| Ex. MET-PDX-003 | Closure of all 19 Multnomah County Library branches; suspension of in-person jail visits (County facility closures under the emergency)County closes libraries to slow spread of COVID-19, critical health and law enforcement services remain unchanged | Chair Deborah Kafoury; Library Director Vailey Oehlke; Sheriff Mike Reese | Multnomah County, OregonCounty | Mar. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureCourts and public officesOther | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PDX-004 | Executive Rule: temporary moratorium on residential evictions for nonpayment due to COVID-19 wage loss; suspension of eviction court hearings; lodging must retain County-subsidized guests (announced March 17, 2020)Chair Kafoury, Mayor Wheeler announce moratorium on residential eviction; steps to protect unhoused residents from COVID-19 | Chair Deborah Kafoury (Executive Rule under the March 11, 2020 Declaration of Emergency) | Multnomah County, OregonCounty | Mar. 17, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q3 | Business closureCourts and public officesOther | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PDX-035 | Approval 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 Reopening | Governor Kate Brown (Phase 1 approval under EO 20-25); Clackamas County Board (application of May 19, 2020) | Clackamas County, OregonCounty | May 22, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PDX-039 | Approval of Clark County to move to Phase 2 of the Safe Start Washington plan, effective June 5, 2020 (small gatherings of five outside the household per week; in-store retail; dine-in with limits; salons, barbers, real estate, pet grooming, new construction under State guidance)Clark County approved to move to Phase 2 of state reopening plan | Washington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman (Phase 2 approval); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick, health officer and director) | Clark County, WashingtonCounty | June 5, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PDX-036 | Board decision of June 11, 2020 to hold off applying for Phase II reopening; extension of the local state of emergency to July 31, 2020Clackamas County exercises caution and holds off on Phase II reopening application | Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present | Clackamas County, OregonCounty | June 11, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q3 | Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering cap | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PDX-007 | Statewide one-week pause on further county reopening (June 11, 2020), holding Multnomah County in the EO 20-25 baseline (stay-home directives) pending Phase 1 approvalMultnomah County must wait to reopen as Governor pauses further reopening statewide | Governor Kate Brown (statewide one-week pause on county reopening); Multnomah County (Phase 1 application of June 5, 2020) | Multnomah County, OregonCounty | June 11, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PDX-008 | Approval 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, OregonCounty | June 17, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PDX-040 | Clark 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 process | Governor Jay Inslee (statewide pause and business face-covering requirement); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick) | Clark County, WashingtonCounty | July 2, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q4 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PDX-009 | Statement declining to apply for Phase II; Multnomah County remains in Phase 1 (with the statewide indoor face-covering requirement recited)Multnomah County supports continuing pause on reopening (UPDATE July 8: Multnomah County remains in Phase 1 of reopening) | Chair Deborah Kafoury | Multnomah County, OregonCounty | July 8, 2020 | 2020 Q3 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement | 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-PDX-010 | Statement of September 15, 2020 that Multnomah County has not met the requirements for applying for Phase 2 and will not seek it; County remains in Phase 1Sept. 15 Statement by Chair Deborah Kafoury on Phase 2 Reopening | Chair Deborah Kafoury | Multnomah County, OregonCounty | Sept. 15, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q4 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PDX-032 | Eleventh emergency declaration: 28-day extension to October 27, 2020 (adopted the week of Sept. 29, 2020), with the County's Phase 1 status and school-reopening metricsEmergency Declaration Extended to October 27 | Washington County Board of Commissioners | Washington County, OregonCounty | Oct. 2, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q4 | Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child care | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PDX-012 | Multnomah 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. 3 | Multnomah County (announcing compliance); Governor Kate Brown and OHA (EO 20-66 County Risk framework) | Multnomah County, OregonCounty | Nov. 27, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| 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-PDX-043 | Southwest Region's move to Phase 2 of Healthy Washington effective Feb. 15, 2021 (indoor social gatherings five from two households; outdoor 15; indoor dining 25 percent; gyms and indoor pools 25 percent; indoor entertainment 25 percent or 200; outdoor sports and entertainment 200; face coverings and distancing everywhere)Clark County will move to Phase 2 of the state's reopening plan | Governor Jay Inslee and Washington DOH (Healthy Washington regional phases); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Steven Krager, deputy health officer) | Clark County, Washington (Southwest Region: Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, Klickitat and Wahkiakum Counties)County | Feb. 11, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PDX-057 | Mandate requiring masks for all staff and guests in all Multnomah County buildings (libraries, clinics and other facilities), in force by Aug. 2, 2021, following the July 26, 2021 universal recommendationReminder! Masks now required for staff and guests to all Multnomah County buildings | Multnomah County (facility mandate); Multnomah County Public Health (Director Jessica Guernsey) | Multnomah County, OregonCounty | Aug. 2, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PDX-014 | Executive order mandating masks in all indoor public spaces in Multnomah County for all persons 5 and older regardless of vaccination status, effective Aug. 13, 2021 (announced Aug. 9, 2021)Multnomah County Chair issues executive order mandating masks in all public indoor spaces | Chair Deborah Kafoury (executive order under the County emergency declaration) | Multnomah County, OregonCounty | Aug. 9, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PDX-015 | Board briefing of Aug. 10-11, 2021 confirming the countywide indoor mask mandate effective Aug. 13, 2021, its complaint-based enforcement and fines up to $1,000Commissioners voice support for mask mandate, praise Public Health for its leadership | Multnomah County Board of Commissioners (briefing); Chair Deborah Kafoury; Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines | Multnomah County, OregonCounty | Aug. 11, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PDX-017 | Requirement of proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test within 48 hours for admission to all Portland'5 Centers for the Arts shows and performances, with masks required indoors for all employees and guests (announced Aug. 19, 2021)Metro will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative COVID-19 test for all Portland'5 Centers for the Arts shows and performances | Metro (Council President Lynn Peterson) and Portland'5 Centers for the Arts | Metro (the Portland regional government; Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas Counties) as operator of the Portland'5 Centers for the Arts (Keller Auditorium, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Antoinette Hatfield Hall: Brunish, Winningstad and Newmark theatres), venues owned by the City of PortlandCounty | Aug. 19, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementEvents and venuesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-PDX-016 | Announcement that the County's local mask requirement will be lifted March 12, 2022, with the County's own chronology of mask requirements from April 2020 (post-period exhibit establishing the duration of the August 2021 county mandate)After nearly two years of mandates, County follows state, will lift mask requirement March 12 | Multnomah County (Chair Deborah Kafoury; Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines) | Multnomah County, OregonCounty | Mar. 1, 2022 | | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |