Declaration Of Local State Of Emergency

City of Ashdown

250 North Second Street - P.O. Box 135 · Ashdown, Arkansas 71822

Phone (870) 898-2622 · Fax (870) 898-4322

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 2020-=1

DECLARATION OF LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY

WHEREAS, the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that was first detected in China and which has now been detected in 60 locations internationally, including in the United States. The virus has been named "SARS-CoV-2" and the disease it causes has been named "coronavirus disease 2019" (abbreviated "COVID-19"); and

WHEREAS, Governor Asa Hutchinson issued Executive Order 20-03 on March 11, 2020 declaring a state of emergency for the State of Arkansas in response to the COVID-19 outbreak; and

WHEREAS, the safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Ashdown as well as the employees is of

the utmost importance.

NOW, THEREFORE, by the power vested in me as Mayor of the City of Ashdown, Arkansas, the following protocols are implemented until further notice.

1. All access to Ashdown City Hall is limited to essential personnel.

2. No one will be allowed to enter the city offices without an appointment.

3. Appointments can be made by contacting the office in question

4. Anyone needing to conduct business within city hall will be subject to screenings including

checking of temperature to see that it is below 99.6 degrees, and the individual does not

display any other outward symptoms of the virus.

5. We strongly encourage those needing to conduct business with offices within city hall, water

department, street department, sanitation department or city park to make every effort to

conduct their business via telephone, email, or fax.

6. Other measures may be implemented as needed to provide for the safety and welfare of the

city employees.

IT IS SO ORDERED, this 18th day of March, 2020.

James Sutton

Mayor City of Ashdown