HomeMy WebLinkAboutE.O. No. 20-090 - Emergency Management - COVID-19: Broward and Palm Beach County ClosuresSTATE OF FLORIDA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 20-90
(Emergency Management — COVID-19 — Broward and Palm Beach County Closures)
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2020, I issued Executive Order 20-51 directing the Florida
Department of Health to issue a Public Health Emergency; and
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2020, the State Surgeon General and State Health Officer
declared a Public Health Emergency exists in the State of Florida as a result of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, I issued Executive Order 20-52 declaring a state of
emergency for the entire State of Florida as a result of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 20, 2020, I issued Executive Order 20-70 directing the closure of
beaches in Broward County and Palm Beach County; and
WHEREAS, recognizing that Executive Order 20-70 expires on March 31, 2020, Broward
County and Palm Beach County seek to have the restrictions related to beach closures extended;
and
WHEREAS, it is necessary and appropriate to take action to ensure that COVID-19
remains controlled, and that residents and visitors in Florida remain safe and secure;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RON DESANTIS, as Governor of Florida, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by Article IV, Section (1)(a) of the Florida Constitution, Chapter 252,
Florida Statutes, and all other applicable laws, promulgate the following Executive Order to take
immediate effect:
Section 1. Broward County and Palm Beach County beaches shall remain closed.
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Section 2. The Broward County Administrator and the Palm Beach County
Administrator shall have the ability to enforce, relax, modify or remove these beach closures, as
warranted, pursuant to the directives and parameters set forth in Executive Order 20-68,
Section 2.
Section 3. This Executive Order shall remain in effect for the length of Executive
Order 20-52, including any extensions, unless otherwise modified and suspended pursuant to
subsequent order.
ATTEST:
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
State of Florida to be affixed, at Tallahassee, this
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DESANTIS, GOVERNOR