HomeMy WebLinkAbout20-152 RESOLUTION NO. 20-152
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA RATIFYING AN EMERGENCY ORDER OF THE
ST. LUCIE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REQUIRING FACE COVERINGS
BE WORN IN COUNTY BUILDINGS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St Lucie County, Florida has
made the following determinations:
1. On March 17, 2020, the St. Lucie County Public Safety Director declared a
State of Local Emergency COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ("St. Lucie County
Declaration of Emergency"); and
2. The findings in the St. Lucie County Declaration of Emergency are
incorporated herein; and
3. On March 25, 2020, the President of the United States declared that a major
disaster exists in the State of Florida as a result of COVID-19; and
4. Paragraph 2 of the St. Lucie County Declaration of Emergency provides that
the County Administrator may take all actions necessary and appropriate to protect
human life and prosperity, to the extent necessary to accommodate the emergency; and
5. Based on recent information and data from the St. Lucie County Department
of Health, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in St. Lucie County has increased
significantly since additional re-openings were authorized under Phase 2 of the
Governor's Plan for Florida's Recovery; and
6. Based on advice from medical professionals, the number of confirmed cases
of COVID-19 in St. Lucie County will increase exponentially if additional measures to stop
or slow the spread of COVID-19 are not instituted; and
7. The County's hospitals and doctors in our community have expressed
concern that over the past month, hospital admittance for COVID-19 has had a
JOSEPH E.SMITH,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
1 SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
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significant increase; and
8. The CDC and Florida Department of Health continue to remind residents
that by wearing a face covering, a person protects others from exposure as well as
themselves; and
9. Additional steps are needed to minimize the spread of COVID-19 in
response to the recent spike in positive COVID-19 cases and hospital admittances;
and
10. Requiring individuals working in and accessing County Buildings to wear
face coverings will help reduce the spread of COVID-19 among the public and County
employees; and
11. On June 20, 2020, the State Surgeon General issued a Public Health Advisory
providing that all individuals in Florida should wear face coverings in any setting where
social distancing is not possible; and
12. In determining whether to ratify this Order, the Board considered
information received from the Department of Health, the University of Florida, the State
Surgeon General, the CDC and other health care providers and medical professionals
regarding challenges raised at this point in time by COVID-19.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. The County Administrator's June 26, 2020 Order No. 20-044 is hereby ratified.
2. This resolution shall take effect upon adoption.
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After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Commissioner Cathy Townsend, Chair AYE
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky, Vice Chair AYE
Commissioner Sean Mitchell AYE
Commissioner Linda Bartz AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this lst day of July 2020.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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