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Resolution extending the declaration of emergency due to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lake County, Illinois, until the Governor of Illinois lifts the State's declaration of emergency, but no longer than June 28, 2020.
Staff Summary
* Lake County has been impacted by COVID-19.
* Lake County must continue to take actions to mitigate the local impact of the expanding global outbreak of COVID-19 to provide for the continuity of government, activation of community mitigation plans, and to allow for expedited response without circumventing constitutional protections for citizens.
* The circumstances surrounding COVID-19 constitute a public health emergency as defined under Section 4 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. The initial declaration of emergency proclamation was declared by the County Board Chair on March 13, 2020 for a period of seven days.
* The County Board, at a Special Call meeting on March 16, 2020, passed a resolution extending the declaration of emergency proclamation to May 4, 2020.
* The County Board, at a Special Call meeting on May 1, 2020, further extended the declaration of emergency proclamation until May 30, 2020 or until the Governor of Illinois lifted the State's declaration of emergency.
* This resolution further extends the proclamation until the Governor of Illinois lifts the State's declaration of emergency, but no longer than June 28, 2020, and will assist Lake County, by and through its Emergency Management Agency and Health Department, to continue to coordinate county and municipal resources and response activities and suspend certain provisions and procedures for the conduct of county business in an effort to protect the health and safety of persons, and provide emergency assistance pursuant to Illinois law.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, under authority of Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, 20 ILCS 3305/11, and upon a joint recommendation by the Lake County Department of Health and Lake County Emerge...
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