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Council votes 4-1 to conform the disaster declaration to GA-28 and set rules for outdoor gatherings of 100 or more
Governor Abbott issued Executive Order GA-28 on June 26, 2020, closing bars again, cutting restaurant dine-in capacity to 50% from June 29, and prohibiting outdoor gatherings of more than 100 people unless the mayor approved them. At a special meeting that evening the council passed Resolution No. 06-26-20-1, amending the Mayor's disaster declaration to conform to GA-28 and to require, for approval of an outdoor gathering of 100 or more people, a plan consistent with Open Texas guidance that required masks or controlled access with temperature checks, effective 8:00 a.m. June 29. Mayor Nelson and Councilmembers Powell, Sauer and Smith voted yes; Councilmember Hays voted no.[1][2][3]
Ginger NelsonFreda PowellEddy SauerHoward SmithElaine HaysGreg Abbott
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On June 26, 2020 the council voted 4-1 to amend the Mayor's Disaster Declaration to conform with Executive Order GA-28 and to require, for approval of outdoor gatherings of 100 or more people, a plan consistent with Open Texas guidance with provisions requiring masks or controlling access with temperature checks, effective 8:00 a.m. June 29, 2020 (Resolution No. 06-26-20-1). Nelson, Powell, Sauer and Smith voted yes; Hays voted no. Powell moved and Sauer seconded. [1]
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The June 26, 2020 minutes do not record a reason for Councilmember Hays's no vote.[1]
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GA-28 prohibited any outdoor gathering of more than 100 people, other than listed exceptions, unless the mayor of the city approved it, and allowed the approval to carry conditions not inconsistent with the order. KFDA reported that applications would go through an advisory committee reviewing how organizers planned to run the events. [2][3]
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GA-28 superseded any conflicting local order to the extent it restricted services the state order allowed, while allowing local officials to enforce local restrictions consistent with it. It also amended all state COVID-19 orders to eliminate jail as a penalty and superseded any local order that allowed jail for violating a COVID-19 order. [2]
