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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-AUS-041	County Judge Order 2020-8, Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home Order Consistent with and Guidance Beyond Governor's Executive Orders)Stay Home Order Consistent with and Guidance Beyond Governor's Executive Orders (May 8 to June 15, 2020)	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-039	Executive 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, MarylandCounty	June 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-002	Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19), signed March 11, 2020, as announced March 12, 2020, with the Governor's March 12, 2020 statewide ban on gatherings of more than 250Ban on large gatherings in effect; Multnomah County, Portland declare states of emergency	Chair Deborah Kafoury (declaration); Governor Kate Brown (statewide gathering limits recited)	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-031	28-day extension of the emergency declaration to August 18, 2020, with the County's status in the Governor's reopening framework (Phase 1 since June 1, 2020; Phase 2 progress linked to Clackamas and Multnomah Counties)Emergency Declaration Extended to August 18	Washington County Board of Commissioners (Chair Kathryn Harrington)	Washington County, OregonCounty	July 22, 2020	2020 Q3	Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-063	Release: Texas Attorney General Admits He Cannot Enforce Governor's Mask Mandate ProhibitionHarris County Attorney release on the Attorney General's court filings	Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release)	Harris County, TexasCounty	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-029	Extension of the emergency declaration to April 16, 2020, authorizing contracts up to $500,000; EOC objectives including coordination of compliance with and enforcement of the Governor's Stay Home, Save Lives orderEmergency Declaration Extended to April 16	Washington County Board of Commissioners	Washington County, OregonCounty	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationStay-at-home	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SEA-042	Snohomish County COVID-19 Daily Briefing, Mar. 17, 2020 (suspension of public access to County facilities; District Court suspensions; the Governor's Mar. 15-16 closures as applied in the county)COVID-19 Snohomish County Daily Briefing, Tuesday, March 17, 2020	Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers (COVID-19 Daily Briefing to elected officials)	Snohomish County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-011	Board of Supervisors vote of May 8, 2020 directing rescission of local health orders (news release)Riverside County reverts to state orders: Most local health orders to be rescinded in alignment with governor's orders	Riverside County Board of Supervisors (special meeting of May 8, 2020), reported by the County Joint Information Center	Riverside County, CaliforniaCounty	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAN-001	Proclamation 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, 2020	San Diego County, CaliforniaCounty	Feb. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-042	County Judge Order 2020-12: Mandatory Health & Safety Policies for Commercial Entities, Supplemental to Order No. 2020-11, COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines and OrderMandatory Health and Safety Policies for Commercial Entities (face coverings of employees and visitors)	Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe	Travis County, Texas (including all municipalities within the county listed in Exhibit A)County	June 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-043	County Judge Order 2020-13: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Gatherings of Individuals Order)Gatherings of Individuals Order (outdoor gatherings over 100 prohibited; socializing in groups over 10 prohibited; outdoor venues at 50…	Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe	Travis County, TexasCounty	June 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-044	County 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)County	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-038	Clackamas 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, OregonCounty	Nov. 25, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-082	Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (Apr. 28, 2020)Disaster declaration continued through May 15, 2020; GA-18 and the Report to Open Texas adopted as county standards; Class C misdemeanor	Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court	Denton County, TexasCounty	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-038	Washoe County Phase 2 reopening: modified operations and entry conditions for County buildingsWashoe County Phase 2 Reopening: Modified Operations still in place	Washoe County (Regional Information Center release, May 29, 2020)	Washoe County, NevadaCounty	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-056	Executive 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 Curran	Nassau County, New YorkCounty	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-030	Emergency ordinance amending the County Code to allow 30-day emergency declarations, and 28-day extension of the emergency declaration to June 2, 2020 (May 5, 2020), with EOC objectives including enforcement of the Stay Home, Save Lives order and preparation of a County reopening planEmergency Declaration Extended to June 2	Washington County Board of Commissioners	Washington County, OregonCounty	May 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationStay-at-home	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-054	Maricopa County Recorder website notice: 'Due to the Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected Executive Order our public counters are closed until further notice' (as archived nearest April 1, 2020)Maricopa County Recorder public counters closed; e-recording through approved vendors	Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes	Maricopa County, Arizona (County Recorder)County	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-082	Executive Order 2020-04, Suspension of Certain Legal and Procedural DeadlinesSuspension of Certain Legal and Procedural Deadlines	County Executive Calvin Ball	Howard County, MarylandCounty	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-092	Executive Order 2021-12, Rescinding the suspension of the effect of certain legal or procedural deadlines as of July 1, 2021Rescinding the suspension of the effect of certain legal or procedural deadlines as of July 1, 2021	County Executive Calvin Ball	Howard County, MarylandCounty	May 19, 2021	2021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-026	Executive Order 067-20, COVID-19 Local Order, as approved by Council Resolution 19-456COVID-19 Local Order (continuing the stay at home restrictions in the County until criteria are met)	County Executive Marc Elrich (Executive Order 067-20); County Council (Resolution 19-456 approving it)	Montgomery County, MarylandCounty	May 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-087	Public Health Order 20-004 Adopting the State's Safer-at-Home Order; closing County buildings to the public through May 31, 2020Jefferson County Public Health Order 20-004 (May 7, 2020; posted May 26)	Executive Director, JCPH (Mark B. Johnson)	Jefferson County, ColoradoCounty	May 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-083	Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (May 12, 2020)Disaster declaration continued through June 2, 2020	Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court	Denton County, TexasCounty	May 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-060	Proclamation Number 7 CLS 2021 (recorded Conveyance Book 3453, page 95)Termination of Proclamation 10 CLS 2020 (parish mask mandate); masks continued in Jefferson Parish government buildings and courts and on…	Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng	Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana (unincorporated)County	Apr. 28, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-064	Jefferson Parish COVID-19 press-release index (archived Sept. 29, 2021): 'Masks Required to Enter Jefferson Parish Government Buildings' (effective July 29, 2021); 'Statewide Indoor Mask Mandate Extended Through October 27, 2021'; 'Mask Mandate Lifted for Entry into Jefferson Parish General Government Buildings' (May 2021)Jefferson Parish COVID-19 releases: masks required to enter parish buildings from July 29, 2021; statewide mandate extended through Oct. 27…	Jefferson Parish Government (Public Information Office), official COVID-19 press-release index	Parish of Jefferson, LouisianaCounty	July 29, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source

Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order 2020-8, Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home Order Consistent with and Guidance Beyond Governor's Executive Orders) (May 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-041)
County Executive John A. Olszewski, Jr, Executive Order No. 2020-011, Incorporating Governor Hogan's Executive Order 20-06-19-01 (licenses, permits and legal time requirements) (June 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-BAL-039)
Chair Deborah Kafoury (declaration); Governor Kate Brown (statewide gathering limits recited), Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19), signed March 11, 2020, as announced March 12, 2020, with the Governor's March 12, 2020 statewide ban on gatherings of more than 250 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-002)
Washington County Board of Commissioners (Chair Kathryn Harrington), 28-day extension of the emergency declaration to August 18, 2020, with the County's status in the Governor's reopening framework (Phase 1 since June 1, 2020; Phase 2 progress linked to Clackamas and Multnomah Counties) (July 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-031)
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release), Release: Texas Attorney General Admits He Cannot Enforce Governor's Mask Mandate Prohibition (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-063)
Washington County Board of Commissioners, Extension of the emergency declaration to April 16, 2020, authorizing contracts up to $500,000; EOC objectives including coordination of compliance with and enforcement of the Governor's Stay Home, Save Lives order (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-029)
Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers (COVID-19 Daily Briefing to elected officials), Snohomish County COVID-19 Daily Briefing, Mar. 17, 2020 (suspension of public access to County facilities; District Court suspensions; the Governor's Mar. 15-16 closures as applied in the county) (Ex. MET-SEA-042)
Riverside County Board of Supervisors (special meeting of May 8, 2020), reported by the County Joint Information Center, Board of Supervisors vote of May 8, 2020 directing rescission of local health orders (news release) (Ex. MET-RIV-011)
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, 2020, Proclamation 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) (Ex. MET-SAN-001)
Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe, County Judge Order 2020-12: Mandatory Health & Safety Policies for Commercial Entities, Supplemental to Order No. 2020-11, COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines and Order (June 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-042)
Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe, County Judge Order 2020-13: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Gatherings of Individuals Order) (June 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-043)
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), County Judge Order 2020-21, Relating to the COVID-19 Community Restrictions (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-044)
Clackamas County (County Administrator Gary Schmidt; Public Health Director Philip Mason-Joyner); Governor Kate Brown and OHA (Risk framework), Clackamas 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 encouraged (Nov. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-038)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-082)
Washoe County (Regional Information Center release, May 29, 2020), Washoe County Phase 2 reopening: modified operations and entry conditions for County buildings (May 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-038)
County Executive Laura Curran, Executive Order Number 95 of 2020 (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-NYC-056)
Washington County Board of Commissioners, Emergency ordinance amending the County Code to allow 30-day emergency declarations, and 28-day extension of the emergency declaration to June 2, 2020 (May 5, 2020), with EOC objectives including enforcement of the Stay Home, Save Lives order and preparation of a County reopening plan (Ex. MET-PDX-030)
Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, Maricopa County Recorder website notice: 'Due to the Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected Executive Order our public counters are closed until further notice' (as archived nearest April 1, 2020) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-054)
County Executive Calvin Ball, Executive Order 2020-04, Suspension of Certain Legal and Procedural Deadlines (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-BAL-082)
County Executive Calvin Ball, Executive Order 2021-12, Rescinding the suspension of the effect of certain legal or procedural deadlines as of July 1, 2021 (May 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-BAL-092)
County Executive Marc Elrich (Executive Order 067-20); County Council (Resolution 19-456 approving it), Executive Order 067-20, COVID-19 Local Order, as approved by Council Resolution 19-456 (May 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-026)
Executive Director, JCPH (Mark B. Johnson), Public Health Order 20-004 Adopting the State's Safer-at-Home Order; closing County buildings to the public through May 31, 2020 (May 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-DEN-087)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (May 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-083)
Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng, Proclamation Number 7 CLS 2021 (recorded Conveyance Book 3453, page 95) (Apr. 28, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSY-060)
Jefferson Parish Government (Public Information Office), official COVID-19 press-release index, Jefferson Parish COVID-19 press-release index (archived Sept. 29, 2021): 'Masks Required to Enter Jefferson Parish Government Buildings' (effective July 29, 2021); 'Statewide Indoor Mask Mandate Extended Through October 27, 2021'; 'Mask Mandate Lifted for Entry into Jefferson Parish General Government Buildings' (May 2021) (Ex. MET-MSY-064)

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