HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 107-20 for COVID-19 Measures Resolution
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, Governor Tim Walz issued a Peacetime Emergency for the State
of Minnesota as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
WHEREAS, Governor Walz has issued several subsequent executive orders related to the COVID-
19 pandemic.
WHEREAS, several other states have issued more restrictive measures to combat the COVID-19
pandemic. On March 23, 2020, Wisconsin ordered all non-essential businesses closed.
WHEREAS, on March 23, 2020, the Surgeon General for the United States advised that the
pandemic was getting worse in America and that all Americans should stay home as much as
possible.
WHEREAS, healthcare workers and first responders are particularly vulnerable, as they cannot
practice physical distancing at all times.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester,
Minnesota, that the City encourage all residents of and visitors to Rochester to practice physical
distancing at all times, even when outdoors. Stay six feet away from any person not in your
household to help protect healthcare workers and first responders.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, this encouragement shall remain in effect until the Governor’s
peacetime emergency ceases.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2020.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2020.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)