Full Notification

Today, April 24, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order 2020-59 which rescinds and replaces Executive Order 2020-42 (commonly referred to as the "Stay Home & Stay Safe Order") This new order relaxes some of the restrictions in earlier versions of the order. Listed below are highlights of the order:

THE NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER WILL ALLOW SOME WORKERS WHO PERFORM PREVIOUSLY SUSPENDED ACTIVITIES TO GO BACK ON THE JOB. THE ORDER WILL:

•Allow landscapers, lawn-service companies, greenhouses, and nurseries to return to work, subject to strict social distancing. • Allow motorized boating and golf, consistent with sound social distancing. No golf carts allowed.

•And it will clarify that state parks remain open, as they have been throughout the emergency.

•And it will also require employers to provide at least cloth face coverings to their employees. No one should be afraid to go to work.

•People won’t have to wear face coverings when they’re taking a walk in the neighborhood. But when you go to the grocery store, you should be wearing one.

•Permit retailers that do not sell necessary supplies to reopen for curbside pick-up and for delivery.

•Lift the “closed areas” (e.g., garden centers) and advertising restrictions on large stores.

•Allow bike repair shops to reopen.


THE ORDER WILL ALSO EASE UP ON SOME RESTRICTIONS ON MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. IT WILL, FOR EXAMPLE:
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•Allow motorized boating and golf, consistent with sound social distancing. No golf carts allowed.

•It will permit individuals to travel between their residences, though such travel during the epidemic is strongly discouraged.

•And it will clarify that state parks remain open, as they have been throughout the emergency.

FINALLY, THE ORDER WILL REQUIRE PEOPLE TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS WHEN THEY ENTER ENCLOSED PUBLIC SPACES.

•And it will also require employers to provide at least cloth face coverings to their employees. No one should be afraid to go to work.

•People won’t have to wear face coverings when they’re taking a walk in the neighborhood. But when you go to the grocery store, you should be wearing one.

As the Governor as stated, "We aren't out of the woods yet." Please continue to maintain your social distancing and follow guidelines presented by the CDC, Governor, County and Local Government.

Contact the Public Safety Department @ (313) 343-2530 if you have any questions about the Executive Order 2020-59.