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File #: ORD 20-094    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 10/19/2020 Final action: 10/19/2020
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. Ordinance - Public Health Director
Submitted By
Cara Pavlicek, Village Manager

Reviewed By
LKS

Agenda Item Title
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

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Overview
Overview
On May 28, 2020 the Village Board adopted Ordinance 20-041 to provide ongoing COVID-19 public health response authority to the Public Health Director through November 15, 2020. Due to the continued outbreak of the COVID-19 disease in the State of Illinois and Oak Park staff recommends extending that authority through February 16, 2021. This will allow the Oak Park Public Health Director to continue to take the necessary steps to respond to the pandemic and adapt services, especially in congregate settings and similar.

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Recommendation
Recommendation
Adopt the Ordinance.

Fiscal Impact
N/A.

Background
On March 13, 2020, the Village Board adopted Resolution 20-120 declaring an emergency affecting the public health due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease in the State of Illinois. On April 6, 2020, the Village Board adopted Resolution 20-124 and on April 27, 2020 the Village Board adopted Resolution 20-128 which extended the declaration through June 1, 2020.

On May 28, 2020, the Village Board adopted Ordinance 20-041 to amend Chapter 20 of the Village Board to provide the Public Health Director, through November 15, 2020, authority to continue manage the day to day response to the pandemic from a public health perspective, especial in the Village's long term care and assisted living facilities without the tradition advance review and deliberation via the Board of Health and Village Board of Trustees. At this time, an extension of this authority is request through February 16, 2021. The ordinance extension continues to pr...

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