McHenry Times

Village of Richmond Village Board met March 16.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. PUBLIC COMMENTS

4. BONAFIDE EMERGENCY FINDING: Motion to find that tee is a bonafide emergency, pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/2.02(a), warranting this special meeting of the City Council based on the following findings of fact;

• Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a potentially severe acute respiratory infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV- 2), The virus was first identified as the cause of an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan City, Hubei Province^ China, in December 2019; and

• On March 9, 2020» Governor J.B. Pritzker declared all counties in the State of Illinois as a disaster area; and

* On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic; and

• On March 11, 2020, McHenry County Board Chair Jack D. Franks proclaimed that a disaster emergency exists for the County of McHenry; and

• Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2020-04 (COVID-I9 Executive Order No, 2), cancelling all public and private gatherings in the State of Illinois of 1,000 people or more to implement social distancing; Governor Pritzker issued Executive

Orders 2020-05 and 2020-06 (COVID-19 Executive Order Nos, 3 and 4)» closing all public and private schools through March 30, 2020; and Governor Pritzker announced on Sunday, March 15, 2020 that all bars and restaurants in the State of

Illinois will 'be closed to the public through March 30, 2020,and

5. CORONAV1R-US DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19), including the following:

• Proclamation of Local Disaster Emergency l)y the President proclaiming a local disaster emergency;

• Motion to approve the Continuation of Proclamation of Local Disaster Emergency for the Village of Riclmiond to April 20,2020;

* Motion to approve an Ordinance Amending Chapter 3, Village Administration,

Section 3,14, Emergency Services and Disaster Agency, of the Richmond Village Code Pertaining to a Local State of Emergency providing for the exercise of extraordinary powers by executive order of the President during a state of emergency within the Village;

* Activation of Powers under Ordinance No, _, previously adopted with the limitation that all executive orders are responsive to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID" 19) and a copy of each executive order be filed -with the Village Clerk, be sent to the Board of Trustees, and posted on the Village's website within 24-hours of being ordered by the President; and

* Such other emergency actions relating to Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

6. ADJOURNMENT

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