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Ex. MET-SAN-002Order of the Health Officer (Mar. 12, 2020; effective Mar. 13, 2020); Amended Order of the Health Officer and Emergency Regulations (Mar. 16, 2020; effective Mar. 17, 2020); Addendum (Mar. 17, 2020); Addendum 2 (Mar. 18, 2020); Addendum 3 (Mar. 23, 2020; effective Mar. 24, 2020) (County composite file)Order of the Health Officer and Emergency RegulationsWilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., Public Health Officer, County of San Diego; Emergency Regulations by Helen Robbins-Meyer, Director of Emergency ServicesSan Diego County, CaliforniaCountyMar. 12, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-085County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021)Lewis and Clark County COVID-19 emergency declaration and public health rulesLewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health OfficerLewis and Clark County (Helena), MontanaCountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-011News release, 'PGCPS to Temporarily Close Following COVID-19 Announcement' (Mar. 12, 2020)Closure of all PGCPS schools March 16 through March 27, 2020Prince George's County Public Schools (Chief Executive Officer Monica Goldson), implementing State Superintendent Karen Salmon's closure announcement of March 12, 2020Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland (county school system)CountyMar. 12, 2020Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. AL-091Order of the Jefferson County Health Officer suspending certain public gatherings (March 16, 2020)First Alabama COVID-19 order: gatherings suspended and restaurants, bars and other establishments closed to on-premises service in Jefferson…Jefferson County Health Officer Mark E. Wilson, M.D.Jefferson County, AlabamaCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-003Amended Order of County Judge Clay JenkinsAmended Order (Community Gatherings of 50; restaurants take-out only; bars closed)Dallas County Judge Clay JenkinsDallas County, TexasCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-IND-001Public Health Order (unnumbered order of March 16, 2020, re-issued as Public Health Order 1-2020)Public Health Order 1-2020 (school closure; gatherings; on-site food and beverage consumption prohibited; entertainment and fitness venues…Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD), Virginia A. Caine, M.D., Director and Chief Medical OfficerMarion County, Indiana (consolidated City of Indianapolis)CountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LA-001Order of the Health Officer, Temporary Prohibition of Group Events and Gatherings and Closure of Certain Businesses (signed Mar. 16, 2020)Order of the Health Officer for Control of COVID-19: Temporary Prohibition of Group Events and Gatherings, Required Social Distancing…County of Los Angeles Health Officer (Muntu Davis, M.D., M.P.H.), Department of Public HealthLos Angeles County Public Health Jurisdiction (all cities and unincorporated areas except Long Beach and Pasadena)CountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-052Milwaukee County COVID-19 County Policies and Procedures: Administrative Orders 20-3 (Telework, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-4 (Social Distancing, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-7v8 (response to confirmed cases, 8/19/2021), 20-13v10 (Service Risk and Re-Opening Requirements, eff. 7/1/2021), 20-14v7 (Universal Face Mask Policy, eff. 8/2/2021), 20-17v4 (Health Screening, eff. 7/15/2021), 21-1v3 (Expanded Paid Sick Leave, eff. 5/2/2021), 21-3v2 (Vaccine Mandate, eff. 10/8/2021)Milwaukee County Administrative Orders on COVID-19 (index page as captured Nov. 23, 2021)Milwaukee County Executive (Administrative Orders of the County Executive and Department of Administrative Services)Milwaukee County, WisconsinCountyMar. 16, 2020Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-NYC-054Executive Order Number 4 of 2020, Local Emergency Order No. 2Suspension of all classroom and extracurricular functions in all public and private schools in Nassau CountyCounty Executive Laura CurranNassau County, New YorkCountyMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-066Release: Freeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden CountyFreeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden County (Mar. 16, 2020)Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr.)Camden County, New JerseyCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-004Amended Order of the Health Officer of the County of Riverside Closing All Schools, Community Colleges, Colleges, and Universities from March 16, 2020 through June 19, 2020Amended Order... Closing All Schools, Community Colleges, Colleges, and Universities from March 16, 2020 through June 19, 2020Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron KaiserRiverside County, CaliforniaCountyApr. 1, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-010Amended Order of the Health Officer of the County of Riverside Closing All K-12 Public, Private and Charter Schools from March 16, 2020 through June 19, 2020Amended Order... Closing All K-12 Public, Private and Charter Schools from March 16, 2020 through June 19, 2020Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser (approved as to form by County Counsel)Riverside County, CaliforniaCountyMay 9, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-059Orders of the Health Officer of March 13 and March 17, 2020 closing all schools, colleges and universities (initially through April 3, then April 30, 2020)School closure orders of March 13 and 17, 2020Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron KaiserRiverside County, CaliforniaCountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SDF-045JCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21Closure of all JCPS schools from March 16, 2020 (announced March 12, 2020, initially through April 5, then April 20, then the school year)…Jefferson County Board of Education / Superintendent Marty PollioJefferson County, Kentucky (Jefferson County Public Schools)CountyMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SDF-047FCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21Closure announced March 12, 2020; remote instruction for the remainder of 2019-20 and the fall of 2020; staggered return to classrooms by…Fayette County Board of Education / SuperintendentFayette County, Kentucky (Fayette County Public Schools)CountyMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-043Order of Health Officer (closing bars, brew pubs, wineries and casinos; food service to takeout and delivery)Order of Health Officer, March 16, 2020John Felton, Health Officer for City-County of Yellowstone (RiverStone Health)Yellowstone County (Billings), MontanaCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MT-062Order of Health Officer HO-2020-001 (closure of bars, brew pubs, wineries, distilleries with tasting rooms and casinos; restaurant dining rooms closed)Order of Health Officer HO-2020-001, March 16, 2020Matt Kelley, Health Officer, Gallatin City-County Health DepartmentGallatin County (Bozeman; Big Sky), MontanaCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-083Public Health Order closing bars and restaurants to on-premises consumption (retail food establishments), as amended March 18-19, 2020TCHD Bars/Restaurants Public Health Order (originally issued March 16-17, 2020; amended to add gymnasiums and extend through April 30, 2020)Tri-County Health Department (Executive Director John M. Douglas, Jr., M.D.)Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, Colorado (Tri-County Health Department)CountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-002Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Food Establishment and Bar Order)Order by the County Judge of Harris CountyCounty Judge Lina HidalgoHarris County, TexasCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-KC-026Executive Order 20-06 (corrected Mar. 18, 2020)Amendment to COVID-19 State of Emergency: 'Group Event' (10 or more) and all 'School Operations' prohibited absent an approved mitigation…County Executive Frank White, Jr.Jackson County, MissouriCountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MIA-002Miami-Dade County Emergency Order 03-20Closure of on-premises food and alcohol service; closure of theaters, auditoriums, bowling alleys, arcades, gymnasiums and fitness studiosCounty Mayor Carlos A. GimenezMiami-Dade County, FloridaCountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-029Press release: Eleven Milwaukee County Municipalities Restrict Food and Beverage Sales in Latest Effort to Protect Public HealthEleven Milwaukee County Municipalities Restrict Food and Beverage Sales; Emergency Order goes into effect Tuesday, March 17Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele (press office) on behalf of eleven municipal leadersMilwaukee County, WisconsinCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-036Tracker entries: City of Phoenix Mayor's emergency declaration (Mar. 17, 2020); City of Tucson Mayor's proclamations (Mar. 17 and Mar. 30, 2020 entries); Tucson curfew ordinance (Dec. 3, 2020 entry); Maricopa and Pima face-covering rules (June 22, 2020 entry)Arizona State-by-State COVID-19 Guidance (Husch Blackwell)Husch Blackwell LLP, 'Arizona: State-by-State COVID-19 Guidance' tracker (law-firm tracker; capture Feb. 4, 2021)Arizona (metro compilation; secondary source)CountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q4Stay-at-homeBusiness closureFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-STL-051Executive Order No. 13 (Limits on Places of Public Accommodation)County Executive Order 13 - Limits on Places of Public AccommodationCounty Executive Sam PageSt. Louis County, MissouriCountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-078Health Officer Order closing bars and prohibiting dine-in restaurant service (drive-through, takeout and delivery permitted)Missoula City-County Health Officer Order of March 16, 2020Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Missoula City-County Health DepartmentMissoula County (Missoula), MontanaCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source