2020-348-Order No. 2020-057 Recorded 10/6/2020REVIEWED
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Recorded in Deschutes County C J2020_348
Nancy Blankenship, County Clerk
Commissioners' Journal 10/06/2020 10:09:53 AM
2020-348
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
An Order Further Extending the Declared State of
Emergency
ORDER NO. 2020-057
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 l�/Tareh R, 2020, C;nya.rnnr Kato. Rrrnyn rleP.larP(I a state of PinPrgPp�.y diiP to the
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, on May 13, 2020, the Board of County Commissioners extended the declared local state of
emergency in Deschutes County by Order 2020-025, through June 13, 2020, by Order No. 2020-033, through
July 10, 2020, by Order No. 2020-038 through August 7, 2020; by Order No. 2020-047 through September 4,
2020, and later by Order No. 2020-050 through October 5, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the state of emergency declared by Governor Kate Brown has been extended through
November 3, 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.
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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.
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 5 of October, 2020
ATTEST:
Recording retary
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
PATTI ADAIR, Chair
ANTHONY DeBONE, Vice Chair
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PHILIP G. HENDERSON, Commissioner
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AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT
For Board of Commissioners BOCC Monday Meeting of October 5, 2020
DATE:
FROM: David Doyle, Legal, 541-388-6625
TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM:
Consideration of Board Signature of Order 2020-057 Further Extending the Declared State
of Emergency