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Consider adopting an ordinance ending the Local Emergency Declaration issued by the City Manager on March 15, 2020
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Presented By: Chris Brown, City Attorney
Recommendation and Review
On March 12, 2020, the Governor of Virginia declared a state of emergency in the Commonwealth due to the threats raised by the COVID-19 virus. On March 15, 2020, the City Manager issued a Declaration of Local Emergency due to COVID-19. This Declaration of Local Emergency was ratified by City Council on March 24, 2020. The Governor has indicated that the statewide Declaration of Emergency will end on June 30, 2021. It appears that the outbreak and spread of COVID-19, while far from completely over, has subsided to the extent that it no longer constitutes a threat to the residents of Harrisonburg necessary to continue the Declaration of Local Emergency.