HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020.0318.Mayor Proclamation-Emergency (1)Proclamation of Emergency
PROCLAMATION BY GINNY DICKEY, THE MAYOR OF
THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the Governor of the State of Arizona, Douglas A.
Ducey, determined that the COVID-19 outbreak presents conditions in Arizona that justified his
declaration of a State of Emergency based upon the outbreak's threat to human health and
safety; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States of America, Donald
J. Trump, found and proclaimed that the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States constituted a
national emergency based upon the outbreak's threat to human health and safety; and
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the
Arizona Department of Health Services recommended: (1) that for the next 8 weeks, organizers
cancel or postpone in -person events that consist of 50 people or, more, (2) statewide closures of
Arizona schools through Friday, March 27, 2020, and (3) that employers permit telework and
other alternatives when available (collectively, the "CDC Instructions"); and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, President Trump issued his "Coronavirus Guidelines for
America: 15 Days to Slow the Spread" (the "March 16, 2020 Presidential Directive") which
provides guidance to avoid social gatherings of more than 10 people (and direction to "listen to
and follow the directions of your state and local authorities"); and
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the Town of Fountain Hills is authorized under the current
circumstances by Town Code § 3-5-4(B), A.R.S. § 26-307, and/or A.R.S. § 26-311 to proclaim
that a local emergency exists and, thereafter, to impose all necessary regulations to preserve
the peace and order of the Town of Fountain Hills.
IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED AND IMPOSED AS FOLLOWS:
1. The COVID-19 outbreak and the instructions in the above -listed declarations,
proclamations, and recommendations present conditions in the Town of Fountain Hills that
justify this proclamation of an emergency.
2. The March 16, 2020 -Presidential Directive and CDC Instructions are hereby incorporated
by reference, and compliance with the guidance and instructions therein is hereby ordered, with
the Town giving deference, to the extent applicable, to the State of Arizona and the County of
Maricopa in their interpretation or further instructions regarding the March 16, 2020 Presidential
Directive and CDC Instructions, given their superior knowledge of, expertise in, and greater
responsibility for public health matters.
3. Along with the CDC Instructions and March 16, 2020 Presidential Directive, given the
fluidity of the current situation, other instructions that may emerge from qualified governmental
public health officials related to COVID-19 and reducing its spread shall be followed to the extent
applicable.
4. The postponement of all Boards and Commissions meetings through the end of April
2020.
5. Limiting Town Council meetings to live broadcasts and live streaming from the internet
without attendance from the general public.
6. Closing the Fountain Hills Community Center through the end of April 2020.
7. Cancellation of all Town events at Town facilities and parks through the end of April 2020.
8. Implementing measures in the work place in the Town of Fountain Hills to limit exposure
to COVI D-19.
9. The Town Manager, in consultation with the Mayor, is ordered, directed, and authorized
to implement any procedures and take any actions that he deems necessary to carry out the intent
of this Proclamation.
10. These emergency regulations shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the
emergency declared herein abates and is withdrawn, or a subsequent Proclamation is issued with
amendments.
11. The Town requests that financial, mutual aid, and in -kind assistance be obtained from the
County of Maricopa, the State of Arizona, and the Federal Government of the United States of
America as may be necessary and appropriate under the circumstances.
12. In accordance with A.R.S. § 26-307(B), this Proclamation shall be effective when a copy
thereof is filed in the office of the Town Clerk. Existing laws, ordinances, orders, rules and
regulations in conflict with the same are hereby suspended during the time and to the extent that
they conflict.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and caused to be affixed the seal of the
Town of Fountain Hills this 18t" day of March 2020.
_110' Ginn Dicke , Mayor
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