Edmond Adds Shelter-In-Place To Declaration Of Emergency

Edmond City Council amended its Declaration of Emergency Monday to include shelter-in-place. The amendment comes as cities continue to develop ways to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Oklahoma.

All residents living withing the corporate limits of the City of Edmond are required to shelter in place at their residence unless leaving for essential activities, according to the press release. Exceptions and listed essential activities given by the City Council are listed below.

The declaration includes new limitations in addition to Governor Kevin Stitt’s safer-at-home executive order.

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The new measures go into effect at 11:59 p.m. Monday, March 30 and last through April 16.

See below for the complete amended declaration of emergency.

Effective 11:59 pm, March 30, 2020 through April 16, 2020, all residents living within the corporate limits of the City of Edmond are required to shelter in place at their place of residence as provided herein:

1. Persons may leave their residences only for Essential Activities as defined herein or operate Essential Businesses.
2. For purposes of this Declaration “Essential Activities” shall include:

• To engage in activities or perform tasks essential to their health and safety, or to the health and safety of their family, household members, or pets (for example, obtaining medical supplies or medication, visiting a health care professional, obtaining supplies needed to work from home, or perform property maintenance)
• To obtain necessary services or supplies for themselves, family, household members, or pets or to deliver those services or supplies to others (for example, food and beverage, pet supply, and any other household consumer products, and products necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences
• To engage in outdoor activity, provided the individuals, except household members, follow social distancing guidelines issued by the CDC (for example, walking, biking, hiking, or running)
• To perform work at an Essential Business
• To care for or transport a family member or pet in another household
• To move to another residence either in or outside the limits of the City of Edmond 
• To otherwise carry out activities specifically permitted in this Declaration

1. For purposes of this Declaration  “Essential Businesses” shall mean those businesses identified by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma, or his designee, as critical infrastructure sectors by the Governor’s Fourth Amended Executive Order 2020-07 dated March 24, 2020, and amendments thereto, and the Governor’s Executive Memorandum 2020-01 and amendments thereto, including critical government workers as defined by the governmental employer.

The previously issued Declarations of Emergency of March 18, 2020 and March 25, 2020 shall remain in full force and effect to the extent that said Declarations do not contradict this Declaration and hereby extended until the expiration of this Revised Declaration of Emergency.

City-owned or operated sports courts, basketball courts, golf course, tennis center, sports fields, dog park, fitness courts, playgrounds and disc golf facilities are closed to the public and all persons except personnel necessary for maintenance of the facility and grounds, through April 16, 2020.

Effective 11:59 pm, March 30, 2020 through April 16, 2020, all businesses operating within the limits of the City of Edmond, Oklahoma, except Essential Businesses, identified by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma, are required to close all facilities located within the City and all persons, except as provided in subsection a. below, are restricted from such places.

1. Provided that any business may continue to perform essential functions with employees or contractors as necessary to maintain the value of the business’ inventory, preserve the condition of the business’ physical plant and equipment, ensure security, process payroll and employee benefits and related functions.
2. For clarity, non-essential businesses may continue operations consisting exclusively of employees or contractors performing activities remotely (i.e. working from home).
3. For Essential Businesses continuing to operate, to the extent possible all businesses shall practice social distancing which may include but is not limited to maintaining six (6) feet between both employees and the general public, off-setting shifts and/or days, and requiring employees to conduct work remotely.
4. Any business owner keeping a non-essential business open in violation of this Declaration shall be subject the applicable provisions of the Edmond Municipal Code.

    

All Edmond citizens should take extra measures to put a physical distance of six (6) feet between yourself and other people to further reduce your risk to being exposed to COVID-19, and should avail themselves of the resources and information through the Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD), the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) and Center for Disease Control (CDC).

It is anticipated that Edmond residents will voluntarily comply with the regulations that have been put into place.  In the event that there is concern of non-compliance in Edmond, please contact the City of Edmond Community Image Department at 359-4793.

For the latest information on local regulations, building closures, additional cancellations and access to resources from our health partners, please visit http://edmondok.com/coronavirus.