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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-DET-053	Release: 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, MichiganCounty	Apr. 12, 2021	2020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-111	Northern Virginia Localities Urge Governor to Set Regional Targets for Reopening (county news release)Northern Virginia Localities Urge Governor to Set Regional Targets for Reopening (May 10, 2020)	Prince William County (release describing the localities' joint letter of May 10, 2020)	Prince William County and Northern VirginiaCounty	May 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-STL-030	News release: St. Charles County to Follow Phase 2 of Governor's COVID Recovery PlanSt. Charles County to Follow Phase 2 of Governor's COVID Recovery Plan	County Executive Steve Ehlmann (release)	St. Charles County, MissouriCounty	June 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-LAS-004	Staff report: submittal of Clark County's Local Mitigation and Enforcement Plan to the Governor for delegation of local authorityApprove the submittal of Clark County's Local Mitigation and Enforcement Plan to Governor Sisolak for consideration and approval to delegate…	Clark County Manager Yolanda T. King (agenda item for Apr. 20, 2021, matter 21-563)	Clark County, NevadaCounty	Apr. 12, 2021	2021 Q2	Other	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-DCM-061	Joint letter to Governor Northam requesting that Northern Virginia's transition to Phase 1 occur when regional metrics are metJoint Regional Reopening Letter, May 10, 2020	Mayors and Chairs of the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William, and the City of Alexandria	Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William Counties and the City of Alexandria, VirginiaCounty	May 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureOther	Primary source read
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. IA-066	Board of Supervisors news release, 'Polk County Unable to Enact Local Measures to Control Spread of COVID-19, Despite Rapidly Rising Case Counts'Release recording that the Board declined to adopt a countywide mask mandate 'due to concerns about the legality and enforceability' under…	Polk County Board of Supervisors	Polk County, IowaCounty	Aug. 28, 2020		Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-026	Clark 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, NevadaCounty	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-KC-035	Resolution No. 20465 (adopted July 27, 2020)A Resolution expressing the support of the Legislature for Jackson County's current masking order relating to the Coronavirus/COVID-19…	Jackson County Legislature	Jackson County, MissouriCounty	July 27, 2020	2020 Q3	Other	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-LAS-001	Emergency 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, NevadaCounty	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureWorkplace rulesOther	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-031	Regional law-enforcement notice on enforcement of the closure of non-essential businesses (Mar. 21, 2020)Update from the Washoe County Regional COVID-19 Regional Information Center on non-essential business closures	Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam, Reno Police Chief Jason Soto and Sparks Police Acting Chief Chris Crawforth, through the Washoe County Regional COVID-19 Information Center (Health District hotline)	Washoe County, City of Reno and City of Sparks, NevadaCounty	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureOther	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. MET-BAL-072	Executive Order No. 45, Revising and Restating Certain RestrictionsRevising and Restating Certain Restrictions (post-delegation local order)	County Executive Steuart Pittman	Anne Arundel County, MarylandCounty	Mar. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-091	Executive Order 2021-08, Exercise of Emergency Powers - Rescinding limitations on social gatheringsExercise of Emergency Powers - Rescinding limitations on social gatherings	County Executive Calvin Ball	Howard County, MarylandCounty	Mar. 17, 2021	2021 Q1	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-096	Harford Transit LINK operations notice: no fixed-route services; limited demand responseUpdated Harford Transit LINK Operations: No Fixed Route Services; Limited Demand Response	Harford County Government, Harford Transit LINK	Harford County, Maryland (Harford Transit LINK)County	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
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

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy (release), Release: WCPO to Dismiss all Cases Issued Under Governor's Executive Order During COVID Crisis (Apr. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-DET-053)
Prince William County (release describing the localities' joint letter of May 10, 2020), Northern Virginia Localities Urge Governor to Set Regional Targets for Reopening (county news release) (May 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-111)
County Executive Steve Ehlmann (release), News release: St. Charles County to Follow Phase 2 of Governor's COVID Recovery Plan (June 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-STL-030)
Clark County Manager Yolanda T. King (agenda item for Apr. 20, 2021, matter 21-563), Staff report: submittal of Clark County's Local Mitigation and Enforcement Plan to the Governor for delegation of local authority (Apr. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-LAS-004)
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)
Mayors and Chairs of the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William, and the City of Alexandria, Joint letter to Governor Northam requesting that Northern Virginia's transition to Phase 1 occur when regional metrics are met (May 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-061)
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)
Polk County Board of Supervisors, Board of Supervisors news release, 'Polk County Unable to Enact Local Measures to Control Spread of COVID-19, Despite Rapidly Rising Case Counts' (Aug. 28, 2020) (Ex. IA-066)
Clark County Board of County Commissioners (regular meeting Apr. 21, 2020, item 57; Legistar matter HIST-1378115), Clark County emergency ordinance adding Clark County Code 3.04.065 (Violation of Declaration of Emergency), adopted Apr. 21, 2020 (Ex. MET-LAS-026)
Jackson County Legislature, Resolution No. 20465 (adopted July 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-KC-035)
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)
Clark County Board of County Commissioners (Emergency Meeting, Mar. 20, 2020, item 3; petitioner County Manager Yolanda T. King), Emergency 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') (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-001)
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 Sheriff Darin Balaam, Reno Police Chief Jason Soto and Sparks Police Acting Chief Chris Crawforth, through the Washoe County Regional COVID-19 Information Center (Health District hotline), Regional law-enforcement notice on enforcement of the closure of non-essential businesses (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-031)
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)
County Executive Steuart Pittman, Executive Order No. 45, Revising and Restating Certain Restrictions (Mar. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-BAL-072)
County Executive Calvin Ball, Executive Order 2021-08, Exercise of Emergency Powers - Rescinding limitations on social gatherings (Mar. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-BAL-091)
Harford County Government, Harford Transit LINK, Harford Transit LINK operations notice: no fixed-route services; limited demand response (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-BAL-096)
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)

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