2020-305-Order No. 2020-049 Recorded 8/20/2020REVIEWED
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Recorded in Deschutes County
Nancy Blankenship, County Clerk
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
An Order Declaring an Emergency and Directing
Resources to Assist Children During the Declared
COVID-19 State of Emergency
ORDER NO. 2020-049
WHEREAS, the Coronavirus COVID-19 is in Deschutes County, and as the result of the State of
Oregon's Reopening Criteria has had a profound effect on Deschutes County's children who have suffered
damage to their social development, academic instruction, physical health and mental health as a result of the
pandemic including, but not limited to not meeting the following needs of children: Children need the
opportunity to develop social skills; Children need time with adults other than parents; Children need organized
physical activities; and
WHEREAS, the State of Oregon provides for Deschutes County to act in time of emergencies,
including authority to establish policies and procedures defining and directing responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners has determined that extraordinary
measures must be implemented to limit or eliminate the effects of the COVID-19 Reopening Criteria. Such
measures include, but are not limited to, those measures listed below; and
WHEREAS, local resources available to Deschutes County and other local jurisdictions including
municipal governments, school districts and park and recreation districts should be committed or expended to
overcome the impacts of COVID-19 and the consequences of K-12 not reopening in the fall of 2020; the extent
and scope of the disaster is such that those resources are insufficient; and
WHEREAS, State and Federal resources and services are needed to overcome the present emergency;
and
WHEREAS, children's mental health and social skills need development by activity and interaction
with others. Before COVID-19 we lost too many children to suicide without strong and consistent intervention
and access to trained teachers and mental health professionals; now therefore,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, hereby
ORDERS as follows:
Section 1. The existing and continuing identified conditions impacting children and created by the
State of Oregon's COVID-19 Reopening Criteria constitutes an emergency pursuant to DCC 2.04.
Section 2. A State of Emergency is declared within Deschutes County; assistance as indicated in
Section 3 below is requested.
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Section 3. Support creation of new Reopening Criteria by the State of Oregon focused on allowing
children to safely play and interact, to include:
(a) Use the resources of organizations that serve children (i.e. schools, youth clubs, churches, after
school programs and local government) to open up physical space and resources;
(b) Call upon all Education Service Districts and School Districts, the Oregon Department of Education,
the State Department of Health and Human Services, Boys and Girls Clubs, Park and Recreation Districts, and
after school activity organizations to work together to offer consistent opportunities that families can count on;
(c) Direct significant State and Federal monies to be dedicated to getting youth activities opened NOW
with funding to support the needed additional staff to deliver activities in smaller groups.
Section 4. This Order is effective upon signing and remains effective for 60 days unless otherwise
withdrawn or amended.
Dated this l of August, 2020
ATTEST:
ecor ing Secretary
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
PATTI ADAIR, Chair
ANTHONY DeBONE, Vice Chair
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PHILIP G. H DERSON, Commissioner
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