HomeMy Public PortalAbout020-2020 - extending executive orders - local disaster emergencyCOMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA
ORDINANCE 20-2020
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING EXECUTIVE ORDERS
DELCARING A LOCAL DISASTER EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the Mayor, as the Principal Executive of the City of Richmond, Indiana, issued an
Executive Order on the 16th day of March, 2020 wherein it was declared that there exists a local
disaster emergency as contemplated by I.C. 10-14-3 et. seq.; and
WHEREAS, the above -referenced Indiana Code Section provides that a political subdivision
-may make, amend, and rescind orders, rules and regulations as necessary for emergency
management, and such orders, rules, and regulations have the full force and effect of law when
filed in the office of the clerk of the adopting or promulgating political subdivision; and
WHEREAS, the March 16, 2020 Executive Order provides for certain procedures relative to the
operation of City Departments during the public health emergency associated with the
transmission of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the Wayne County, Indiana Commissioners, and the Mayor of Richmond, Indiana
issued a Joint Executive Order on March 20, 2020 in an effort to further protect the safety of the
public during the public health emergency; and
WHEREAS, the Joint Executive Order executed by the Wayne County, Indiana Board of
-Commissioners and the Mayor of Richmond, Indiana provides, in pertinent part, that: (1) all
citizens subject to the jurisdiction of the County and the City are directed to cease all non-
essential interaction, including but not limited to social gatherings and. interactions; (2) the Level
Two travel restrictions declared by the Board of Commissioners of Wayne County, Indiana is
adopted by the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana; (3) all employers within the City and
the county are. asked to affect a reduction in their usual in -place workforce of at least thirty
percent (30%) in order to reduce the transmission rate of COVID-19; and (4) the actions of the
Wayne County Local Health Officer temporarily closing certain identified businesses within the
County are re -affirmed by the Mayor and the Board, as well as those closures heretofore directed
by Governor Eric Holcomb in Executive Order 20-04 dated March 19, 2020; and
WHEREAS, I.C. 10-14-3-29 provides that a local disaster emergency may be declared only by
the principal executive officer of the political subdivision; and may not be continued or renewed
for more than seven (7) days except by or with the consent of the governing board of the political
subdivision; and
WHEREAS, the Richmond Common Council, as the governing board of the City or Richmond,
Indiana, has been requested to extend the March 16, 2020 and March 20, 2020 Executive Orders
pertaining to the COVID-19 public health emergency until such time that the City of Richmond,
-Indiana, in consultation with local and state government and health officials, determines that the
same are no longer necessary to protect the health and safety of the citizens of Richmond,
Indiana; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana now determines that it is in
the best interest of the City of Richmond, Indiana that the Executive Orders referenced herein
shall be extended until further notice.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Richmond, Indiana Common Council, as
follows:
The Executive Order issued by the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana on March
16, 2020 is hereby continued and renewed until further notice.
2. The Joint Executive Order issued by the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana and
the Board of Commissioners of Wayne County, Indiana on March 20, 2020 is hereby
continued -and renewed until further notice.
Passed and adopted this 'day of 20, by the Common Council of the City of
Richmond, Indiana.
I , President
(Dr. Ronald Oler)
ATTEST: i e
(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)
PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, thiso�� day of 'e6 A
2020, at 9:00 a.m.
AarenChasteen; IAMC, MMC)
APPROVED. by me, David M. Snow, Mayor of the City of Ric hmo a, this Z day of
M AruN , 2020, at m.
Mayor
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ATTE : ,
(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)