TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Lynn Gelin, City Attorney
DATE: May 19, 2020
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RATIFICATION OF EMERGENCY REGULATIONS RELATED TO COVID-19 ACTIVATED UNDER CHAPTER 95 OF THE DELRAY BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES
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Motion to Ratify 7th and 8th Extensions of State of Emergency, 2nd Extension of Emergency Declaration dated March 28, 2020, 1st Extension of Emergency Declaration dated April 9, 2020, Resolution 85-20.
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Background:
Chapter 95 of the Code of Ordinances provides the necessary organization, powers, and authority to enable the use of City resources during a state of emergency. On March 13, 2020, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach declared a state of emergency due to the spread of the Novel Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19). Thereafter, due to the continued spread of COVID 19 and its impacts on the City of Delray Beach, City Manager George Gretsas executed the following emergency regulations in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Delray Beach and the public at large:
• 7th, and 8th Extensions of Declaration of Emergency dated March 20, 2020 extending the local state of emergency for 7 days;
• 2nd Extension of Declaration of Emergency dated March 28, 2020 extending the closure of nonessential businesses and establishing a curfew until May 1, 2020;
• 1st Extension of Emergency Declaration dated April 9, 2020 requiring facial coverings until May 1, 2020;
• Resolution 85-20 extending Resolution 79-20 through May 9, 2020.
Pursuant to section 95.05(B) of the Delray Beach Code of Ordinances, the City Commission shall confirm any declaration of state of emergency and all emergency regulations activated or rescinded under the provisions of Chapter 95.
City Attorney Review:
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency.