HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE No. 20-07-442 - 07/20/2020 - Emergency Ordinance COVID-19STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON
ORDINANCE NO. 20-07-442
AN AMENDED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA UNDER SECTION 3.18
OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA TO PROVIDE
FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA DURING
THE PUBLIC EMERGENCY KNOWN AS THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS
DISEASE 2019 GLOBAL PANDEMIC; TO BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON
ADOPTION BY THE COUNCIL; TO SUPERSEDE THE EXISTING
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS , the Mayor and Council of the City of Milton , Georgia are
charged with the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens
of the City of Milton , Georgia; and
WHEREAS, Section 3.18 of the Charter of the City of Milton, Georgia
empowers the Mayor and City Council to adopt an emergency ordinance to meet a
public emergency affecting life , health , property, or public peace ; and
WHEREAS, the novel corona virus disease 2019 ("COVID-19") global
pandemic is a public emergency affecting and threatening life , health, property, and
public peace ; and
WHEREAS , on March 13 , 2020, the President Donald Trump declared a
national emergency due to COVID-19 ; and
WHEREAS , on March 14 , 2020 , Governor Brian Kemp declared a sta~ewide
emergency in Georgia, describing COVID-19 , and the corresponding pandemic, as
a public health emergency; and
WHEREAS , the Governor 's declaration has been repeatedly extended;
WHEREAS , the Governor 's declaration of statewide emergency is currently
set to expire on August 11 , 2020 ; and
WHEREAS, on March 16 , 2020 , the Mayor and City Council for the City of
Milton declared via Emergency Ordinance that an emergency exists in the City of
Milton based on COVID-19 ; and
WHEREAS , the City of Milton's Emergency Ordinance has been renewed
on several occasions, with the most recently adopted version of the Ordinance having
extended through and including July 12 , 2020 ;
WHEREAS , it is the intention of the City of Milton to readopt the Emergency
Ordinance re-commence July 13 , 2020 and run through August 11 , 2020 ;
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council continue to find that a state of local
emergency exists in Milton , due to COVID19 ;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the powers conferred by the City of Milton 's various
Emergency Ordinances , as well as those powers conferred by Section 18-25 of the
Milton Code , the Mayor has issued various emergency declarations for the purpose
of mitigating the impact of COVIDl 9 on the citizens and businesses of Milton; and
WHEREAS , the City Council has an interest in narrowing but extending the
declared state of local emergency, adopting a phased reopening plan for the City of
Milton, and further extending those Mayoral declarations to run coterminous with
the period of declared local emergency.
NOW THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF
MILTON HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the WHEREAS and Preamble sections , above , are hereby
incorporated verbatim herein and the factual statements and findings are hereby
ratified and affirmed ;
SECTION 2. That the Declaration of Emergency set forth in the March 20 ,
2020 Emergency Ordinance and the associated Proclamation of the Mayor declaring
a local emergency due to COVID19 , as those have been renewed and extended, are
hereby further renewed and extended from July 13 , 2020 until 11 :59 p .m. on August
11 ,2020 ;
SECTION 3. That Sections 2 , 3 , 4 , and 7 of the March 20 , 2020 Emergency
Ordinance are renewed and extended ;
SECTION 4. That Section 6 of the March 20 , 2020 Emergency Ordinance ,
and any amendments thereto , are hereby stricken in their entirety;
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SECTION 5. That the following Mayoral Declarations are hereby extended
to run coterminous with the term of this Emergency Ordinance:
• March 20, 2020 Declaration -allowing "to go " malt beverage and wine alcohol
sales for restaurants having a consumption on the premise license ;
• March 23, 2020 Declaration -allowing restaurants and retail to place certain
additional temporary signage;
• March 23, 2020 Declaration -deferring payment of alcohol excise taxes that
became due for March 2020 and for the duration of time that the Emergency
Ordinance is in effect, to be deferred until the calendar month following the
Emergency Ordinance lapsing ;
• April 24, 2020 Declaration -allowing Occupational Tax Certificate Renewals
to be extended from March 31, 2020 and for the duration of time that the
Emergency Ordinance is in effect, to be deferred until the calendar month
following the Emergency Ordinance lapsing ;
• April 24, 2020 Declaration -allowing event facilities and caterers to host
private catered events and sell prepared meals for pick-up and delivery under
certain conditions .
SECTION 6. That the City of Milton 's Reopening Plan was approved on May
18 , 2020 and continues in full force and effect.
SECTION 7. That during the term of this Emergency Ordinance City staff
are empowered to unilaterally modify those internal City Council rules with respect
to how the public may interact with the Council , to ensure that during the term of
this Emergency Ordinance , citizens are provided enhanced flexibility on engaging
with the Council. By way of example , only, this many mean that citizens may email
questions or comments to the Council and those be read into the record -even if the
citizen is not in physical attendance at the Council meeting.
SECTION 8. This New Emergency Ordinance shall become effective and
operational , retroactively, to July 13 , 2020 and shall expire at 11 :59 p.m. on August
11 , 2020 , and may be reenacted , extended , terminated, or amended upon affirmative
action taken at a meeting of the City Council called by the Mayor or two (2)
councilmembers of the City Council.
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SO ORDAINED this 20th day of July 2020 by the Mayor and Council of the
City of Milton, Georgia.
THE CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA
Attest:
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SuctfJ4'AAA4 cGordon, City Clerk
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