20-12RESOLUTION NO. 20-12
AMENDMENT TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEASURES - MARCH 19, 2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION 20-11 - EMERGENCY
MEASURES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, due to the unmitigated spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the
state of emergency proclamation in the City of Clearwater was confirmed by the City
Council at an emergency meeting on March 18, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Pinellas County Commission held an emergency meeting on March
19, 2020, during which they ordered all public beaches within the County CLOSED; and
WHEREAS, as of March 19, 2020, the Center for Disease control was
recommending businesses to "Explore whether you can establish policies and practices,
such as flexible worksites (e.g., telecommuting) and flexible work hours (e.g., staggered
shifts), to increase the physical distance among employees and between employees and
others if state and local health authorities recommend the use of social distancing
strategies;"
WHEREAS, as of March 19, 2020 360 Florida residents (390 total cases in Florida
including non-residents), including 19 in Hillsborough County, 9 in Manatee County, 4 in
Pasco County, and 14 in Pinellas County, some of which are believed to be City of
Clearwater residents, have tested presumptively positive for COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater continues to be threatened by COVID-19
because of the apparent ability of the virus to spread rapidly among humans, and COVID-
19 thereby constitutes a clear and present threat to the health, safety, and welfare of the
citizens and visitors of the City of Clearwater, and
WHEREAS, Chapter 15, Code of Ordinances and § 252.38, Florida Statutes
authorizes the establishment and amendment of emergency measures during a state of
emergency; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA;
Section 1. Resolution No. 20-11, Section 2, paragraph 3 is DELETED in its entirety.
Section 2. Pursuant to § 252.50, Florida Statues, any person violating the provisions
of this emergency measures resolution after first being warned by a law enforcement officer
is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. All violations shall be subject to
prosecution under § 1.12, Code of Ordinances.
Resolution No. 20-12
Section 3. This amendment to Resolution No. 20-11 shall take effect immediately.
The state of emergency must be renewed in seven-day increments pursuant to § 15.07(5),
Code of Ordinances.
Attest:
RESOLUTION NO. 20-12
COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEASURES - MARCH 19, 2020
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of March, 2020.
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Rosemarie Call
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Resolution No. 20-12
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George N. Cretekos
Mayor