HomeMy WebLinkAboutCITY DECLARATION OF STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCYCITY OF MIAMI
DECLARATION OF STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in accordance with Article IV
Section (1)(a) of the Florida Constitution and Chapter 252, Florida Statutes,
promulgated Emergency Order 20-52 to declare a state of emergency in the State of
Florida in response to Novel Coronavirus ("COVID-19"); and
WHEREAS, COVID-19 may require extraordinary and immediate actions by the
City of Miami in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4(g)(3) of the Charter of the City of Miami,
Florida ("City Charter") the Mayor may declare a State of Emergency in time of public
emergency as provided in state law and Chapter 252.38.(3)(a) Florida Statutes,
authorizes political subdivisions to declare and enact a State of Local Emergency
thereby waiving the procedures and formalities otherwise required of the political
subdivision by law, and;
THEREFORE, as Mayor of the City of Miami and pursuant to the authority
vested in the Office of the Mayor by virtue of §4(g)(3), of the City Charter, I hereby
declare a State of Local Emergency. This State of Local Emergency includes all of
the City of Miami.
Pursuant to this Declaration, the City Manager is hereby ordered to take
whatever prudent actions are necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of
the community.
Enacted:
Signed:
Francis X. Suarez, Mayor of the City of Miami
Date: it 1-0/10 w 7-. Time: Z 1 r •
Attest:
Todd Hanno erk
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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attached and foregoing DECLARATION OF A STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
was filed with the City Clerk of the City of Miami, Florida on the 12th day of March,
2020.
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(Signature of person filing City Clerk)
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NOTICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MEASURES
Under the provisions of law and §252.31 - 252.60, Florida Statutes, the Mayor of
the City of Miami, declared on March 12, 2020 at ? - /t ?fri 1 that a State of Local
Emergency exists within the City of Miami, Miami -Dade County, Florida.
There is reason to believe that there exists a clear and present danger of
substantial injury to health, safety, and welfare of persons or to property, all of which
constitute an imminent threat to public peace and order and to the general welfare of this
City, thereby the attached Local Emergency Measures are necessary and hereby
instituted.
All persons within the said City are advised to become informed as to the contents
of the attached Local Emergency Measures and to keep informed as to the issuance of
further Local Supplementary Emergency Orders. Violations of the Local Emergency
Order or the Local Supplementary Emergency Orders will subject persons to arrest and
conviction thereof to the penalties as provided by law. .�
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NOTICE OF PROCLAMATION AND DECLARATION OF
A STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
Under the provisions of law and §252.31 - 252.60, Florida Statutes, the
Mayor of the City of Miami, has on March 12, 2020 at ? ; 17.ieclared that a
State of Local Emergency exists within the City of Miami, Miami -Dade County,
Florida.
All persons within the said City are advised to become informed as to the
contents of the above Declaration of a State of Local Emergency and to keep
informed as to the provisions of the Local Supplementary Emergency Orders, if
the same be issued. Violations of the Local Emergency Orders or the Local
Supplementary Emergency Orders will subject persons to arrest and upon
conviction thereof to the penalties as provided by law.
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DECLARATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MEASURES
IMPLEMENTED BY THE CITY MANAGER OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
I, Arthur Noriega V, City Manager of the City of Miami, County of Miami -Dade, State of
Florida, acting under the authority granted to municipalities by Florida Statutes, Sections
252.38, et seq., 501.160 and the authority granted to me by Chapter 4(g)(3) of the City
of Miami Charter and by Chapter 45 of the Miami City Code, and Chapter 8A-5 of the
Miami Dade County Code, and having determined that because of COVI❑-19 is a
natural emergency whose effects are or will be felt within the City and that on account
thereof there is reason to believe that it is necessary to take whatever prudent action is
necessary to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the City do hereby proclaim and
declare that a state of local emergency exists within the City of Miami, County of Miami -
Dade, State of Florida, and the attached and selected emergen y measures are
necessary and are hereby instituted.
rthur Noriega V, City Manager
City of Miami, Florida
Date: March 12, 2020
Time: 241 firim4
Local Emergency Measures
The below Emergency Measures are hereby instituted due to the declaration and
proclamation that a State of Local Emergency exists within
the City of Miami, County of Miami -Dade, Florida.
CLOSING OF PLACES OF ASSEMBLAGE IN THE CITY
1. As City Manager I hereby authorize the closure of places of public
assemblage, with designated exceptions.
2. Assemblage by any person or persons in such closed place is hereby
prohibited.
BAN ON UNCONSCIONABLE PRICING (PRICE GOUGING1
1. No person shall during a declared state of local emergency impose
unconscionable prices for any essential commodity, including but not limited to goods,
supplies, services, provisions, materials, resources, equipment, or any article of
commerce and includes, without limitation water, food, ice, chemicals, petroleum
products, and lumber necessary for consumption and/or use as a direct result of the
emergency.
2. No person shall during a declared state of local emergency impose
unconscionable prices for the rental or lease of any dwelling unit or storage facility.
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Arthur Noriega V, City Manager
City of Miami, Florida
Date: March 12, 2020
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(Initialed by Emergency Manager or Designee)
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