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File #: ORD 21-92    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 11/22/2021 Final action: 11/22/2021
Title: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 20 ("Public Health"), Article 1 ("Oak Park Department of Public Health"), Section 20-1-6 ("Authority and Duties of the Director") of the Oak Park Village Code to Permit the Public Health Director to Make Reasonable Rules, Regulations and Orders Due to the Outbreak of COVID-19 Disease
Attachments: 1. Emergency Health Ordinance
Submitted By
Lisa Shelley, Deputy Village Manager

Reviewed By
AMZ

Agenda Item Title
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An Ordinance Amending Chapter 20 ("Public Health"), Article 1 ("Oak Park Department of Public Health"), Section 20-1-6 ("Authority and Duties of the Director") of the Oak Park Village Code to Permit the Public Health Director to Make Reasonable Rules, Regulations and Orders Due to the Outbreak of COVID-19 Disease

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Overview
Overview
Per the motion of Trustee Walker-Peddakotla and Trustee Enyia, this ordinance is on the agenda for the November 22, 2021 meeting for consideration. The ordinance amends Section 20-1-6(BB) of the Village Code regarding the Public Health Director's emergency authority to make reasonable rules, regulations and orders due to the outbreak of COVID-19 disease. However, Section 20-1-6(Z), and other provisions contained in Section 20-1-6, grants such authority when there is an emergency in place and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker continues to declare an emergency in the State of Illinois due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The last meeting did not have this item on the agenda to renew the emergency declaration because of the latter.

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Recommendation
Recmmendation
Adopt the Ordinance.

Fiscal Impact
N/A.

Background
In general, the ordinance is designed to provide a legal framework in order to facilitate a public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, Section 20-1-6(Z) provides that the Public Health Director has the authority to make reasonable rules, regulations and orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic during an emergency without review by the Board of Health and approval by the Village Board. The Board adopted previous Code amendments to affirm this authority due to the COVID-19 pandemic by adopting a new subsection as part of Section 20-1-6 through November 15, 2021.
Currently, Section 20-1-6(Z) provides that the Public Health Director has the authority to "make reasonable rules, regulations and orders" in cases of ...

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