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Ex. MET-DET-053Release: WCPO to Dismiss all Cases Issued Under Governor's Executive Order During COVID CrisisWayne County Prosecutor's Office dismisses ordinance violations and misdemeanors charged under the Governor's COVID-19 executive orders…Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy (release)Wayne County, MichiganCountyApr. 12, 20212020 Q4OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-039Executive Order No. 2020-011, Incorporating Governor Hogan's Executive Order 20-06-19-01 (licenses, permits and legal time requirements)Incorporating Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.'s Executive Order 20-06-19-01 Dated June 19, 2020... Extending Certain Licenses, Permits…County Executive John A. Olszewski, Jr.Baltimore County, MarylandCountyJune 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-050SEA airport implementation of Governor Inslee's four-week statewide restrictions (Nov. 17, 2020): indoor dining closed, retail occupancy reduced from 30 to 25 percent, tenant reliefAirport meets new COVID-19 health measures and calls for aid for hard-hit tenants and workersPort of Seattle (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport)Port of Seattle (SEA airport) implementing Washington State restrictions of Nov. 15, 2020CountyNov. 17, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-041WCSD 2020-21 reopening plan: elementary full-time in person; middle and high school hybrid; full-time distance option; masks and distancing per the Governor's directivesFor some Washoe County teachers, new school year brings more worry than excitementWashoe County School District Board of Trustees (July 2020, after a nearly ten-hour meeting)Washoe County School District (Washoe County, Nevada)CountyAug. 5, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-WV-029Monongalia County Health Department Ordinance (Health Officer's order) of July 14, 2020 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-082; not re-saved)Businesses serving the public closed for deep cleaning on three cases, and for fourteen days' quarantine on a further three; inspections on…Monongalia County Health Department (Dr. Lee B. Smith, Executive Director and County Health Officer)Monongalia CountyCountyJuly 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MET-KC-060BOCC affirmation of Kansas Executive Order 20-52 (July 2, 2020) and Briefing Sheet 200917-014 (Sept. 17, 2020)Kansas Governor Kelly's Executive Order No. 20-52 issued July 2, 2020 (extended to October 15, 2020) regarding the requirement to wear masks…Board of County Commissioners of Johnson County (motion of July 2, 2020, 4-2-1); briefing sheet by Interim Chief Counsel Cynthia Dunham (Sept. 17, 2020)Johnson County, KansasCountyJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-026Clark County emergency ordinance adding Clark County Code 3.04.065 (Violation of Declaration of Emergency), adopted Apr. 21, 2020An emergency ordinance to amend Clark County Code by the addition of a new provision to Chapter 3.04 of the Clark County Code imposing…Clark County Board of County Commissioners (regular meeting Apr. 21, 2020, item 57; Legistar matter HIST-1378115)Clark County, NevadaCountyApr. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MT-084Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeksCascade City-County Health Officer Order of November 20, 2020, as continued and amendedTrisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments)Cascade County, MontanaCountyNov. 20, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-037Two-Week Pause applied to Clackamas County, Nov. 11-25, 2020 (long-term care visitation halted; restaurant and bar patrons reduced; indoor groups capped at six; work from home)Clackamas County reacts to two-week pause to fight COVID-19Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Clackamas County (Chair Jim Bernard; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present)Clackamas County, OregonCountyNov. 9, 20202020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WV-082Monongalia County Health Department Ordinance (Health Officer's order)Businesses serving the public with three new COVID-19 cases required to close for deep cleaning; second occurrence adds 14-day quarantine…Monongalia County Health Department (Dr. Lee B. Smith, Executive Director and County Health Officer)Monongalia CountyCountyJuly 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-014Emergency Public Health Order in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic ('Working Together to Fight COVID-19')Emergency Epidemic Order continuing the requirements of the Governor's Executive Orders and the MDHHS orders within the county after In re…Wayne County Local Health Department (Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services, Public Health Division), Carol Austerberry, Health OfficerWayne County, Michigan, excluding the City of DetroitCountyOct. 8, 20202020 Q4Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-011Two-Week Pause on social activities, Nov. 11-25, 2020, applied to Multnomah County (restaurant indoor capacity 50 including staff, party size six; indoor activities capped at 50; telework directed; long-term care indoor visits halted; social gatherings six)As COVID-cases increase, officials call two-week pause to separate people during infectious periodGovernor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Chair Deborah Kafoury and Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines (County call to comply)Multnomah County, OregonCountyNov. 6, 20202020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAN-001Proclamation of Existence of a County-Wide Local Emergency and Declaration of Local Health Emergency (Feb. 14, 2020), reproduced in the County's COVID-19 After Action Report and Response Documents (Mar. 10, 2023)Proclamation of Existence of a County-Wide Local Emergency (Unincorporated and Incorporated Areas of San Diego County) and Request to the…Helen Robbins-Meyer, Chief Administrative Officer and Director of Emergency Services (Proclamation); Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., Public Health Officer (Declaration of Local Health Emergency); ratified by the Board of Supervisors Feb. 19, 2020San Diego County, CaliforniaCountyFeb. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-044County Judge Order 2020-21, Relating to the COVID-19 Community RestrictionsCOVID-19 Community Restrictions Order (gatherings over 10 prohibited; face coverings; business Health and Safety Policies; December 16, 2020…Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe (signature page not read; Judge Biscoe held office until Judge Andy Brown's succession in November 2020 - Judge Brown signed the December 23 order)Travis County, Texas (all cities and municipalities within the county listed in Exhibit A)CountyDec. 15, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-001Emergency ordinance authorizing the enforcement of an emergency ordinance, directives and regulations effective during a declared state of emergency (Clark County Code ch. 6.04 amendment; agenda file '6.04 Emerg Ordinance')Adopt an ordinance by emergency authorizing the enforcement of an emergency ordinance, directives, and regulations effective during a…Clark County Board of County Commissioners (Emergency Meeting, Mar. 20, 2020, item 3; petitioner County Manager Yolanda T. King)Clark County, NevadaCountyMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-038Clackamas County's compliance with the Risk framework effective Dec. 3, 2020 (Extreme Risk on the latest data); County buildings open to the public 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays only, with appointments encouragedClackamas County embraces new data-driven framework to fight COVID-19 (County remains open to serve)Clackamas County (County Administrator Gary Schmidt; Public Health Director Philip Mason-Joyner); Governor Kate Brown and OHA (Risk framework)Clackamas County, OregonCountyNov. 25, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-040Clark County held in Phase 2 by the statewide two-week pause of July 2, 2020 (Phase 3 application of June 26 not acted on); statewide requirement from July 7, 2020 that all businesses refuse service to customers not wearing face coveringsClark County to remain in Phase 2 as state pauses reopening processGovernor Jay Inslee (statewide pause and business face-covering requirement); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick)Clark County, WashingtonCountyJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-071Proclamation of the County Judge (July 2, 2020)Proclamation permitting outdoor gatherings in excess of 10 people in Collin County under the GA-28 amendmentCollin County Judge Chris HillCollin County, TexasCountyJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-032District Health Officer's determination refusing to allow gatherings or events of more than 250 persons in Washoe County for 30 daysHealth District Won't Allow Large Events of Over 250 Due to Lack of Adequate Health InfrastructureDistrict Health Officer Kevin Dick, Washoe County Health DistrictWashoe County, Nevada (Washoe County Health District)CountyOct. 8, 20202020 Q4Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-038Washoe County Phase 2 reopening: modified operations and entry conditions for County buildingsWashoe County Phase 2 Reopening: Modified Operations still in placeWashoe County (Regional Information Center release, May 29, 2020)Washoe County, NevadaCountyMay 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-056Executive Order Number 95 of 2020Suspension of County tax-calendar deadlines (school tax extension and levy to Oct. 16, 2020; assessment roll delivery to Oct. 26; first-half…County Executive Laura CurranNassau County, New YorkCountyAug. 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-008Approval of Multnomah County to enter Phase 1 of reopening effective June 19, 2020 (update of June 17, 2020 to the County's June 3, 2020 reopening briefing)The County prepares for reopening amid COVID-19, while watching how protests will affect disease's spread (UPDATE June 17: approved to move…Governor Kate Brown (Phase 1 approval); Multnomah County Board (reopening framework submitted June 5, 2020)Multnomah County, OregonCountyJune 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-012Multnomah County's move from the Two-Week Freeze to the Extreme Risk category under the County Risk framework effective Dec. 3, 2020 (page as captured also carries the Aug. 26, 2021 statewide indoor and outdoor mask status message)Multnomah County will move from freeze to extreme risk Dec. 3Multnomah County (announcing compliance); Governor Kate Brown and OHA (EO 20-66 County Risk framework)Multnomah County, OregonCountyNov. 27, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-035Approval of Clackamas County to enter Phase 1 of reopening effective May 23, 2020 (restaurants and bars, personal care, gyms, gatherings of 25 or fewer, malls, under State guidance)Clackamas County will begin Phase 1 ReopeningGovernor Kate Brown (Phase 1 approval under EO 20-25); Clackamas County Board (application of May 19, 2020)Clackamas County, OregonCountyMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
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