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Executive Order 2021-015 SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY

City of East Providence

    Office of the Mayor

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY

EXECUTIVE ORDER 2021-015

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

 

EXTENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER 2021-014, DATED AUGUST 23, 2021 Entitled Declaration of state of municipal emergency

 

WHEREAS, on August 23, 2021, Mayor Roberto L. DaSilva issued Executive Order 2021-014 declaring a Municipal State of Emergency due to the outbreak of COVID-19; and

WHEREAS, the Rhode Island General Law §§30-15-12 and 30-15-13, as well as the Home Rule Charter of the City of East Providence Article III, Section 3-5(9), permit the Mayor to declare a State of Municipal Emergency for the purpose of taking acting to protect the health, safety and security of the City and its inhabitants; and

WHEREAS, Rhode Island General Laws §§30-15-12(b) and 30-15-9(e)(1) permit the Mayor to suspend the provisions of any statute, regulation, or requirement prescribing the procedures for the conduct of city business, or the orders, rules, regulations of any city, board, or agency. If strict compliance with the provisions of any statute, order, rule, or regulation will in any way prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action in coping with this emergency; and

WHEREAS, Rhode Island General Laws§§ 30-15-9(e)(3) and (7), and 30-15-12(b), permit the Mayor to transfer the direction, personnel, or functions of City departments and agencies or units thereof for the purpose of performing or facilitating emergency services; to control ingress and egress to and from high-risk areas, the movement of persons within the area, and the occupancy of premises therein; and to take the appropriate measure for the protection of health, safety, and welfare of the people of the city/town and to prevent or minimize the loss of life.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor Roberto L. DaSilva, by virtue of the authority vested in me as the Mayor and Chief Executive Officer of the City of East Providence, pursuant to the Rhode Island General Laws and the Home Rule Charter of the City of East Providence, do hereby order and direct the following:

  1. Executive Order 2021-014, entitled “Declaration of State of Municipal Emergency,” declared August 23, 2021 is hereby extended.

This Executive Order shall take effect on September 21, 2021 in full force and effect, and, with the consent of the City Council, it shall remain in effect until Tuesday, October 19, 2021, unless renewed, modified, or terminated by subsequent Executive Order.

Roberto DaSilva

So Ordered:                                                               

                                                                                      

   Roberto L. DaSilva

           Mayor

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