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Ex. MET-ATL-033Order Declaring Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Judicial Emergency, No. 20-1-0005 (Cobb Super. Ct.)Order Declaring Judicial Emergency (Cobb Judicial Circuit)Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb CountyCobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)CourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-059Order declaring a judicial emergency for all courts in Clayton County (Mar. 16-Apr. 13, 2020)Clayton County Judicial Circuit order halts jury trials and civil or non-essential mattersChief Judge Geronda V. Carter, Superior Court of Clayton CountyClayton County, Georgia (Clayton Judicial Circuit)CourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ATL-045Executive Order No. 20-003 ('path forward'), described in the County's news release of Apr. 23, 2020CEO Thurmond Issues Third Executive Order Detailing Path Forward in Fight Against COVID-19Chief Executive Officer Michael L. ThurmondDeKalb County, GeorgiaCountyApr. 23, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationStay-at-homeFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ATL-035Second Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial EmergencySecond Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (filed May 11, 2020)Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of GeorgiaGeorgia (statewide; posted by Cobb County for the Cobb Judicial Circuit)CourtMay 11, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-020Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person Proceedings (June 11, 2020), adopted as an Order of the Superior Court of Fulton County on June 12, 2020Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person ProceedingsChief Judges of the Superior, State and Magistrate Courts of Fulton County (Chief Judge Christopher S. Brasher, Superior Court)Fulton County, Georgia (Atlanta Judicial Circuit: Superior, State and Magistrate Courts)CourtJune 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-036Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Courthouse Safety Guidelines, No. 20-1-0005Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial EmergencyChief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb CountyCobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)CourtJune 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-011Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or Masks (June 30, 2020)Emergency Order requiring the public to wear masks or face coverings within the City of SavannahMayor Van R. Johnson IICity of Savannah, GeorgiaCityJune 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-007Executive Order 2020-113Declaring an emergency; exercising emergency powers to ensure the enforcement of the Governor's Executive Order; prohibiting gatherings of…Mayor Keisha Lance BottomsCity of Atlanta, GeorgiaCityJuly 8, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-027Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse (July 2020)Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the CourthouseChief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb CountyCobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)CourtJuly 10, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-028Alternatives When Handling Non-Essential Matters (July 10, 2020)Alternatives When Handling Non-Essential MattersChief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb CountyCobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)CourtJuly 10, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-046Recommended Guidelines: Reopening Phases (revised 7/10/2020)City of Atlanta Recommended Guidelines, Reopening Phases: 'Based on the current available data, Atlanta is in Phase 1'Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (Advisory Council on Reopening Atlanta)City of Atlanta, GeorgiaCityJuly 10, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-061Executive Order 2020-114Declaring an emergency; exercising emergency powers to ensure the enforcement of the Governor's Executive Order; prohibiting gatherings of…Mayor Keisha Lance BottomsCity of Atlanta, GeorgiaCityJuly 10, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationStay-at-homeGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-029Letter of the Chief Magistrate regarding dispossessory (eviction) cases and small claims, July 14, 2020Chief Magistrate's letter: no eviction hearings or writs of possession since March 14, 2020; landlord/tenant and small-claims calendars…Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan F. Murphy, Magistrate Court of Cobb CountyCobb County, Georgia (Magistrate Court)CourtJuly 14, 20202020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-042DeKalb County mask ordinance adopted July 14, 2020, as amended July 21, 2020DeKalb County Passes Mask Ordinance to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 (County release, July 21, 2020)DeKalb County Board of Commissioners (ordinance authored by Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson; amendments by CEO Michael L. Thurmond)DeKalb County, GeorgiaCountyJuly 21, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ATL-055MARTA face-mask requirement for riders (in force by July 2020), as posted on the agency's coronavirus pageMARTA coronavirus page (captured July 15, 2020): 'MARTA requires you to wear a face mask or cloth covering over your nose and mouth to…MARTAMetropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthoritySector regulatorJuly 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-012Renewal of Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or Masks be Worn in PublicRenewal of Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or Masks be Worn in Public (Dec. 10, 2020)Mayor Van R. Johnson IICity of Savannah, GeorgiaCityDec. 10, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-037Order Regarding Restriction of In Person Proceedings (State Court of Cobb County)Order Regarding Restriction of In Person ProceedingsState Court of Cobb County (Clerk Robin C. Bishop, filed)Cobb County, Georgia (State Court)CourtDec. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-013Renewal of Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or MasksRenewal of Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings (Feb. 3, 2021)Mayor Van R. Johnson IICity of Savannah, GeorgiaCityFeb. 3, 20212021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-014Renewal of Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or MasksRenewal of Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings (Mar. 3, 2021)Mayor Van R. Johnson IICity of Savannah, GeorgiaCityMar. 3, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-047Recommended Guidelines: Reopening Phases (revised 03/18/2021)City of Atlanta Recommended Guidelines, Reopening Phases: 'Based on the current available data, Atlanta is in Phase 2' (Easing, Yellow Zone)Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (Advisory Council on Reopening Atlanta)City of Atlanta, GeorgiaCityMar. 18, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-015Renewal of Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or MasksRenewal of Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings (Mar. 30, 2021; posted Apr. 8, 2021)Mayor Van R. Johnson IICity of Savannah, GeorgiaCityMar. 30, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-056Fulton County Schools Mask Update (effective May 3 and May 17, 2021) restating the 2020-21 mask requirementMask Update: masks recommended but not required outdoors from May 3/17, 2021; all other COVID-19 mitigation, including masks inside every…Fulton County Schools (Superintendent and Board of Education)Fulton County, Georgia (Fulton County School District)CountyApr. 23, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-016Emergency Order Requiring That Face Coverings or Masks be Worn in the City of Savannah During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (July 26, 2021)Emergency Order Requiring That Face Coverings or Masks be Worn in the City of SavannahMayor Van R. Johnson IICity of Savannah, GeorgiaCityJuly 26, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-063Executive Order of July 28, 2021 (Requiring Mask Use in All Public Places While Indoors) and the Mayor's release announcing itMayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Issues Executive Order Requiring Mask Use in All Public Places While IndoorsMayor Keisha Lance BottomsCity of Atlanta, GeorgiaCityJuly 28, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ATL-052Local Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit (July 2021), as amended Aug. 2, 2021 (AMENDED_ORDER_DECLARING_JUDICIAL_EMERGENCY_080221.pdf)Local Order Issued Declaring a Judicial Emergency in the Atlanta Judicial CircuitChief Judge Christopher S. Brasher, Superior Court of Fulton CountyFulton County, Georgia (Atlanta Judicial Circuit)CourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source