REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 6, 2020
FROM
GARY McBRIDE, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
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Ordinance Related to Enforcement of COVID-19 Public Health Orders
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
CONTINUED FROM TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2020, ITEM NO. 82:
1. Approve introduction of ordinance relating to enforcement of COVID-19 public health orders, declaring violations of orders of the State or County Health Officer related to COVID-19 to be unlawful and a public nuisance and authorizing the issuance of administrative citations.
2. Make alterations, if necessary, to proposed ordinance.
3. Approve introduction of the proposed ordinance.
4. Read title only of proposed ordinance, waive reading of the entire text, and SCHEDULE FOR FINAL ADOPTION ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2020 on the Consent Calendar.
(Presenter: Gary McBride, Chief Executive Officer, 387-5417)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item may result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). However, enforcement of COVID-19 public health orders is a COVID-19 expense and therefore eligible for the County to use Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Coronavirus Relief Funds if no other COVID-19 related federal or state funding is available.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On September 29, 2020 (Item No. 82), the Board of Supervisors (Board) continued the introduction of the ordinance, and requested that staff make some modifications. The revised recommended ordinance deletes administrative citations for commercial and non-commercial activity, and clarifies that administrative citations for mass events may apply where 500 or more persons are gathered at one time. The recommended revised ordina...
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