TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Lynn Gelin, City Attorney
DATE: October 19, 2021
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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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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to Ratify the 82nd and 83rd Extensions of the State of Emergency for COVID -19.
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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 Terrence R. Moore 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:
• 82nd Extension of the Declaration of Emergency dated 10/06/21 extending the local state of emergency for 7 days;
• 83rd Extension of the Declaration of Emergency dated 10/13/21 extending the local state of emergency for 7 days;
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the City Commission shall confirm any declaration of state of emergency and all emergency regulations activated or rescinded under the provisions of Chapter 95.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.