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<br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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<br />AVER �, RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
<br />QG JEFFREY R SMITH, CLERK OF COURT
<br />4 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FL
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<br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY EMERGENCY ORDER 2020-007
<br />WHEREAS, on March 1, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis, in his capacity as Governor of
<br />the State of Florida, issued Executive Order 20-51, directing the declaration of a public health
<br />emergency and establishing the State of Florida's response to COVID-19; and
<br />WHEREAS, on March 1, 2020, the State Surgeon General declared a public health
<br />emergency in the State of Florida; and
<br />WHEREAS, on March 7, 2020, Indian River County began making preparations to
<br />address COVID-19; and
<br />WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis, in his capacity as Governor of
<br />the State of Florida, issued Executive Order Number 20-52, declaring that a state of emergency
<br />exists in the State of Florida by reason of COVID-19; and
<br />WHEREAS, on April 29, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order Number
<br />20-112, which allowed restaurants and food establishments licensed under Chapters 500 or 509,
<br />Florida Statutes, to have on -premises consumption of food and beverage, so long as they adopt
<br />appropriate social distancing measures and limit their indoor occupancy to no more than 25 percent
<br />of their building occupancy; and
<br />WHEREAS, under Executive Order Number 20-112, for such restaurants and food
<br />establishments, outdoor seating is permissible with appropriate social distancing, such maintaining
<br />a minimum of 6 feet between parties, only seating parties of 10 or fewer people and keeping bar
<br />counters closed to seating; and
<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to section 101.10(1) of the Code of Indian River County, and
<br />Resolution 2019-55 of the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners, the County
<br />Administrator is authorized to declare a local state of emergency upon making a determination that
<br />a disaster has occurred or is imminent, requiring immediate and expeditious action,
<br />WHEREAS, in my capacity as County Administrator, I determined that, by reason of
<br />COVID-19, the threat of a disaster had occurred or was imminent, requiring immediate and
<br />expeditious action, and declared that a local state of emergency existed in all of Indian River
<br />County, Florida, effective as of 8:00 a.m., on the 17th day of March, 2020; and
<br />OFFICE OF THE COUNTYADMINISTRA TOR
<br />INDIANRIVER COUNTY
<br />1801 271h Street, Vero Beach, Fl. 32960-3388
<br />PHONE: 772-226-1408
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