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Ex. MET-CLT-062Memo 'Face coverings for Durham County' recording the county's face covering requirementFace coverings for Durham County (BOCC work session Apr. 23, 2020)Durham County Board of County Commissioners agenda memo (Apr. 23, 2020, Legistar 20-0158), Covering the Triangle proposalDurham CountyCountyApr. 23, 20202020 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-047Local Health Officer Directive: Face Covering DirectiveLocal Health Officer Directive (Face Covering Directive)Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King CountyKing County, WashingtonCountyMay 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAC-072Yolo County homepage as captured Sept. 1, 2021: notice of the new Face Covering Health Order and of the amended Local Quarantine Health OrderYolo County homepage, Sept. 1, 2021 (new FACE COVERING HEALTH ORDER; Local Quarantine Health Order Amended)Yolo County (homepage)Yolo County, CaliforniaCountySept. 1, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MKE-023Face Covering Emergency Order (posted as Emergency Order #17)Face Covering Emergency OrderJanel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyAug. 17, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-024Face Covering Emergency Order #2 (posted as Emergency Order #18)Face Covering Emergency Order #2Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountySept. 9, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-082Rutherford County notice: Face Covering Order to be lifted September 22, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. CDTRutherford County Face Covering Order to be Lifted September 22, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. CDTRutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron (county news release)Rutherford County, TennesseeCountySept. 21, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-035Media release: face covering Directive goes into effect May 18, 2020Media Release: Face covering directive goes into effect today: prevent spreading COVID-19 when unable to maintain 6 feet of distancePublic Health - Seattle & King County (media release describing the Local Health Officer's Directive)King County, WashingtonCountyMay 18, 20202020 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. IA-059Johnson County Public Health Face Covering Regulation (Resolution approving)Regulation requiring every person in Johnson County to wear a face covering in indoor public settings and outdoors when six feet cannot be…Johnson County Board of Health (regulation enacted August 4, 2020) and Board of Supervisors (approval August 6, 2020)Johnson County, IowaCountyAug. 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-093Executive Order 2021-17, Exercise of Emergency Powers - Indoor Face Covering Requirement for Businesses and Facilities open to the public and public transportationExercise of Emergency Powers - Indoor Face Covering Requirement for Businesses and Facilities open to the public and public transportationCounty Executive Calvin BallHoward County, MarylandCountyDec. 23, 2021Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-100Executive Order 2022-02, Rescinding the indoor face covering requirement for certain businesses, facilities and places of assembly open to the public; Maintaining the requirement on Howard County public transportationRescinding the indoor face covering requirement...; Maintaining the requirement on Howard County public transportationCounty Executive Calvin BallHoward County, MarylandCountyFeb. 1, 2022Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-025Face Covering Emergency Order #3 (posted as Emergency Order #19)Face Covering Emergency Order #3Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyOct. 4, 2021Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAC-073Yolo County COVID-19 hub page as captured Dec. 15, 2020 (chronology of local orders; Face Covering Health Order)Yolo County - Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) - Face Covering Health Order and order chronologyYolo County Health and Human Services Agency (Novel Coronavirus 2019 web hub)Yolo County, CaliforniaCountyDec. 15, 2020Stay-at-homeBusiness closureFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-076Emergency face covering rule (countywide mask mandate), adopted July 2020; extended Jan. 20, 2021 (to Apr. 20, 2021) and April 2021 (to May 27, 2021); enforcement lifted by the Health Officer May 14, 2021Gallatin City-County Board of Health local face covering emergency ruleGallatin City-County Board of Health; Matt Kelley, Health OfficerGallatin County, MontanaCountyJuly 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-STL-069Face Covering Order (July 26, 2021)Face Covering OrderDr. Faisal Khan, Acting Director, St. Louis County Department of Public HealthSt. Louis County, MissouriCountyJuly 26, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. TN-075Declaration of Public Health Emergency by Rutherford County Mayor (extension of the July 20, 2020 face covering order)Declaration of Public Health Emergency: extension of the face covering order to September 30, 2020Rutherford County Mayor Bill KetronRutherford County, Tennessee (Murfreesboro)CountyAug. 29, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IA-065Linn County Public Health Face Covering Regulation 2020 (Resolution approving)Regulation requiring face coverings in all public places in Linn County when six feet of distance cannot be maintainedLinn County Board of Health (regulation approved November 16, 2020) and Board of Supervisors (Resolution 2020-11-, November 18, 2020)Linn County, IowaCountyNov. 18, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-STL-090Face Covering Order (July 26, 2021) (web posting)Face Covering OrderDr. Faisal Khan, Acting Director, St. Louis County Department of Public HealthSt. Louis County, MissouriCountyJuly 26, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-052County Judge Order 2021-09; Relating to COVID-19 and Requirement to Wear Face Coverings in Travis County FacilitiesFace coverings required of employees, visitors and customers in designated Travis County facilitiesTravis County Judge Andy BrownTravis County, Texas (designated County facilities)CountyAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AZ-097Coconino County face-covering proclamation (June 19, 2020; rescinded June 1, 2021) and Flagstaff face-covering proclamation (June 18/19, 2020; ended May 26, 2021)Coconino County and City of Flagstaff face-covering requirementsCoconino County Board of Supervisors (Chair's proclamation); Flagstaff MayorCoconino County, Arizona (and City of Flagstaff)CountyJune 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-AUS-055Amended Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Adopting New Policies, Procedures and Requirements Concerning the Wearing of Face Coverings in Designated Travis County Facilities (August 24, 2021)Face coverings required of County employees and members of the public entering or inside designated Travis County facilities (amending…Travis County Commissioners CourtTravis County, Texas (designated County facilities)CountyAug. 24, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-TPA-065Ordinance No. 20-14 (emergency ordinance mandating face coverings in public indoor places)An Emergency Ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners of Pinellas County, Florida Setting Indoor Public Safety Requirements; Mandating…Board of County Commissioners of Pinellas County (emergency ordinance)Pinellas County, FloridaCountyJune 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-STL-059Face Coverings Required (business posting notice, July 6, 2020)Face Coverings Required. Thank you for doing your part.St. Louis County Department of Public HealthSt. Louis County, MissouriCountyJuly 6, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-022Metro announcement: masks or face coverings required on transit from May 18, 2020New public health Directive requires masks or face coverings on transitKing County Metro, implementing the Local Health Officer's face-covering Directive of May 11, 2020King County, Washington (King County Metro Transit)CountyMay 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-065Notification to use Fabric Face Coverings in Public Settings - April 6, 2020 DirectivesNotification and directives recommending fabric face coverings in public settings for the public and for Critical Infrastructure and…Travis County (Office of the County Judge) with the Austin-Travis County Health Authority; issued under Stay Home Order 2020-5Travis County and City of Austin, TexasCountyApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-062Shelby County Face Mask Health Order and DirectiveFace Mask Health Order and Directive (masks required countywide; businesses shall require them)Shelby County Health Department (Health Director and Health Officer)Shelby County, TennesseeCountyJuly 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read