STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: March 18, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office
EXECUTIVE: T.C. Broadnax
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SUBJECT
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Consider continuing declaration of local state of disaster
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BACKGROUND
Mayor Eric Johnson on Thursday, March 12, issued a Proclamation Declaring a Local State of Disaster in response to evidence of community spread of COVID-19 within the City of Dallas.
The proclamation, made pursuant to Section 418 of the Texas Government Code and Chapter 14B of the Dallas City Code, authorizes the city manager of the City of Dallas to restrict gatherings within the city limits to no more than 500 people and to require that all public, private, and commercial labs report the number of COVID-19 tests conducted on a daily basis to the City. The proclamation also provides the city manager the ability to quickly enact other measures intended to protect the health and welfare of the public.
The proclamation comes in consultation with Dallas County, which is the City’s public health authority, and other cities in the county. County Judge Clay Jenkins also issued a proclamation that restricted gatherings across the county to 500 people.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
The mayor’s proclamation took effect on Thursday, March 12, 2020 and will expire in seven days unless renewed by the Dallas City Council.
City Council will be briefed on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
FISCAL INFORMATION
No cost consideration to the City.