From
Megan Mahan
Title
Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 10846-2020 to Locally Adopt Governor's Executive Order GA-26
Presenter
Megan Mahan, City Attorney
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
This ordinance locally adopts Governor Greg Abbott's Executive Order GA-26.
Financial Considerations
None.
Body
An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 10846-2020 relative to the continuation of the proclamation of a local state of disaster; authorizing additional authority related to local state of disaster; adopting and approving certain rules to protect the health of persons in the City; providing for a fine for certain provisions of up to $500 for each offense in violation of this ordinance; providing this ordinance be cumulative; providing for severability, governmental immunity, injunctions, publication, and an effective date; and declaring an emergency
WHEREAS, COVID-19 has spread world-wide and has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization; and
WHEREAS, confirmed cases have occurred in Dallas and Tarrant counties and community spread is continuing; and
WHEREAS, the continued worldwide spread of COVID-19 presents an imminent threat of widespread illness, which requires emergency action; and
WHEREAS, the City’s emergency management plan has been activated by the declaration of local disaster signed by the Mayor of the City of Grand Prairie on March 13, 2020, which was ratified and extended by the Grand Prairie City Council on March 17, 2020 by Resolution Number 5076-2020 (hereinafter "Original Resolution"); and
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, pursuant to Ordinance No. 10825-2020, the Mayor and City Council amended the Original Resolution to adopt and approve additional measures to protect the health of persons in the City and extended the local disaster indefinitely until revoked; and
WHEREAS, on May 5, 2020, pursuant to Ordinance No. 10844-2020, the Mayor and City Council amended Ordinance 10825-2020 to locally adopt Executive O...
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