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2020-173-Order No. 2020-025 Recorded 5/21/2020RE IEWED LE AL COUNSEL Recorded in Deschutes County CJ2020-173 Nancy Blankenship, County Clerk Commissioners' ,journal 05/21 /2020 3:24:27 PM 2020-173 BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON An Order Extending the Declared State of Emergency ORDER NO.2020-025 WHEREAS, ORS 401.305 provides authority for Deschutes County to act as an emergency management agency, including authority to establish policies and protocols for defining and directing responsibilities during time of emergency; and WHEREAS, ORS 401.309, DCC 2.04, and the Deschutes County Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) authorize the county governing body to impose emergency orders upon declaration of an emergency within the county or within a designated portion of the county and to establish procedures to prepare for and carry out activities which are necessary to prevent, minimize, respond to, or recover from an emergency; and WHEREAS, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020; and WHEREAS, on 1V1dr(:Il O, GVGV, UUVe111M 11-Mr, Brown ucVlQlcu a Stale Vl emergency uuc tV tu%. COVID-19 outbreak in Oregon (Executive Order No. 20-03), finding that COVID-19 has created a threat to public health and safety, and constitutes a statewide emergency under ORS 401.025(1). Governor Brown also issued guidance regarding group gatherings and social distancing to minimize potential opportunities for the COVID-19 to spread (Executive Order No. 20-05); and WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the Board of County Commissioners declared a local state of emergency in Deschutes County by Order 2020-013; and WHEREAS, the state of emergency declared by Governor Kate Brown has been extended through July 6, 2020; and now therefore, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, hereby ORDERS as follows: Section 1. Pursuant to ORS 401.309, DCC 2.04 and the Deschutes County EOP, the Board of Commissioners for Deschutes County formally extends the declared state of emergency for Deschutes County, effective as of March 13, 2020 and continuing for thirty (30) days from the date of this Order, unless extended or terminated earlier by the Board of Commissioners. Section 2. Upon this extended declaration of a state of emergency the Board of Commissioners shall remain authorized to take and/or direct such actions and issue such orders as are determined to be necessary to protect the public and property and to efficiently conduct activities that minimize or mitigate the effect of the emergency as authorized by ORS, DCC and the Deschutes County EOP. PAGE 1 OF 2 — ORDER NO.2020-025 Section 3. The County Administrator, Local Public Health Administrator and Emergency Manager shall continue to take all necessary steps authorized by law to coordinate response and recovery from this emergency including, but not limited to, coordinating with the State of Oregon and the federal government in order to qualify Deschutes County for all available state and federal emergency assistance, not limited to use of shared resources, assistance from state and federal agencies, and financial assistance and reimbursements. Section 4. Emergency procurements of goods and services remain authorized pursuant to ORS 27913.080, ORS 279C.335(6), ORS 279.380(4), and Deschutes County contracting rules. Section 5. With regard to county employees, the Board of Commissioners may continue to authorize modification(s) to relevant personnel leave, payroll processes, and workplace requirements/designations as deemed necessary by the Board of Commissioners to address impacts associated with COVID-19. Section 6. The scope of this declaration is in support of the COVID-19 public health response being overseen and directed by the State of Oregon; the residents of Deschutes County are encouraged to follow standard hygiene protocols and stay at home when ill, but otherwise, as permitted by law and where reasonable and safe, go on with daily life. Section 7. This Order is effective upon signing. Dated this C of Atq 2020 ATTEST: Reco g Secre PAGE 2 OF 2 — ORDER NO.2020-025 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON £3 PATTI ADAIR, Chair ANTHONY De ONE, Vice ChajA T i - 4 0 ) \1' -", J\v - PHILIP G. H ERSON, Commissioner E S C, � 2 o� Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97703 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - https://www.deschutes.org/ AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT For Board of Commissioners BOCC Wednesday Meeting of May 13, 2020 DATE: May 8, 2020 FROM: Tom Anderson, Administrative Services, 541-388-6565 TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM: An Order Extending the Declared State of Emergency: ORDER NO. 2020-025