County Health DepartmentCity of Springfield and Greene County, MissouriCityJuly 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MO-064Springfield stay-at-home order (Mar. 26, 2020; extended Apr. 21 to May 3, 2020), Road to Recovery phase orders (May 4 to Oct. 14, 2020) and face-covering ordinance (adopted July 13, 2020; effective July 16, 2020; extended into 2021)Springfield's stay-home, reopening and masking instrumentsMayor Ken McClure (emergency orders) and Springfield City Council (masking ordinance)City of Springfield, MissouriCityMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-038Local stay-at-home ordinances (Columbia and Charleston, adopted Mar. 26, 2020, effective before the State's Home or Work Order of Apr. 7) and local face-covering ordinances (Greenville from June 22-23, 2020; Charleston from July 1, 2020; Columbia, Richland County, Charleston County, Myrtle Beach and Horry County from July 2020), renewed every sixty daysEmergency ordinances requiring face coverings in retail, grocery, pharmacy and food-service settings; municipal stay-at-home ordinancescity and county councils (emergency ordinances under S.C. Code §§ 4-9-130 and 5-7-250)City of Columbia; City of Charleston; City of Greenville; Richland County; Charleston County; City of Myrtle Beach; Horry County; Town of Lexington; City of North Myrtle Beach (principal local instruments)CityMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AL-070Ordinance No. 20-50, An Ordinance to Readopt and Amend Ordinance No. 20-48, Establishing a 'Shelter in Place Order'Shelter-in-place curfew readopted and continued to 11:59 p.m. April 30, 2020; all businesses to comply with the State Health Officer's…Council of the City of Birmingham; approved by Mayor Randall L. WoodfinCity of Birmingham, AlabamaCityApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child careCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-052Emergency Order No. 2020-08Regarding Foreclosures, Evictions, and Rental Property Inspections; Adding a Defense from Residential Foreclosure on Private Mortgages…City Manager Eric Holmes (attested by City Clerk Natasha Ramras; approved as to form by City Attorney Jonathan Young)City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityApr. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MIA-067City of Miami Notice of Order No. 20-07, Declaration of Local Emergency Measures (facial coverings)Notice that Order No. 20-07 (facial coverings) was promulgated and that violations of it and prior measures subject persons to arrestCity of Miami (Notice of Order No. 20-07 to the news media)City of Miami, FloridaCityApr. 8, 20202020 Q2Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-020Emergency Order 2020-09 (amending § 3 of EO 2020-08): landlords and agents entering the interior of residential rental property must wear a non-medical face mask, gloves and shoe coverings and observe CDC and Clark County Public Health distancingCity issues emergency order adding COVID-19 safety requirements for landlord entries into residential propertiesCity Manager Eric HolmesCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SDF-010TARC Requests All Passengers Wear a Cloth Face Covering to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19Request that all passengers wear cloth face coveringsTransit Authority of River City (TARC)Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky (TARC service area)CityApr. 9, 20202020 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-052Order of the Mayor in Conjunction with the Board of Health requiring face coverings in essential businesses and building common areasOrder of the Mayor in Conjunction with the Board of Health (face coverings), April 10, 2020Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone in conjunction with the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)City of Somerville, MassachusettsCityApr. 10, 20202020 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source read