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SUMMIT COUNTY COUNCIL AND ITS BOARD OF HEALTH

IN AND FOR SUMMIT COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH
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In the matter of: : JOINT PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER
: STAY-AT-HOME
COVID-19 Pandemic within Summit County :
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Order No.: 2020-03
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: Date: March 25, 2020
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: Legal Authority: Utah Code §26A-1-114
: Utah Code §17-50-
: 302(1)(a)(ii)
: Summit County Code
: §4-5-6(A)
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On March 12, 2020, the Summit County Health Officer (the “SCHO”) issued his
Declaration of Local Public Health Emergency with regard to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
pandemic.

On that same date, the Summit County Manager (the “Manager”) made his Declaration of
Local Emergency.

The SCHO issued his Public Health Order 2020-01 on March 15, 2020, closing
recreational resorts, as well as movie, cinematic, and live performance theaters and venues, and
imposing limitations on restaurants, bars, taverns, and lodging.

On March 16, 2020, President Trump and the White House Coronavirus Task Force
issued guidelines to help protect Americans during the global COVID-19 outbreak, which
guidelines included social distancing practices and avoiding gatherings of over ten (10)
individuals.

On that same date, the Health Officer of the City and County of San Francisco,
California, issued his Order No. C19-07 directing individuals within his jurisdiction to shelter-in-
place from March 17,2020 to April 7, 2020 for the express intent of preventing the spread of
COVID-19. California has the third highest confirmed cases of the virus in the United States.

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 On March 17, 2020, Joseph K. Miner, MD, the Executive Director of the Utah
Department of Health, issued his State Public Health Order, which restricted certain businesses
and gatherings of over ten (10) individuals.

On March 18, 2020, the Governor of New York issued his Executive Order No. 202.6,
which ordered all non-essential businesses within the State of New York to decrease their on-site
workforces by 50% from March 20, 2020 to April 17, 2020, so as to prevent the spread of
COVID-19. New York is the epicenter of the spread of COVID-19 in the United States; having
the vast majority of confirmed cases of any state and the most deaths.

On March 21, 2020, the Health Officer of Los Angeles County, California, issued his
Safer at Home Order for Control of COVID-19, which prohibits all public and private
gatherings, and closed all non-essential businesses from March 21, 2020 to April 19, 2020.

On the same date, Dr. Miner issued a new State Public Health Order which superseded
his previous order; providing additional guidelines for the prevention of the spread of COVID-
19.

On March 23, 2020, the SCHO issued Public Health Order 2020-02, which placed further
restrictions on businesses and public gatherings.

On that same date, the Governor of the State of Washington ordered a statewide shelter-
in-place for two weeks. Washington has the second highest number of deaths from COVID-19
in the United States.

On that same date, the Public Health Director of Pitkin County, Colorado, issued his
Standing Public Health Order which directed that residents stay-at-home until April 17, 2020.
That order also directed that all visitors to Pitkin County return home immediately by the fastest
and safest available means. Further, non-resident homeowners were strongly encouraged to
leave or not travel to Pitkin County.

A recent study of COVID-19 infection rates among ski towns in the western United
States shows that while the average confirmed cases per 100,000 residents in the United States is
16, ski towns have a significantly higher rate. For example, if ski town population is
mathematically projected, the United States has 16 cases per 100,000 residents, Pitkin County
has 100 cases per 100,000 residents, and Summit County has the highest rate of all ski towns at
196 cases per 100,000 residents.

Utah Code §26A-1-106(2) provides that “[r]egulations or standards relating to public

health or environmental health services adopted or established by a local health department may
not be less restrictive than [State Department of Health orders].”

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 Utah Code §26A-1-114(1)(e) empowers a local health department to “close theatres,
schools, and other public places and prohibit gatherings of people when necessary to protect the
public health.” It further empowers the local health department to “exercise physical control
over property and over individuals as the local health department finds necessary for the
protection of the public health” (Utah Code §26A-1-114(1)(b)), and to do so through the
issuance of “notices and orders.” Utah Code §26A-1-114(1)(k).

The Manager has authority to issue curfew and evacuation orders, so long as they are
deemed necessary for the preservation of life. Summit County Code (“SCC”) §5-4-6(A)(4) &
(6); §5-4-9. Any such order in excess of seven (7) days must be approved by the Summit County
Council (the “Council”). SCC §5-4-6(A)(1).

Utah Code §17-50-302(1)(a)(ii) authorizes a county to “exercise a power, or perform a

function that is reasonably related to the safety, health, morals, and welfare of county inhabitants,
except as limited or prohibited by statute.”

As of March 26, 2020, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the
“CDC”) indicated that there are over 460,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide with
over 62,000 of those cases in the United States, including 346 in Utah, with 97 in Summit
County.

Models suggest that if current conditions persist, assuming no further measures are
enacted, the health care system within the State of Utah will reach maximum capacity within two
weeks or less.

On March 25, 2020, the Utah Academy of Family Physicians called on state and local
leaders to issue stay-at-home orders for every community to slow the spread of COVID-19 cases,
stating “We are gravely concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on the public and on
practicing family physicians providing primary care in Utah. We need to take these steps now to
keep our health care system from breaking down under the strain of the coming surge . . . Urgent
action is required if we are to keep primary care workforce protected and healthy enough to
respond to his pandemic.”

Summit County (the “County”) with a population of 42,000 residents is the epicenter for
COVID-19 in the State of Utah, having nearly a third of all Utah cases, as well as reporting the
first case of community spread in the state. While data is ever emerging, the County’s rate of
occurrence of confirmed COVID-19 cases generally rivals that of New York City and continues
to grow exponentially. In fact, the County’s per capita rate is twenty times greater than the
second most affected county, Salt Lake County.

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 The County’s unique position as both a major tourist destination and a large second home
community adds to the public health risk, as non-residents have been sources of the COVID-19
spread within the County.

The County has an important and substantial interest in protecting the health of its
citizens and visitors from the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

The SCHO, Council, and Manager jointly find that there is a continuing and immediate
threat to the public health of County residents and visitors from the spread of the COVID-19
virus, which necessitates this Joint Public Health Order (this “Order”), which Order and its
restrictions are no greater than necessary to carry out the purpose of preventing the spread of
COVID-19 within the County.

This Order applies countywide, both to the unincorporated and incorporated portions of
the County.

THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE §26A-1-114, UTAH CODE §17-50-302,

SUMMIT COUNTY CODE §5-4-6, AND SUMMIT COUNTY CODE OF HEALTH §1-1-
10(b), BE IT HEREBY ORDERED BY RICHARD C. BULLOUGH, PHD, SUMMIT
COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER, THE SUMMIT COUNTY COUNCIL, AND THOMAS C.
FISHER, SUMMIT COUNTY MANAGER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SUMMIT
COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Purpose. The intent of this Order is to ensure that the maximum number of
people self-isolate in their places of residence to the maximum extent feasible, while enabling
essential services to continue, to slow the spread of COVID-19 to the maximum extent possible.
When people need to leave their places of residence, whether to obtain or perform vital services,
or to otherwise facilitate authorized activities necessary for continuity of social and commercial
life, they should at all times reasonably possible comply with Social Distancing Requirements as
defined in Section 7 below. All provisions of this Order should be interpreted to effectuate this
intent.

Section 2. Stay-at-Home Order. All individuals currently living within Summit County,
Utah (the “County”) are ordered to stay at their place of residence. To the extent individuals are
using shared or outdoor spaces, they must at all times as reasonably possible maintain Social
Distancing Requirements when they are outside their residence. All persons may leave their
residences only for “Essential Activities,” “Essential Governmental Functions,” “Essential
Travel,” or to operate “Essential Businesses” (as all are defined in Section 7 below). Individuals
experiencing homelessness are exempt from this Section (but should use COVID-19 risk
mitigation practices).

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Section 3. Business Closures. All businesses with a facility in the County, except Essential
Businesses (as defined below in Section 7), are required to cease all activities at facilities located
within the County except “Minimum Basic Operations” (as defined in Section 7 below). For
clarity, businesses may also continue operations so long as their employees or contractors are
performing activities at their own residences (i.e., working from home) and customers are not
entering their residences for such business activity. All Essential Businesses are strongly
encouraged to remain open. To the greatest extent feasible, Essential Businesses shall comply
with Social Distancing Requirements, as defined in Section 7, including by maintaining six-foot
social distancing for both employees and members of the public, including, but not limited to,
when any customers are standing in line.

Section 4. Public and Private Gatherings Prohibited. All public and private gatherings of
any number of people are prohibited, but this restriction shall not apply to members of the same
household or living unit, and excepting for the limited purposes as expressly permitted in Section
7. Nothing in this Order prohibits the gathering of members of a household or living unit.

Section 5. Travel Restrictions. All travel, including, but not limited to, travel on foot,
bicycle, scooter, motorcycle, automobile, or public transit, except “Essential Travel” and
“Essential Activities” (as each is defined below in Section 7), is prohibited. People must use
public transit only for purposes of performing Essential Activities or to travel to and from work
for the purpose of working at the Essential Businesses or maintaining Essential Governmental
Functions. People riding on public transit must comply with Social Distancing Requirements as
defined in Section 7 below, to the greatest extent feasible. This Order allows travel into or out of
the County to perform Essential Activities, operate Essential Businesses, or maintain Essential
Governmental Functions.

Section 6. Evidentiary Basis of Restrictions.

A. This Order is issued based on evidence of the rapidly increasing

occurrences of COVID-19 within the County, scientific evidence and best
practices regarding the most effective approaches to slow the transmission of
communicable diseases generally and COVID-19 specifically, the unique position
of the County as a major resort destination and second home community, and
evidence that the age, condition, and health of a significant portion of the
population of the County places it at risk for serious health complications,
including death, from COVID-19. Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in
the general public, which is now a pandemic according to the World Health
Organization, there is a public health emergency throughout the County. Making
the problem worse, some individuals who contract the COVID-19 virus have no
symptoms or have mild symptoms, which means they may not be aware they
carry the virus. Because even people without symptoms can transmit the disease,
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 and because evidence shows the disease is easily spread, gatherings can result in
preventable transmission of the virus. The scientific evidence shows that at this
stage of the emergency, it is essential to slow virus transmission as much as
possible to protect the most vulnerable populations and to prevent the health care
system from being overwhelmed, as the County has only a single hospital. One
proven way to slow the transmission is to limit interactions among people to the
greatest extent practicable. By reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus, this
Order helps preserve critical and limited healthcare capacity in the County.

B. This Order also is issued in light of the existence of 97 confirmed cases of

COVID-19, as of March 26, 2020, including a significant and increasing number
of suspected cases of community transmission and likely further significant
increases in transmission. Widespread testing for COVID-19 is not yet available
but is expected to increase in the coming days. Ski areas in the western United
States, including the County, have a much higher rate of confirmed cases than the
rest of the United States or other areas of Utah, which exacerbates the health risks
to County residents. While Public Health Order 2020-01 required the closure of
ski resorts in Summit County, it is likely that the virus accelerated its entry into
the community prior to the closure and that undetected cases within Summit
County remain unusually high for its population. This Order is necessary to slow
the rate of spread.

Section 7. Definitions and Exemptions.

A. For purposes of this Order, individuals may leave their residence only to
perform any of the following “Essential Activities.” But people at high risk of
severe illness from COVID-19 and people who are sick are urged to stay in their
residence to the extent possible except as necessary to seek medical care.

i. To engage in activities or perform tasks essential to their health and

safety, or to the health and safety of their family or household members, such as,
by way of example only and without limitation, obtaining medical supplies or
medication, visiting a health care professional, or obtaining supplies they need to
work from home.

ii. To obtain necessary services or supplies for themselves and their family
or household members, or to deliver those services or supplies to others, such as,
by way of example only and without limitation, canned food, dry goods, fresh
fruits and vegetables, pet supply, fresh meats, fish, and poultry, and any other
household consumer products, and products necessary to maintain the safety,
sanitation, and essential operation of residences.

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 iii. To engage in outdoor activity, provided the individuals comply with
Social Distancing Requirements as defined in this Section, such as, by way of
example and without limitation, walking, hiking, or running. Do not congregate
in groups at trailheads, parks or recreational areas.

iv. To perform work providing essential products and services at an

Essential Business or to otherwise carry out activities specifically permitted in
this Order, including Minimum Basic Operations.

v. To care for a family member or pet in another household.

B. For purposes of this Order, individuals may leave their residence to work
for or obtain services at any “Healthcare Operation,” including hospitals, clinics,
dentists, pharmacies, physical therapy clinics and services, pharmaceutical and
biotechnology companies, other healthcare facilities, healthcare suppliers, home
healthcare services providers, mental health providers, or any related and/or
ancillary healthcare services. Healthcare Operation also includes veterinary care
and all healthcare services provided to animals. This exemption shall be construed
broadly to avoid any impacts to the delivery of healthcare, broadly defined.
Healthcare Operations does not include fitness and exercise gyms and similar
facilities. With respect to physical therapy clinics and services, the restrictions
and limitations in Public Health Order 2020-02 shall continue to apply. Non-
urgent medical, dental, and veterinary procedures are restricted per Utah
Department of Health orders.

C. For purposes of this Order, individuals may leave their residence to

provide any services or perform any work necessary to the operations and
maintenance of “Essential Infrastructure,” including, but not limited to, public
works construction, residential and commercial construction, airport operations,
water, sewer, gas, electrical, oil refining, roads and highways, public
transportation, solid waste collection and removal, internet, and
telecommunications systems (including the provision of essential global, national,
and local infrastructure for computing services, business infrastructure,
communications, and web-based services), provided that they carry out those
services or that work in compliance with Social Distancing Requirements as
defined this Section, to the extent possible. In residential and commercial
construction and the regulation of construction sites, the restrictions and
limitations in Public Health Order 2020-02 shall continue to apply.

D. For purposes of this Order, all first responders, emergency management

personnel, emergency dispatchers, court personnel, and law enforcement

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personnel, and others working for or to support Essential Businesses are
categorically exempt from this Order. Further, nothing in this Order shall prohibit
any individual from performing or accessing “Essential Governmental
Functions.” Essential Government Functions means all services needed to ensure
the continuing operation of government agencies and provide for the health,
safety and welfare of the public. All Essential Governmental Functions shall be
performed in compliance with Social Distancing Requirements as defined this
Section, to the extent possible.

E. For the purposes of this Order, covered businesses include any for-profit,
non-profit, or educational entities, regardless of the nature of the service, the
function they perform, or its corporate or entity structure.

F. For the purposes of this Order, “Essential Businesses” means:

i. Healthcare Operations and Essential Infrastructure;

ii. Grocery stores, supermarkets, food banks, convenience stores, and other
establishments engaged in the retail sale of canned food, dry goods, fresh fruits
and vegetables, pet supply, fresh meats, fish, and poultry, and any other
household consumer products (such as cleaning and personal care products). This
includes stores that sell groceries and also sell other non-grocery products, and
products necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of
residences;

iii. Food cultivation, including farming, livestock, and fishing;

iv. Businesses that provide food, shelter, and social services, and other
necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy individuals;

v. Newspapers, television, radio, and other media services;

vi. Gas stations and auto-supply, auto-repair, and related facilities;

vii. Banks and related financial institutions;

viii. Hardware stores;

ix. Plumbers, electricians, exterminators, and other service providers who

provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and
essential operation of residences, Essential Activities, and Essential Businesses.
Public Health Order 2020-02 as it pertains to construction sites shall apply;

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 x. Businesses providing mailing and shipping services, including post
office boxes;

xi. Educational institutions—including public and private K-12 schools,

colleges, and universities—for purposes of facilitating distance learning or
performing essential functions, provided that social distancing of six-feet per
person is maintained to the greatest extent possible;

xii. Laundromats, dry cleaners, and laundry service providers;

xiii. Restaurants and other facilities that prepare and serve food, but only
for curbside pick-up and drive-thru service. The provisions of Public Health Order
2020-01, as it applies to restaurants, bars, and taverns shall continue to apply.
Schools and other entities that typically provide free food services to students or
members of the public may continue to do so under this Order on the condition
that the food is provided to students or members of the public on a pick-up and
takeaway basis only. Schools and other entities that provide food services under
this exemption shall not permit the food to be eaten at the site where it is
provided, or at any other gathering site;

xiv. Businesses that supply products needed for people to work from
home;

xv. Businesses that supply other Essential Businesses with the support or
supplies necessary to operate;

xvi. Businesses that existed on March 12, 2020, which had as part of their
local and state permits on that date, the shipment or delivery of groceries, food,
goods or services directly to residences. Third-party food delivery services, as set
forth in Public Health Order 2020-01, continue to be prohibited;

xvii. Airlines, taxis, and other private transportation providers providing

transportation services necessary for Essential Activities and other purposes
expressly authorized in this Order;

xviii. Home-based care for seniors, adults, or children;

xix. Residential facilities and shelters for seniors, adults, and children;

xx. Professional services, such as legal or accounting services, when

necessary to assist in compliance with legally mandated activities;

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 xxi. Child day care centers and facilities providing services that enable
employees exempted in this Order to work as permitted. The restrictions and
limitations in Public Health Order 2020-02 shall continue to apply.

G. For the purposes of this Order, “Minimum Basic Operations” include the
following, provided that employees comply with Social Distancing Requirements
as defined this Section, to the extent possible, while carrying out such operations:

i. The minimum necessary activities to maintain the value of the

business’s inventory, ensure security, process payroll and employee benefits, or
for related functions.

ii. The minimum necessary activities to facilitate employees of the

business being able to continue to work remotely from their residences.

H. For the purposes of this Order, “Essential Travel” includes travel for any
of the following purposes. Individuals engaged in any Essential Travel must
comply with all Social Distancing Requirements as defined in this Section.

i. Any travel related to the provision of or access to Essential Activities,

Essential Governmental Functions, Essential Businesses, or Minimum Basic
Operations.

ii. Travel to care for elderly, minors, dependents, persons with disabilities,
or other vulnerable persons.

iii. Travel to or from educational institutions for purposes of receiving

materials for distance learning, for receiving meals, and any other related services.

iv. Travel to return to a place of residence from outside the jurisdiction.

v. Travel required by law enforcement or court order.

vi. Travel required for non-residents to return to their place of residence

outside the County. Individuals are strongly encouraged to verify that their
transportation out of the County remains available and functional prior to
commencing such travel.

I. For purposes of this Order, residences include hotels, motels, shared rental
units, and similar facilities.

J. For purposes of this Order, “Social Distancing Requirements” includes

maintaining at least six-foot social distancing from other individuals, washing
hands with soap and water for at least twenty seconds as frequently as possible or
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 using hand sanitizer, covering coughs or sneezes (into the sleeve or elbow, not
hands), regularly cleaning high-touch surfaces, and not shaking hands.

Section 8. Visitors. Visitors to Summit County are directed to return home

immediately upon the issuance of this Order, no later than April 1, 2020, by the fastest
and safest available means, and persons considering visiting Summit County should
remain home. Although non-resident homeowners are expressly exempt from this
Section, non-resident homeowners are strongly encouraged to leave or not travel to
Summit County. Non-resident homeowners should know and be advised that the local
infrastructure, especially the health care infrastructure, is not equipped for an influx of
part-time residents in a time of global pandemic.

Section 9. Conflicts. Except as set forth in this Order, Public Health Order 2020-01
and Public Health Order 2020-02 shall remain in full force and effect, and unamended.
In the event of any conflict between this Order and Public Health Order 2020-01 or
Public Health Order 2020-02, this Order shall control.

Section 10. Effective Date; Duration. This Order shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. on
March 27, 2020, and will continue to be in effect until 11:59 p.m. on May 1, 2020, or until it is
extended, rescinded, superseded, or amended in writing. This Order shall re-evaluated in
fourteen (14) calendar days.

Section 11. Publication. This Order shall be on file for public inspection with the Summit
County Clerk and the Summit County Health Department.

Section 12. Enforcement. The County Sheriff and Chiefs of Police within the County are
directed to ensure compliance with and enforce this Order. Notwithstanding such, the purpose of
this Order is to protect individuals’ health and not to hold them criminally liable. Discretion will
be used in the citing and prosecution of violations of this Order.

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ORDERED, APPROVED, ADOPTED, and PASSED, and published, this 25th day of March,
2020.

ATTEST: SUMMIT COUNTY COUNCIL

___________________________
Kent Jones Doug Clyde, Chair
Summit County Clerk

VOTING OF COUNTY COUNCIL:

APPROVED AS TO FORM

Councilmember Carson Yes

__________________________
Margaret H. Olson Councilmember Robinson Yes
Summit County Attorney
Councilmember Clyde Yes

Councilmember Armstrong Yes

Councilmember Wright Yes

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BY ORDER OF THE SUMMIT COUNTY MANAGER

___________________________________________
Thomas C. Fisher
Summit County Manager

BY ORDER OF THE SUMMIT COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER

___________________________________________
Richard C. Bullough, PhD
County Health Officer

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 EXTENSION OF LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER
Summit County, Utah

WHEREAS, the Summit County Code of Health §1-1-10(B) provides that the Summit
County Health Officer (“SCHO”) may declare a public health emergency; and,
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, the Summit County Manager (the “Manager”) issued
his Declaration of Local Emergency with regard to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic (the
“Emergency Declaration”); and,
WHEREAS, concurrently with the Emergency Declaration, the SCHO issued his
Declaration of Local Public Health Emergency with regard to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Pandemic (the “Public Health Emergency Declaration”) for a period of thirty (30) days, ending
on April 11, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2020, the SCHO issued his Public Health Order 2020-01,
closing recreational resorts, as well as movie, cinematic, and live performance theaters and
venues, and imposing limitations on restaurants, bars, taverns, and lodging; and,
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the Summit County Council (the “Council”) adopted
Resolution 2020-03, which ratified the Emergency Declaration for a period of thirty-five (35)
days, ending April 20, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, on March 23, 2020, the SCHO issued his Public Health Order 2020-02,
which placed further restrictions on businesses and public gatherings; and,
WHEREAS, on March 25, 2020, the SCHO, the Council, and the Manager issued their
Joint Public Health Order 2020-03, which imposed a stay-at-home order on all county residents
and businesses until May 1, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, the SCHO has extended the duration of both Public Health Order 2020-01
and Public Health Order 2020-02 to be co-terminus with the Joint Public Health Order 2020-03;
and,

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 WHEREAS, the public health emergency conditions continue to persist within the
county; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the health, safety, and general welfare of the
public that the Public Health Emergency Declaration be extended so as to be co-terminus with
the Joint Public Health Order 2020-03.
THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO UCA §26A-1-114 AND SUMMIT COUNTY CODE OF
HEALTH §1-1-10(b), BE IT DELCARED BY RICHARD C. BULLOUGH, PHD,
SUMMIT COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Extension. The Declaration of Local Public Health Emergency, dated
March 12, 2020, is hereby extended in duration until May 1, 2020.
Section 2. Publication. This extension of the Public Health Emergency Declaration
shall be on file for public inspection with the Summit County Health Department.
Section 3. Notice to Governor. A copy of this extension of the Public Health
Emergency Declaration shall be sent to the Office of the Governor of the State of Utah.
Effective Date: __________
4/7/2020
SUMMIT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

__________________________________
Richard C. Bullough, PhD
County Health Officer

Approved as to Form:

__________________________________
Margaret H. Olson
County Attorney

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 Trudy Brereton
Public Information Officer
(Office) 435-657-3312
(Cell) 435-671-9032
[email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 30, 2020

Wasatch County Issues Health Order: Stay Safe Stay Home

Wasatch County, Utah, March 30, 2020 - Wasatch County Health Officer, Randall Probst, with support of the
Wasatch County Board of Health, Wasatch County Council and Manager, and city Mayors, issued a Stay Safe Stay
Home Order for Wasatch County. The order will be in effect as soon as possible, but no later than 7:00 am on April
1, 2020.

-isolate in their places of residence to

designed to end the epidemic as early as possible, while enabling essential services to continue

The order is to remain in effect through April 14, 2020, unless governing bodies amend or extend. The order:

1. Directs all individuals to stay home except to engage in essential activities, which includes going to work
under the conditions outlined in the order.

2. Matches earlier county and state public health orders regarding food service operations.

3. All business and operations, except essential businesses, and minimum basic operations are closed to the
public, except as detailed in the order.

4. Requires businesses to actively enforce personal distancing practices and exclude ill employees from
working; personal distancing should include at least 6 feet between all people in the establishment, and
workers symptomatic with fever, cough or shortness of breath must not be present under any
circumstances.

5. Defines essential businesses that should do their best to comply with personal distancing recommendations
but, due to the nature of their operations, may be unable to fully comply and are therefore exempt from
order enforcement. Essential businesses must still exclude ill employees from working.

6. laygrounds and prohibits team sports, including pick-up games, though outdoor sport
courts and fields will remain open for individual and for individuals that reside in the same household.
Residents are asked to responsibly enjoy recreational amenities by always maintaining 6 feet from people
outside of their household.

7. The order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law

 Please know this decision was not made lightly by public officials. We recognize the difficulties this might cause
We encourage everyone to implement
these recommendations and adjust your lives to comply. There are resources available for mental health and
financial support, please reach out if you need help

The goal of this order is to reduce the spread of COVID-

nt order. Our collective goal is to reduce
opportunities for people to congregate in order to
on of
COVID-

Businesses, employees and members of the general public who have questions or concerns can visit the Wasatch
County coronavirus website at coronavirus.wasatch.utah.gov for more information and to find a call-in number
where specific questions about compliance can be answered.

Essential Businesses (Open with Conditions):

Essential businesses are required to keep employees with fever or respiratory symptoms from working. They
should practice personal distancing (6 feet between all people) as much as possible.

Grocery stores, pharmacies, convenience Banks, credit unions, and financial

stores,* and gas stations institutions*
Automotive and cycle supply, and repair Mail, post, shipping, logistics, delivery, and
Pet supply and veterinary services pick-up services
Food pantries Food and beverage productions
Religious institutions, and charitable and Manufacturing and supply
social services Transportation services
Childcare centers Home-based care for adults, seniors,
Insurance, legal, real estate, and accounting children, and people with developmental
service providers* disabilities
Hardware and supply stores Hotels and motels
Building and construction trades, and other Funeral services
critical trades
*Open with conditions as detailed in the order

Food Service
Food service operations must
including:
Dine-in-food service is prohibited.
In-person ordering is prohibited; must be done remotely, such as via drive-thru, app, telephone, or online.
Cash payments are discouraged; online, app or telephone payment is encouraged.
Payment processing devices must be cleaned between transactions.
Employees handling payments may not participate in food preparation, handling, or delivery.
Management must ensure, on a daily basis and at the beginning of each shift, that no employee is ill.
Third-party delivery is permitted only via no- he delivery service
must not be ill and must use cleansing measures between each transaction.

All Other Businesses (Open with Conditions)

All businesses not closed or deemed essential are required to exclude employees who are ill from working,
and working employees are required to practice personal distancing (6 feet between all people at all
times).
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 WASATCH COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER
PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER TO
PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM COVID-19

SUMMARY

Intent of this Order. The intent of this Order is to ensure that the maximum number of people self-
isolate in their places of residence to the maximum extent possible, while enabling essential services to
continue, to slow the spread of COVID-19 to the greatest extent possible. These measures are designed
to end the epidemic as early as possible, and to protect the well-being of the people of Wasatch County
by returning to the course of business and everyday life as soon as is practicable and safe. When
people need to leave their places of residence, whether to perform Essential Activities, or to otherwise
facilitate authorized activities necessary for continuity of life, they should at all times comply with
Personal Distancing Requirements. All provisions of this Order should be interpreted to effectuate this
intent.

You can only leave your house for limited activities and with Personal Distancing.
You can still go to the store if you need to, but keep it minimal.
You can do yardwork.
You can go on a leisurely drive but not for social visits that do not meet guidelines.
You can go for walks and exercise outside, with Personal Distancing.
Playgrounds and park equipment are closed, but you can hike on open public lands within the
County, with Personal Distancing.
Recreational visitors may not come and recreate in Wasatch County, including for outdoor
recreation and camping.
Please use common sense, and try to avoid any unnecessary direct or indirect physical contact
with others.
If you have a cough, fever, or shortness of breath, STAY HOME unless you need medical care!
If needed, ask a neighbor or friend to buy essential supplies for you, leave them at your door.
Venmo (or an equivalent) them the money.
We encourage you to socialize and conduct business by phone and computer.
Wasatch County has done a great job of implementing the previous recommendations of the
Wasatch County Health Department and State of Utah. Working together and helping each
other will make the County safer.
You can go to work in other counties, if your work is allowed in other counties, though you are
encouraged to stay home if you can.
This order remains in effect until April 14, 2020, unless amended or extended by subsequent
order.

INTRODUCTION
WHEREAS, Randall Probst is the Health Officer of the Wasatch County Health Department
is the administrative and executive officer of the Wasatch County Health Department;
and
WHEREAS, on March 16th 2020, the Health Officer issued the Wasatch County Health
th
Department Measures to Protect the Public Health from COVID-
WHEREAS, these March 16th Measures were recommendations; and
WHEREAS, there currently exists a pandemic of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as declared by
 State of Utah and many
known cases in Wasatch County; and
WHEREAS,
Department Operations Center in response to the expanding COVID-19 global pandemic. UDOH
recognizes COVID-19 as an imminent threat to the health and safety of the residents of the State of
health and medical
partners have activated response plans and protocols to minimize the spread of the virus in Wasatch
County and its impact on our resources. These partners have also worked to identify contacts, and test
others in Utah potentially exposed to COVID-19 in coordination with the United States Centers for
and
WHEREAS, on January 31, 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human
Services Secretary Alex Azar declared a public health emergency for COVID-19, beginning on
January 27, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the CDC has identified the potential public health threat posed by COVID-19
both globally and in the United State -to-person spread of
COVID-19 will continue to occur globally, including within the United States; and
WHEREAS, as of March 29, 2020, the CDC indicates that there are over 122,000 confirmed
cases of COVID-19 in the United States; and
WHEREAS, as of March 30, 2020, the WHO indicates that there are over 638,000 confirmed
cases of COVID-19 worldwide; and
WHEREAS, as of March 29, 2020, the State of Utah indicates that there are over 700
confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Utah, and 40 of those are in Wasatch County; and
WHEREAS, on March 23, 2020, the Governor dismissed all Utah public schools until May 1 st,
2020 to combat the spread of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, CDC with the President of the United States released the

gatherings in groups of more than 10 people, to avoid dine in eating, and to work from home whenever
possible; and
WHEREAS, health officers and other executive officers throughout the nation, including in
San Francisco, New York, Washington State, Wyoming, Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana,
New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, West
Virginia, Wisconsin, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Massachusetts and Idaho have issued stay at home orders; and
WHEREAS
2020; and
WHEREAS, health officers and other executive officers throughout the State of Utah,
including Summit County, and most other major counties along the Wasatch Front have adopted, or
are considering adopting stay at home orders so as to slow the spread of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, Utah Code Annotated Section 26A-1-106(2) provides that "[r]egulations or
standards relating to public health or environmental health services adopted or established by a local
health department may not be less restrictive than [State Department of Health orders and rules];"
WHEREAS, Utah Code Annotated Section 26A-1-106(3) provides that local health departments
are responsible for communicable disease control, surveillance, and epidemiology; and
 WHEREAS, Utah Code Annotated Section 26A-1-114 authorizes the local health department
to:
establish, maintain, and enforce isolation and quarantine, and exercise physical control
over property and over individuals as the local health department finds necessary for the
protection of the public health; and
establish measures not in conflict with state law which are desirable for the promotion
or protection of the public health and the control of disease; or may be necessary to
ameliorate the major risk factors associated with the major causes of injury, sickness, death,
and disability; and
close theaters, schools, and other public places and prohibit gatherings of people when
necessary to protect the public health; and
issue orders necessary to carry out Utah Code 26A-1-114; and
exercise incidental authority as necessary to carry out the provisions and purposes of
this part; and
WHEREAS, WCHD recognizes that confirmed community transmission in the United States
significantly increases the risk of exposure and infection to the general public within Wasatch County
which creates an extreme public health risk that may spread quickly; and
WHEREAS, Wasatch County has more per capita cases than any other County in Utah besides
Summit County; and
WHEREAS, during the Spanish Influenza outbreak of 1918, public health authorities closed
schools and other public places. These measures can save lives across the United States now. While the
times ahead will not be easy, Utahans have always pulled together in times of crisis. This crisis is no
different, and will require all Utahans, collectively, to do their individual part to slow the growth of
COVID-19 infections and protect their friends, family, and neighbors from this dangerous infection;
and
WHEREAS, Utah Code 26-23b-
or imminent credible threat of an illness or health condition, caused by an epidemic or pandemic
disease, or novel and highly fatal infectious agent or biological toxin, that poses a substantial risk of a
significant number of human fatalities or incidents of permanent or long-term disability; and
WHEREAS, Wasatch County has declared a local emergency, and is authorized to issue orders
pursuant to the Disaster Response and Recovery Act; and

ORDER

NOW THEREFORE, the Wasatch County Health Officer and the Wasatch County Manager,
with the support of the Wasatch County Board of Health issues the following orders:

I. Stay at Home; Personal Distancing Requirements; and Essential Businesses and Operations

1. Stay at home or place of residence. With exceptions as outlined below, all individuals
currently living within Wasatch County are directed to stay at home or at their place of
residence to the greatest extent possible, except as allowed in this Order. As used in this Order,
homes or residences include hotels, motels, shared rental units, shelters, and similar facilities.
Non-essential social and recreational gatherings of individuals with others, not in their
household, inside or outside, are prohibited. Other Personal Distancing Requirements (as
defined below) must be followed.

All persons may leave their homes or place of residence only for Essential Activities or to
operate Essential Businesses and Operations, all as defined below. There are other exceptions
for Minimum Basic Operations and for Essential Travel, as defined below.

Individuals whose residences are unsafe or become unsafe, such as victims of domestic
violence, are permitted and urged to immediately call 911, and may take appropriate action to
stay safe, including leaving their home and stay at a safe alternative location. Also, individuals
who do not have a residence must follow Personal Distancing Requirements and other
requirements, but are exempt from the rules requiring them to stay in their residence.

2. Non-essential business and operations to cease. All businesses and operations in the
County, except Essential Businesses and Operations as defined below in Section 11, are
required to cease all activities within the County except Minimum Basic Operations.
Businesses are encouraged to continue operations consisting exclusively of employees or
contractors performing activities at their own residences (i.e., working from home).

Minimum Basic Operations. For the purposes of this Order, Minimum Basic Operations
include the following, provided that employees comply with Personal Distancing Requirements
(as defined below), to the extent possible, while carrying out such operations:

a.
e security,
process payroll and employee benefits, or for related functions.
b. The minimum necessary activities to facilitate employees of the business being able to
continue to work remotely from their residences.

To the greatest extent feasible, Essential Businesses and Operations and Minimum Basic
Operations shall comply with Personal Distancing Requirements as defined in this Order,
including by maintaining six-foot Personal Distancing for both employees and members of the
public at all times, including, but not limited to, when any customers are standing in line.
Essential Businesses and Operations must also employ, where feasible, telework or other
remote working opportunities to limit disease spread.

Field work, conducted only outdoors, in a manner that maintains Personal Distancing, is done
without sharing vehicles or equipment, and is done without physically stopping by an indoor
business office or location, may be continued.

3. Prohibited activities. All public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring
outside a household or living unit with people who are not part of the same household are
prohibited, except for the limited purposes permitted by this Order.

4. Prohibited and permitted travel. All travel is limited to Essential Travel and travel for
Essential Activities. People riding in taxies, buses, Lyft, Uber, or other non-personal vehicles
must comply with Personal Distancing to the greatest extent feasible. When individuals need to
leave their homes or residences, they should at all times maintain Personal Distancing of at
least six feet from any person who is not a member of their immediate household, to the
greatest extent possible. Personal leisure drives with household members are allowed.
 5. Leaving your home for essential activities is permitted. For purposes of this Order,
individuals may leave their home or residence only to perform any of the following Essential
Activities and must ensure a distance of six feet from others not in their household, and must
follow other Personal Distancing requirements (as defined below):

For health and safety. To engage in activities or perform tasks essential to their health and
safety, or to the health and safety of their family or household members (including, but not
limited to, pets), such as, by way of example only and without limitation, seeking
emergency services, obtaining medical supplies or medication, or visiting a health care
professional.

For necessary supplies and services. To obtain necessary services or supplies for
themselves and their family or household members, or to deliver those services or supplies
to others, such as, by way of example only and without limitation, groceries and food,
household consumer products, supplies they need to work from home, and products
necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences.

For outdoor activity. To engage in outdoor activity, provided that individuals comply with
Personal Distancing, as defined below, such as, by way of example and without limitation,
walking, hiking, running, hunting, fishing, or biking. Individuals may go to open areas of
public parks and open outdoor recreation areas, including public lands within Wasatch
County provided they remain open to recreation. Use of park equipment, including
playground equipment, is not allowed. Portions of parks that contain play equipment are
closed to the public. People of Wasatch County are discouraged from outdoor recreation
activities that pose enhanced risks of injury or could otherwise stress the ability of local
first responders to address the COVID-19 emergency. Individuals having fever, cough, or
shortness of breath are prohibited from public parks and public lands in Utah. Close contact
or team sports are prohibited. Do not go to, or engage in activities in parks located outside
of the county in which you reside.

For certain types of work. To perform work providing essential products and services at
Essential Businesses or Operations or to otherwise carry out activities specifically permitted
in this Order, including Minimum Basic Operations.

To take care of others. To care for a family member, friend, or pet in another household,
and to transport family members, friends, or pets as allowed by this Order.

6. Health Care and Public Health Operations. For purposes of this Order, individuals may
leave their residence to work for or obtain services through Health Care and Public Health
Operations1. Individuals should minimize their utilization of these services, only using them for

1Health Care and Public Health Operations includes, but is not limited to: hospitals; clinics; dental offices; pharmacies;
public health entities, including those that compile, model, analyze and communicate public health information;
pharmaceutical, pharmacy, medical device and equipment, and biotechnology companies (including operations, research
and development, manufacture, and supply chain); organizations collecting blood, platelets, plasma, and other necessary
materials; reproductive health care providers; eye care centers, including those that sell glasses and contact lenses; home
Health Care services providers; mental health and substance use providers; other Health Care facilities and suppliers and
providers of any related and/or ancillary Health Care services; and entities that transport and dispose of medical materials
and remains.

Specifically included in Health Care and Public Health Operations are manufacturers, technicians, logistics, and warehouse
operators and distributors of medical equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE), medical gases, pharmaceuticals,
 critical, essential, or life saving needs. Use of telehealth is encouraged, and individuals showing
symptoms of COVID-19 should call ahead so the health care providers can make appropriate
preparations to avoid exposure. Individuals showing symptoms of COVID-19 may not work
outside of their home.

7. Human Services Operations. For purposes of this Order, individuals may leave their
residence to work for or obtain services at any Human Services Operations 2, including any
provider funded by UDHS, DWS, or Medicaid, that is providing services to the public and
including County-operated, institutional, or community-based settings providing human
services to the public. Individuals should minimize their utilization of these services for critical,
essential, or life saving needs. Use of telephone and video conferencing is encouraged, and
persons showing symptoms of COVID-19 must call or video conference. Individuals showing
symptoms of COVID-19 may not work outside of their home.

8. Essential Infrastructure. For purposes of this Order, individuals may leave their residence
to provide any services or perform any work necessary to offer, provision, operate, maintain
and repair Essential Infrastructure. Essential Infrastructure includes, but is not limited to: food
production, distribution, storage, and sale; construction (including, but not limited to,
construction required in response to this public health emergency, hospital construction,
construction of long-term care facilities, public works construction, and housing construction);
building management and maintenance; airport operations; aircraft fueling services; operation
and maintenance of utilities, including water, sewer, and gas; electrical (including power
generation, distribution, and production of raw materials); distribution centers; oil and biofuel
refining; roads, highways, railroads, and public transportation; cybersecurity operations; flood
control; operation of dams, locks, ditches, canals, diversions, and levies; solid waste and
recycling collection and removal; and internet, video, and telecommunications systems
(including the provision of essential global, national, and local infrastructure for computing
services, business infrastructure, communications, and web-based services). Individuals
showing symptoms of COVID-19 may not work outside of their home.

Essential Infrastructure shall be construed broadly to avoid any impacts to essential

infrastructure, broadly defined.

blood and blood products, vaccines, testing materials, laboratory supplies, cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting or sterilization
supplies, and tissue and paper towel products.

Health Care and Public Health Operations also includes veterinary care and all Health Care services provided to animals.

Health Care and Public Health Operations shall be construed broadly to avoid any impacts to the delivery of Health Care,
broadly defined. Health Care and Public Health Operations does not include fitness and exercise gyms, spas, salons, barber
shops, tattoo parlors, and similar facilities.
2
Human Services Operations includes, but is not limited to: long-term care facilities; residential settings and shelters for
adults, seniors, children, and/or people with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, substance use disorders,
and/or mental illness; transitional facilities; home-based settings to provide services to individuals with physical,
intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities, seniors, adults, and children; field offices that provide and help to determine
eligibility for basic needs including food, cash assistance, medical coverage, child care, vocational services, rehabilitation
services; developmental centers; adoption agencies; businesses that provide food, shelter, and social services, and other
necessities of life for economically disadvantaged individuals, individuals with physical, intellectual, and/or developmental
disabilities, or otherwise needy individuals.

Human Services Operations shall be construed broadly to avoid any impacts to the delivery of human services, broadly
defined.
 9. Governmental Functions. All first responders, emergency management personnel,
emergency dispatchers, court personnel, law enforcement, jail and corrections personnel, search
and rescue, hazardous materials responders, child protection and child welfare personnel, fire
protection personnel, wildland fire fighters, housing and shelter personnel, military,
government employees involved in training the above functions, and other government
employees are categorically exempt from this Order. Local governments are permitted to
designate which functions and employees are essential and exempt for the purposes of this
Order, apart from those positions and functions named above. Individuals showing symptoms
of COVID-19 may not work outside of their home.

This Order does not apply to the State Government or the United States government. Nothing
in this Order shall prohibit any individual from performing or accessing Essential
Governmental Functions.

10. Businesses covered by this Order. For the purposes of this Order, covered businesses
include any for-profit, non-profit, or educational entities, regardless of the nature of the service,
the function it performs, or its corporate or entity structure.

11. Essential Businesses and Operations. For the purposes of this Order, Essential Businesses
and Operations means Health Care and Public Health Operations, Human Services Operations,
Essential Governmental Functions, and Essential Infrastructure, and the following, only to the
extent necessary to provide necessary products and services, and in compliance with Personal
Distancing (as defined below):3

a. Stores that sell groceries and medicine. Grocery stores, pharmacies, farm and
produce stands, supermarkets, convenience stores, and other establishments engaged
in the retail sale of groceries, canned food, dry goods, frozen foods, fresh fruits and
vegetables, pet supplies, fresh meats, fish, and poultry, alcoholic and non-alcoholic
beverages, and any other household consumer products (such as cleaning and
personal care products). This includes stores that sell groceries, medicine, including
medication not requiring a medical prescription, and also that sell other non-grocery
products, and products necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential
operation of residences and Essential Businesses and Operations;
b. Food and beverage production and agriculture. Food and beverage
manufacturing, production, processing, and cultivation, including farming,
livestock, fishing, baking, and other production agriculture, including cultivation,
marketing, production, and wholesale or retail distribution of animals and goods for
consumption; and businesses that provide food, shelter, and other necessities of life
for animals, including veterinary and animal health services, animal shelters,
rescues, shelters, kennels, and adoption facilities; businesses that provide
equipment, transportation, seed, feed, fertilizer, or other products or services critical
to food and livestock production;
c. Organizations that provide charitable and social services. Businesses and
religious and secular nonprofit organizations, including food banks, only when
providing food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for

3
On March 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, issued
a Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response, available at:
https://www.cisa.gov/publication/guidance-essential-critical-infrastructure-workforce. The definition of Essential
Businesses and Operations in this Order is meant to encompass the workers identified in that Memorandum, and any
accidental exclusions are to be deemed included.
 economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy individuals, individuals who need
assistance as a result of this emergency, and people with disabilities;
d. Media. Newspapers, television, radio, and other media services;
e. Gas stations, Convenience Stores and businesses needed for transportation.
Gas stations and auto supply, auto repair, and related facilities and bicycle shops
and related facilities. Food sold or provided must comply with the following
restrictions:
i. Self-service food is prohibited (hotdog rollers, doughnut cases, condiment
bars, etc.).
ii. Self-dispensing beverage machines are allowed with proper sanitizing.
iii. Access to traditional self-service coffee pots by customers is not allowed.
iv. Individual unwrapped utensils shall not be available to the public.
Employees will furnish utensils with food.
v. No reusable cups will be allowed. Single cup dispensers are allowed and
may be accessed by customers.
vi. Communal utensils (ladles, knives, tongs, etc.) will not be allowed.
vii. Pre-packaged food in hot or cold holding units that is accessible to the public
for self-dispensing is allowed.
viii. Condiments normally found in a self-service bar must be packaged by
employees and given to patrons with food (salsa, salad dressings, onions,
lettuce, tomatoes, etc.). Pre-packaged condiments may be accessed by
patrons;
f. Financial institutions. Banks, credit unions, financial institutions;
g. Hardware and supply stores. Hardware stores and businesses that sell electrical,
plumbing, and heating material;
h. Critical trades. Building and Construction Tradesmen and Tradeswomen, and other
trades including but not limited to plumbers, electricians, exterminators, cleaning
and janitorial staff for commercial and governmental properties, security staff,
operating engineers, HVAC, painting, moving and relocation services, and other
service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety,
sanitation, and essential operation of residences, Essential Activities, and Essential
Businesses and Operations;
i. Mail, post, shipping, logistics, delivery, and pick-up services. Post offices and
other businesses that provide shipping and delivery services, and businesses that
ship or deliver groceries, food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, goods or
services to end users or through commercial channels;
j. Laundry services. Laundromats, dry cleaners, industrial laundry services, and
laundry service providers (so long as they sanitize regularly);
k. Restaurants for consumption off-premises. Restaurants and other facilities that
prepare and serve food, but only for consumption off-premises, through such means
as in-house delivery, third-party delivery, drive-through, curbside pick-up, and
carry-out. Schools and other entities that typically provide food services to students
or members of the public may continue to do so under this Order on the condition
that the food is provided to students or members of the public on a pick-up and
takeaway basis only. Schools and other entities that provide food services under this
exemption shall not permit the food to be eaten at the site where it is provided, or at
any other gathering site ,
physically impact surfaces and personal property. Dine-in food service, whether
inside or outside a food service establishment, is prohibited. Restaurants, and other
businesses selling pre-prepared food, shall follow the following guidelines:
 i. Take-out food service is permitted only if the food order is placed remotely
by electronic means such as by internet or phone app or by telephone (except
for grocery stores).
ii. A take-out food order may not be placed inside the food service
establishment (except for grocery stores).
iii. A food service establishment may not admit a member, guest, patron, or
customer inside the food service establishment except to pick up food for
take-out (except for grocery stores).
iv. Drive-through food service is permitted.
v. Where possible, online (e.g., Venmo, Squarecash, Google Pay, Apple Pay)
and telephonic credit card transactions are strongly encouraged. Cash
payments are strongly discouraged.
vi. An employee who handles cash or a credit card shall use cleansing measures
between each transaction, including using any best practices issued by the
Department or the Local Health Authority. An employee who handles cash
or a credit card may not participate in food preparation, handling, or
delivery.
vii. A hotel may not serve a complimentary meal other than a prepackaged, take-
out meal that is eaten in an area other than a common area of the hotel.
viii. Third-party delivery service (e.g., Uber Eats and DoorDash) is permitted
except as otherwise prohibited or restricted by the Local Health Authority in
coordination with the Department. An employee of a third-party delivery
service shall avoid physical contact with any customer. An employee of a
third-party delivery service may not engage in any delivery service if the
employee presents any symptom of illness consistent with COVID-19. An
employee of a third-party delivery service shall use cleansing measures
between each transaction, including using any best practices issued by the
Department or the Local Health Authority.
ix. Management of a food service establishment shall ensure, on a daily basis
and at the beginning of each shift, that no employee who presents any
symptom of illness consistent with COVID-19 is permitted to work.
x. Grocery stores shall not allow dining in.
l. Supplies to work from home. Businesses that sell, manufacture, or supply products
needed for people to work from home;
m. Supplies for Essential Businesses and Operations. Businesses that sell,
manufacture, or supply other Essential Businesses and Operations with the support
or materials necessary to operate, including computers, audio and video electronics,
household appliances; IT and telecommunication equipment; hardware, paint, flat
glass; electrical, plumbing and heating material; sanitary equipment; personal
hygiene products; food, food additives, ingredients and components; medical and
orthopedic equipment; optics and photography equipment; diagnostics, food and
beverages, chemicals, soaps and detergent; and firearms and ammunition supplies
for purposes of safety and security;
n. Transportation. Airplanes, taxis, transportation network providers (such as Uber
and Lyft), vehicle rental services, paratransit, and other private, public, and
commercial transportation and logistics providers necessary for Essential Activities
and other purposes expressly authorized in this Order;
o. Home-based care and services. Home-based care for adults, seniors, children,
and/or people with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, substance use
disorders, and/or mental illness, including caregivers such as nannies who may
 -home services including
meal delivery;
p. Residential facilities and shelters. Residential facilities and shelters for adults,
seniors, children, and/or people with developmental disabilities, intellectual
disabilities, substance use disorders, and/or mental illness, though access to long-
term care facilities shall be governed by the guidance issued by the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality;
q. Professional services. Professional services, such as legal or accounting services,
insurance services, and veterinary services. These services shall, to the greatest
extent possible, use technology to avoid meeting in person, including virtual
meetings, teleconference, and remote work (i.e., work from home). Real estate
services (appraisal, home inspection, title services) are allowed, provided the
following orders are adhered to:
i. Personal Distancing as defined below is strictly followed in and out of the
office and at properties;
ii. No groups of more than one household and one agent or officer;
iii. No open houses;
iv. Virtual tours and showings should be the primary method of showing real
estate;
v. Agents must travel in a separate vehicle from their clients;
vi. Homeowners shall not be present for visits from potential buyers or
inspectors;
vii. Homes shall be cleaned and disinfected before and after visits by agents,
potential buyers, or inspectors;
viii. Closings and appraisals shall be with the minimum number of individuals
required.
r. Manufacture, distribution, and supply chain for critical products and
industries. Manufacturing companies, distributors, and supply chain companies
producing and supplying essential products and services in and for industries such
as pharmaceutical, technology, biotechnology, Health Care, chemicals and
sanitization, waste pickup and disposal, agriculture, food and beverage,
transportation, energy, steel and steel products, petroleum and fuel, forest products,
mining, construction, national defense, communications, as well as products used by
other Essential Businesses and Operations.
s. Hotels and motels. Hotels and motels, to the extent used for lodging and delivery or
carry-out food services. Lodging facilities must discontinue use of all communal
facilities (pools, hot tubs saunas, team rooms, fitness centers, conference rooms, and
food service items except for room service). Management shall implement social
distancing measures in lobbies and communal areas of the establishment, including
lines for front desk and concierge, and cleansing measures between each transaction
for staff who have to handle cash and credit cards at check- in. Management shall
post signage which advises members, guests and patrons of COVID-19 protocols.
t. Funeral services. Funeral, mortuary, cremation, burial, cemetery, and related
services. Funeral services shall be graveside services or audio/ video conferenced
services. Required Personal Distancing, as defined below, shall be observed
u. Child Day Care Centers and Facilities. Child day care centers and facilities
providing services, for the limited purpose of enabling only employees to work who
are authorized to work by this Order. Effective immediately, all child day care
centers and facilities shall comply with the following restrictions and limitations:
i. Providers shall conduct a health and wellness check of children and staff
upon their arrival at the center or facility each day. At a minimum, this shall
 require that no employee or child with fever (sweating & chills), cough, or
shortness of breath shall attend. Health and wellness checks are a great way
for providers to take a few moments to notice how each child or staff
member is looking, feeling, and acting when they first arrive. A child or staff
member who presents signs of illness shall be sent home. Upon arrival, all
children and staff shall wash their hands with soap and water.
ii. Providers shall question the adult who drops off the child as to whether any
other family members residing in the home present signs of illness. Where
other family members present such signs of illness, the provider shall
prohibit the child from entering the center or facility, and send him or her
home with the adult. Providers shall keep a daily log of every person who is
physically present at the center or facility, including children, children's
family, staff, and visitors. The log should include: date, time, name,
association (child, parent, teacher, staff, etc.), health and wellness check
results, and reliable phone number. This shall be available for review by the
health department.
iii. Providers shall restrict groups of individuals within the center or facility to
ten (10) or less. These groups include children and staff. A provider can
allow more than ten (10) individuals in the center or facility if each group of
ten (10) individuals or less is in a room separated by full walls from the
other group(s).
iv. Providers shall limit child drop-off or pick-up at the facility to one family at
a time. No other families shall be present during the drop-off or pick-up.
v. Providers shall conduct daily health and wellness checks on all children and
staff throughout the day. Having conducted a health and wellness check
upon arrival will make it easier to notice if the child's or staff member's
behavior or symptom's change throughout the day.
vi. Provider shall ensure that any visitors to any center or facility, including
families seeking care, wash their hands with soap and water or an alcohol-
based hand sanitizer before touching any center or facility surface.
vii. Providers must stay vigilant about hand hygiene and keeping a close eye on
children and staff who are showing signs of illness.
viii. Providers shall protect children and staff by taking the following additional
precautions:
ix. Staff must wash their hands frequently throughout the day with soap and
water for at least twenty (20) seconds. If soap and water are not available,
use an alcohol- based hand sanitizer.
x. Staff must avoid touching their eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
xi. If possible, staff should cover coughs or sneezes with a tissue, then throw the
tissue in the trash.
xii. Staff must clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces. More
specifically, staff must ensure that surfaces and areas that are used and
touched often are cleaned and sanitized after each use (i.e.; shared toys,
keyboards, desks, and remote controls), or at least twice a day (i.e.;
doorknobs, light switches, toilet handles, sink handles, and counter tops).

12. Personal Distancing Requirements. Essential Businesses and Operations, and businesses
engaged in Minimum Basic Operations, and all other individuals must take proactive measures
to ensure compliance with Personal Distancing Requirements, both for employees, and for the
public, including where possible:
 a. Maintain six-foot distances from all other people. Designating with signage, tape, or
by other means six-foot spacing for employees and customers in line to maintain
appropriate distance;
b. Hand sanitizer and sanitizing products. Having hand sanitizer and sanitizing
products, or hand washing readily available for employees and customers, and should
promote all individuals to wash or sanitize their hands often;
c. No illness. Any person with signs of infections illness, including COVID-19 symptoms
of cough, shortness of breath, or fever (sweating & chills) may not work outside of their
residence, or go to any public place except for essential medical care. People who have
symptoms are encouraged to have neighbors or friends do their shopping and necessary
errands for them, leave the products on the doorstep, and use Venmo or an equivalent
means of paying for the products without any direct personal contact; and
d. Separate operating hours for vulnerable populations. It is recommended that
businesses implementing separate operating hours for elderly and vulnerable customers;
and
e. Online and remote access. It is recommended that businesses post online whether a
facility is open and how best to reach the facility and continue services by phone or
remotely, and that carry out type businesses prominently display instructions at a
location visible from outside how to accesses products or services, so as to avoid
customers from congregating or entering the business.

13. Essential Travel. For the purposes of this Order, Essential Travel includes travel for any of
the following purposes:

a. Any travel related to the provision of or access to Essential Activities, Essential

Businesses and Operations, or Minimum Basic Operations.
b. Travel to care for elderly, minors, dependents, persons with disabilities, or other
vulnerable persons.
c. Travel to or from educational institutions for purposes of receiving materials for
distance learning, for receiving meals, and any other related services.
d. Travel to return to a place of residence from outside the jurisdiction.
e. Travel required by law enforcement or court order, including to transport children
pursuant to a custody agreement.
f. Travel required for non-residents to return to their place of residence outside the
County. Individuals are strongly encouraged to verify that their transportation out of the
County remains available and functional prior to commencing such travel.
g. Travel into and out of the County is discouraged.
h. Joyrides with household members are permitted.

14. Visitors. Visitors to Wasatch County are directed to return home immediately upon the
issuance of this Order, no later than April 1, 2020, by the fastest and safest available means,
and persons considering visiting Wasatch County should remain home. Although non-resident
homeowners are expressly exempt from this Section, non-resident homeowners are strongly
encouraged to leave or not travel to Wasatch County. Non-resident homeowners should know
and be advised that the local infrastructure, especially the health care infrastructure, is not
equipped for an influx of part-time residents in a time of global pandemic. Workers are not
prohibited from coming into the county to perform Essential Activities, Essential Businesses
and Operations, or Minimum Basic Operations.

II. The COVID-19 virus is an epidemic and a public health emergency because of the occurrence in
the County of cases of illness in excess of normal expectancy which has the potential to cause serious
injury or death, and which that warrants measures and orders necessary for the protection of the public
health.
Because of the public health emergency, the Wasatch County Health Officer hereby authorizes
information sharing with public safety authorities as defined in Utah Code 26-23b-110. This Order is
enforceable in accordance with the Local Health Department Act.

Limitations
This Order is effective as soon as possible, but no later than at 7:00 a.m. on April 1, 2020, and
remains in effect through April 14, 2020, unless amended or extended.
This Order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law.
If any provision of this Order or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid by
any court of competent jurisdiction, this invalidity does not affect any other provision or
application of this Order, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application. To achieve this purpose, the provisions of this Order are declared to be severable.
This Order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the County of Wasatch County,
its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

AUTHORIZED and ORDERED, this 30 th day of March, 2020. We will re-evaluate and make
changes as needed, by subsequent order.

Randall Probst
Health Officer
Wasatch County Health Department

Mike Davis
Wasatch County Manager

Approved as to Form

Jon Woodard
Deputy County Attorney
Wasatch County
April 1, 2020
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IN AND FOR SALT LAKE COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH

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In the matter of: : PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER
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COVID-19 Pandemic : Order No.: 2020-03
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: Date: March 29, 2020
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On January 29, 2020, the Utah Department of Health (“UDOH”) activated a Department
Operations Center to respond to the evolving COVID-19 global pandemic, recognizing COVID-
19 as a threat to the health and safety of the residents of the State of Utah (“Utah”).
On March 6, 2020, Salt Lake County Mayor Jennifer Wilson recognized the imminent
threat COVID-19 poses to Salt Lake County and declared a State of Emergency. On March 13,
2020, the County closed many of its public facilities, including senior centers, fitness facilities,
recreation facilities, event centers, and libraries. That same day, Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert
dismissed all Utah public schools for two weeks to combat the spread of COVID-19, which
dismissal has been extended until May 1, 2020.
On March 16, 2020, Mayor Wilson issued a Proclamation Declaring a State of
Emergency and Invoking Emergency Powers in Salt Lake County Due to a Public Health
Emergency, and Salt Lake County issued Public Health Order No. 2020-1, curtailing operations
at restaurants, bars and taverns, announcing social distancing protocols for businesses and other
establishments, and prohibiting social gatherings larger than fifty (50) persons. Three days later,
on March 19, 2020, the County issued Public Health Order 2020-2, further restricting non-family
gatherings to no more than ten (10) persons.
Utah Code §26A-1-106(2) provides that “[r]egulations or standards relating to public
health or environmental health services adopted or established by a local health department may
not be less restrictive than [State Department of Health orders].”
Utah Code §26A-1-114(1)(e) empowers a local health department to “close theatres,
schools, and other public places and prohibit gatherings of people when necessary to protect the
public health”, and further empowers the local health department to “exercise physical control
over property and over individuals as the local health department finds necessary for the

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protection of the public health” (Utah Code §26A-1-114(1)(b)), and to do so through the
issuance of “notices and orders.” Utah Code §26A-1-114(1)(k).
COVID-19 is a contagion that spreads from person to person. Salt Lake County’s
Executive Health Director recognizes the likelihood of widespread community transmission
already occurring among the general public and the need for Salt Lake County and the public to
work cooperatively and proactively to slow the spread of COVID-19 and address the myriad
challenges that may arise due to COVID-19
The Utah Academy of Family Physicians has similarly called on state and local leaders to
issue stay-at-home orders for every community to slow the spread of COVID-19 cases, stating
“We are gravely concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on the public and on practicing
family physicians providing primary care in Utah. We need to take these steps now to keep our
health care system from breaking down under the strain of the coming surge . . . Urgent action is
required if we are to keep primary care workforce protected and healthy enough to respond to
this pandemic.”
As of March 29, 2020, there are 704,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide with
over 132,637 of those cases in the United States, including more than 600 in Utah, with 279
cases in Salt Lake County. To slow the spread of COVID-19 in Salt Lake County, protect the
health of residents, and avoid overwhelming local and regional health systems, immediate
implementation of additional measures is necessary.
Under current conditions, Salt Lake County and the medical systems located within the
County are threatened by collapse due to the forecast of an overwhelming number of patients ̶
from throughout the state ̶ who will require specialized medical equipment and staffing support,
including ventilators to survive and recover from COVID-19. Data models forecast the capacity
of Salt Lake County’s healthcare systems will be overwhelmed between April and May 2020, if
additional social distancing measures are not implemented, in Salt Lake County, as elsewhere.
Once the number of COVID-19 related inpatients nears and/or passes that threshold, the
capabilities of the medical system’s capability to provide for residents of Salt Lake County, and
those who may travel here for medical care, will further deteriorate.
The Executive Director finds COVID-19 continues to pose a continuing and immediate
threat to the public health of Salt County residents and visitors which necessitates this Order
amending Public Health Orders No. 2020-1 and 2.
On March 27, 2020, Governor Gary Herbert issued a statewide directive encouraging all
Utah citizen to stay safe by staying home, and seeking to make clear what all individuals and
businesses should do to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the State and local communities.
This is a critical moment in Salt Lake County and the State of Utah, and all County
residents, businesses, community organizations, and government must do their respective parts to
cease all non-essential travel, business, and social interactions. Reducing person-to-person
interaction will slow the transmission of COVID-19, enhance and improve the ability of our
healthcare system to meet this mounting challenge, restore consumer confidence, and reduce the
economic impact of this global healthcare crisis.

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THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE §26A-1-114 AND SALT COUNTY CODE
OF ORDINANCES 2.86.050(E), BE IT HEREBY ORDERED BY MAYOR JENNIFER
WILSON AND GARY EDWARDS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SALT LAKE
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Intent. The intent of this Public Health Order is to ensure the maximum number of
people self-isolate in their homes and places of residence to the maximum extent feasible, while
enabling essential services to continue, and to slow the spread of COVID-19 to the greatest
extent possible. These measures are designed to hasten the end of this pandemic as soon as
possible, and to protect the well-being of Salt Lake County residents by returning to the course
of business and everyday life as soon as safe and practicable. When people need to leave their
homes or places of residence, whether to perform an Essential Function or engage in an Essential
Activity necessary for continuity of social and commercial life, they must at all times, and to the
greatest extent possible, comply with social distancing requirements. All provisions of this
Order must be interpreted in the manner that effectuates this intent.
Section 2. Stay Safe, Stay Home. With the exception of business closures set out in Section 5.,
below, which take effect immediately, and not later than 12:01 a.m., on Monday, March 30,
2020, all individuals present within Salt Lake County are directed to stay safe at home or at their
place of residence, except to engage in essential activities and to work to provide essential
business, infrastructure, and/or governmental services. This Public Order will remain in effect
until 11:59 p.m., on Monday, April 13, 2020, unless modified or extended.
To the extent individuals use or share outdoor spaces other than their home or residence, they
must at all times and as reasonably possible maintain social distancing of at least six (6) feet
from any other person, except that family members living in a single household do not need to
maintain social distancing while being safe at home.
Displaced persons. Unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness are exempt from this
Section but are strongly urged to obtain shelter and must always practice appropriate social
distancing .
Persons in unsafe environments. Individuals whose homes or residences are unsafe or become
unsafe, such as victims of domestic violence or persons for whom the safety, sanitation or
essential operation of their home or residence cannot be maintained, are permitted and urged to
leave their homes to stay at a safe, alternative location.
High risk populations. Individuals at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 are urged to
stay in their residences to the greatest extent possible except as necessary to seek medical care,
and should avoid accepting visitors except for healthcare providers. People who are sick must
stay in their residences to the greatest extent possible except as necessary to seek medical care.
For purposes of this Order, homes or residences include hotels, motels, shared rental units,
dormitories, shelters, and similar facilities where a person may presently reside.
Section 3. All businesses and operations must practice social distancing. All businesses
shall, to the greatest extent possible, use technology to avoid meeting in person, including virtual
meetings, teleconference, and working remotely. No business may engage in door-to-door
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solicitation, regardless of its purpose or status as an essential business or operation, except that
food and other home delivery services may continue by this Order.
Essential Businesses and Operations are encouraged to remain open, and all businesses shall
comply with appropriate social distancing requirements to the greatest extent possible. For
purposes of this Order the term social distancing includes maintaining a distance of at least six-
feet from other individuals; ensuring employees and customers exhibiting symptoms of COVID-
19 are excluded from the workplace; washing hands with soap and water for at least twenty
seconds as frequently as possible or using hand sanitizer; covering coughs and sneezes; no longer
shaking hands; and to the greatest extent possible:
a. Allowing as many employees as possible to work from home by implementing
policies for teleworking and video conferencing.
b. Implementing protections for elderly employees and other vulnerable employees
who may be at higher risk of suffering extreme illness from COVID-19, including
prioritizing teleworking and video conferencing.
c. Identifying employees who present symptoms of illness consistent with COVID-
19 and sending them home immediately.
d. Reinforcing key messages to all employees, including staying home when sick,
using appropriate cough and sneezing etiquette, and practicing appropriate handwashing.
e. Performing frequent and enhanced environmental cleaning of commonly touched
surfaces, such as workstations, countertops, railings, door handles, and doorknobs.
f. For businesses that serve the public, designating with signage, tape, or other
means six-foot spacing to ensure employees and members of the public maintain
appropriate social distancing, including but not limited to when customers are standing in
line.
g. Businesses that must accept cash, checks, or credit cards shall use cleansing
measures between transactions, including any best practices issued by the Health
Department. Cash transactions are discouraged, but not prohibited.
h. Having hand sanitizer and/or sanitizing products readily available for employees
and customers.
i. Implementing separate hours of operation for elderly and vulnerable customers;
and
j. Posting online or by other means whether a facility is open for business and/or
how to contact a facility or obtain services by remote means.
All businesses must follow the general guidelines for business outlined at
https://slco.org/health/COVID-19/business/ and businesses that remain operational must provide
for certain, minimum basic operations provided employees comply with social distancing
requirements to the greatest extent possible. Those operations include providing security,
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necessary plant, equipment, or inventory maintenance, and payroll and employee benefits
processing.

Section 4. Prohibited activities and gatherings. All public and private gatherings of any
number of people that are not part of a single household or living unit are prohibited, except for
the limited purposes permitted by this Order. Nothing in this Order shall prohibit the gathering
of members of a single household or living unit. Landlords or rental property managers must
avoid entering leased residential premises unless to provide emergency maintenance.
Section 5. Closures. The following facilities shall be closed based on their inability to observe
the social distancing necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19:
a. Places of public amusement and activity. Whether indoors or outdoors,
including but not limited to amusement parks, carnivals, water parks, licensed public and
private swimming pools, splash pads, aquariums, zoos, aviaries, museums, arcades, fairs,
children’s play centers, playgrounds, bowling alleys, movie and other theaters, concert
and music halls or venues, recreation centers, social clubs, and gyms and fitness centers.

b. Salons and spas. This includes, but is not limited to, hair salons, barber shops,
nails salons, day spas, electrolysis providers, waxing salons, eyebrow threading shops,
tattoo parlors, body art establishments, massage establishments, and tanning facilities.

Section 6. Restricted food service activities. All food service, restaurants, self-serve buffets,
salad bars, unpackaged self-serve food services, bars, taverns, nightclubs, private liquor clubs,
and saloons in Salt Lake County shall remain closed to members, guests, patrons, customers,
and the general public as previously required by Order 2020-1. Notwithstanding, food service
may operate on a limited basis subject to the following:

• Dine-in food service, whether inside or outside the establishment is

prohibited.

• Take-out food service is permitted only if the food order is placed remotely by
electronic means such as by internet or phone app or by telephone. A take-out
food order may not be placed inside the food service establishment. A food
service establishment may not admit a member, guest, patron, or customer
inside the food service establishment except to pick up food for take-out and
must adhere to the social distancing requirements of Order 2020-1 and as set
out in Section 2., above.

• Drive-through food service is permitted.

• Where possible, online (e.g. Venmo, Squarecash, Google Pay, Apple Pay) and
telephonic credit card transactions are strongly encouraged. Cash payments
are strongly discouraged.

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 • An employee who handles cash or a credit card shall use cleansing measures
between each transaction, including any best practices issued by the Health
Department. An employee who handles cash or a credit card may not
participate in food preparation, handling, or delivery.

• A hotel may not serve a complimentary meal other than a prepackaged, take-
out meal that is eaten in an area other than a common area of the hotel.

• Food delivery services including third party services such as Uber Eats, Door
Dash, etc., are required to observe “no contact delivery” which means these
services cannot have person to person contact. All employees of such services
shall not engage in any delivery services if they present any symptoms of
illness.

• Management shall and must ensure, daily and at the beginning of each shift,
that no employee who presents symptoms of illness consistent with COVID-
19 is permitted to work.

• This Order does not restrict convenience stores from selling a hot food item or
a self-serve drink. A convenience store that chooses to sell a hot food item or
a self-serve drink shall operate according to the guidelines outlined at
https://slco.org/health/COVID-19/business/.
Due to the evolving situation with the potential spread of the COVID-19 virus, violations of
these operational restrictions shall result in the immediate closure of individual businesses and
establishments to all business activity.
Section 7. Permitted Travel. All forms of travel not defined as Essential Travel or for
Essential Functions or Activities are discouraged. Individuals riding public transit must comply
with social distancing to the greatest extent possible, and public transit systems must, in turn,
implement appropriate social distancing policies to the greatest extent possible. This Order
allows for travel into or out of Salt Lake County as necessary to maintain Essential Businesses
and Operations and/or to maintain basic operations.
Section 8. Leaving home for Essential Functions or Activities is permitted. For purposes of
this Order, individuals are discouraged from leaving their residences except to engage in the
following Essentials Functions or Activities and must ensure appropriate social distancing of six
feet or more from others not in their household:
a. For health and safety. To engage in activities or perform tasks essential to their
health and safety, or to the health and safety of their family or household members,
including pets, such as, by way of example only and without limitation, obtaining
medical supplies or medication, seeking emergency services, or visiting a health care or
behavior health care professional. Individuals should rely on telehealth options
whenever feasible.

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 b. For necessary supplies and services. To obtain necessary services or supplies
for themselves and their family or household members or persons who are unable to or
who should not leave their home, or to deliver those services or supplies to others, such
as and without limitation, groceries and food, household consumer products, automobile
supplies, and products necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation, and essential
operation of residences.

c. For outdoor activity. To engage in outdoor activity, including visiting public

parks, provided individuals comply with social distancing requirements and any
applicable orders from the municipality where the park is located. Such activities
include, by way of example and without limitation, walking, biking, hiking, running, or
fishing. All children’s playgrounds, including pavilions, are closed. Team sports,
including pick up games, are prohibited. Recreation must be limited to non-contact
activities, and individuals are prohibited from engaging in recreation where it is not
possible to maintain appropriate social distancing of six feet or more between
individuals, with the exception of individuals who reside in the same household.
Individuals must not congregate at trailheads or other recreational spots, and Salt Lake
County residents are discouraged from any outdoor recreation that poses an enhanced
risk of injury or that could otherwise stress the ability of local first responders to address
the COVID-19 emergency.

d. For certain types of work. To perform work at essential businesses or

operations or to otherwise carry out activities specifically permitted in this Public Health
Order, including maintaining minimum basic operations and obtaining supplies needed
to work from home.

e. To provide care for others. To provide necessary care for a family member,
friend or pet in another household, and to transport family members, friends, or pets as
allowed in this Order, including transporting children pursuant to an existing parent time
schedule or for other visitation pertaining to a child in need of protective services.

Section 9. Leaving home for Essential Travel is permitted. Individuals may leave their
homes or place of residence to engage in Essential Travel. Individuals engaged in Essential
Travel must comply with social distancing requirements to the greatest extent possible. For
purposes of this Order, Essential Travel includes:

• Travel related to the provision of or access to essential activities, special

situations, to provide work for or to perform essential governmental
functions, essential infrastructure, essential businesses and operations, or
minimum basic operations. A list of such businesses, operations, services
and functions is set out in Addendum A, attached hereto.

• Travel to care for elderly, minors, dependents, persons with disabilities, or

other vulnerable persons.

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 • Travel to or from educational institutions for purposes of receiving materials
for distance learning, for receiving meals, or any other related services.

• Travel to return to a place of residence.

• Travel required by law enforcement or court order, including the ability of

parents or guardians to transport children pursuant to a custody agreement.

Section 10. Exceptions for essential operations, functions, activities or services. Certain
individuals must continue to work outside their residences to provide goods and services critical
to our response to the COVID-19 epidemic.

For purposes of this Order, individuals may leave their homes or place of residences to work
for, provide work to, or to obtain necessary, essential services in the following areas: Healthcare
and Public Health Operations; Human Services; Critical Infrastructure; and Governmental
Functions delineated in the list attached hereto as Addendum A, and as set forth in the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19
Response, updated March 28, 2020, and any subsequent versions of this Memorandum (“CISA
Guidance”), and provide work for and engage with essential businesses and operations also
delineated in Addendum A.

All entities described in this section shall meet social distancing requirements between all
individuals on the premises to the greatest extent possible, as required by Section 3, above.
Essential businesses and operations shall, to the greatest extent possible, use technology to
avoid meeting in person, including virtual meetings, teleconference, and working remotely (i.e.,
work from home).

Section 11. Enforcement. The purpose of this Order is to protect individuals’ health, not to
hold them criminally liable. An initial violation of this Order is punishable as a Class B
Misdemeanor, and subsequent violations are punishable as Class A Misdemeanors. Each
violation constitutes a separate offense as allowed by Utah law. Prosecutors are encouraged to
exercise discretion in making any charging decisions due to a violation of this Order.

This Public Health Order supersedes and replaces Public Health Order Nos. 2020-1 and 2020-2,
and becomes effective as soon as possible, but not later than 12:01 a.m., on Monday, March 30,
2020.
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BY ORDER OF THE SALT LAKE COUNTY MAYOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SALT LAKE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

___________________________________________
Jennifer Wilson
Salt Lake County Mayor

___________________________________________
Gary Edwards
Executive Director Salt Lake County Health Department

Approved as To Form:

Ralph Chamness
Chief Deputy District Attorney
Date: March 29, 2020

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ADDENDUM A

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ADDENDUM A

Essential Healthcare and Public Health Operations. For purposes of Public Health Order
2020-3 (Stay Safe, Stay Home), individuals may leave their residences to access or provide
essential healthcare and public health operations. Healthcare and Public Health Operations shall
be broadly construed to avoid impediments to the delivery of healthcare, broadly defined.

Healthcare and Public Health Operations do not include fitness centers, gyms, spas, salons,
barber shops, tattoo parlors, and similar facilities.

This category is limited to:

• Healthcare and public health workers listed in the U.S. Department of

Homeland Security, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers
During COVID-19 Response, updated March 28, 2020, and any subsequent
versions of this Memorandum (“CISA Guidance”).
https://www.cisa.gov/critical-infrastructure-sectors

• Providers of, and workers supporting, reproductive health care, childbirth

services, mental health care, and substance use treatment.

• Workers supporting manufacturers, technicians, logistics and warehouse

operators, and distributors of personal care, hygiene, and healthcare products.

• Workers providing home care and human services workers from government
or non-profit providers who deliver food, prescriptions, case management
services, mental health and substance abuse therapy, or who otherwise care
for clients.

• Workers providing or supporting home-based care for adults, seniors, and

children, including but not limited to people with disabilities, including
physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities,
substance use disorders, or mental illness. This includes workers who must
travel to a person’s home to provide care or other in-home services including
meal delivery and one-on-one interpreting services. This also includes
personal care attendants, paid employees of government and non-profit
providers, or volunteers representing government and non-profit providers.

• Persons providing veterinary care or other healthcare services to animals.

Cafeterias and food service operations located in a health care facility may remain open only for
staff and authorized visitors, except that self-service operations or salad bars, beverage stations,
buffets, and the self-dispensing of unpackaged food or beverages are prohibited. Customers and
staff shall comply with social distancing requirements, including in all seating areas and lines.
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Essential Human Services. For purposes of Public Health Order 2020-3 (Stay Safe, Stay
Home), individuals may leave their residence to access or provide essential human services.

This category includes community-based and government essential functions listed in the
CISA Guidance https://www.cisa.gov/critical-infrastructure-sectors, in addition to workers
who support the following functions and services:

• Housing, shelter, and homelessness-prevention staff of agencies and

organizations responsible for ensuring safe and stable housing, including
workers from state, County, and local agencies and organizations with
responsibility for ensuring safe and stable housing; shelter outreach or drop-
in center programs; financing affordable housing; and administering rent
subsidies, homeless interventions, operating support, and similar support.
This also includes workers necessary to provide repairs, maintenance, and
operations support to residential dwellings.

• Long-term care and assisted living facilities, residential settings and shelters
for adults, seniors, youth, victims of domestic abuse, people with
disabilities, people with substance use disorders, or mental illness;
transitional facilities; home-based settings to provide services to individuals
with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities, seniors, adults, or
youth; adult day care, adult day services, and supportive home care;
businesses that provide food, shelter, social services, or other necessities of
life for economically disadvantaged and unsheltered individuals, individuals
with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities, or otherwise needy
individuals, including but not limited to all senior services.

Essential Infrastructure. For purposes of Public Health Order 2020-3 (Stay Safe ,Stay at
Home), individuals may leave their residence to provide any services or perform any work
necessary to offer, provide, operate, maintain, and repair Essential Infrastructure.

• Essential Infrastructure includes, but is not limited to, public works

construction, residential and commercial construction, airport operations,
water, sewer, gas, electrical, oil refining, roads and highways, public
transportation, solid waste collection and removal, internet, and
telecommunications systems (including the provision of essential global,
national, and local infrastructure for computing services, business
infrastructure, communications, and web-based services), provided that they
carry out those services or that work in compliance with appropriate social
distancing to the extent possible. Essential Infrastructure shall be construed
broadly to avoid any impacts to essential infrastructure.

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Essential Governmental Functions. For purposes of Public Health Order 2020-3 (Stay Safe, S
Stay Home), individuals may leave their residence to provide services necessary to provide,
operate, or maintain essential governmental functions.

• Essential Governmental Functions means all services provided by the

Federal, State, County or local governments needed to ensure the continuing
operation of the government body and provide and support the health, safety,
and welfare of the public. Each government body shall determine its
Essential Government Function, if any, and identify employees and
contractors necessary to the performance of those functions. For purposes of
Order 2020-3, all paid or volunteer first responders including law
enforcement, EMS, and firefighters; first responder training academies;
building inspectors; emergency management personnel; emergency
dispatchers; court personnel; corrections personnel; hazardous materials
responders; child protection and child welfare personnel; housing and shelter
personnel; election support services and election administration workers; and
workers performing all other governmental functions which are necessary to
ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the public, to preserve the essential
elements of the financial system of government, and to continue priority
services as determined by a Federal, State, County or local government.

Nothing in this Addendum nor Public Health Order 2020-3 (Stay Safe, Stay Home) limits the
ability or authority of the Utah Supreme Court to use its constitutional supervisory authority
over lower courts to limit or adjust court functions in response to the Public Health Emergency.

Neither this Addendum nor Public Health Order 2020-3 (Stay Safe, Stay Home) applies to the
United States Government, nor limits the ability or authority of federal employees and
contractors, civilian and military, to travel sporadically to their workplaces to serve the public
interest or to perform their military or law enforcement duties. No one with a PIV or CAC card,
a law enforcement badge or a federal employee identification card or credential will be
prohibited from such work-related travel. This includes those working for the federal judiciary,
including, among others, federal judges and their staff, court personnel, and employees of the
U.S. Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Probation.

Essential Businesses and Operations. For the purposes of Order 2020-3 (Stay Safe, Stay
Home), Essential Businesses and Operations means Healthcare and Public Health Operations,
Human Services Operations, Essential Infrastructure, and Essential Governmental Functions,
and the following:

a. CISA List. Any business or worker identified in the CISA Guidance, including
mining and processing operations and supplier/vendor industries essential to such
mining and processing operations. https://www.cisa.gov/critical-infrastructure-sectors

b. Stores that sell groceries and medicine. Grocery stores, pharmacies, food
banks and food pantries, convenience stores, and other establishments engaged in the

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retail sale of groceries, pet supplies, and other household consumer products, including
cleaning and personal care products, except that no such establishment may provide
samples or testers. Such establishments shall close all seating intended for consuming
food, prohibit customers from self-dispensing all unpackaged food, and abide by social
distancing requirements.

c. Food and beverage production, transport, and agriculture. Food and

beverage manufacturing, production, processing, transportation, and cultivation;
farming, livestock, fishing, baking, and other production agriculture, including
cultivation, marketing, production, and distribution of animals and goods for
consumption; businesses that provide food, shelter, and other necessities of life for
animals, including animal shelters, boarding, rescues, kennels, and adopting facilities;
farm and agriculture equipment, supplies, and repair services.

d. Childcare settings. All childcare centers and providers shall abide by the
emergency conditions for childcare providers established by the Utah Department of
Health.
https://health.utah.gov/licensing/forms/All/Emergency%20Conditions%20for%20Child
%20Care%20Providers%20COVID-19.pdf

e. Organizations that provide charitable and social services. Businesses and

religious and secular nonprofit organizations, including prevocational group-supportive
employment, food banks and food pantries, when providing food, shelter, and social
services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy
individuals, individuals who need assistance as a result of this public health emergency,
and people with disabilities.

f. Weddings and funerals. Religious facilities, entities, and groups that gather for
weddings subject to the limitation that any gathering shall include no more than 10
people in a room or confined space and that individuals shall adhere to social distancing
requirements as much as possible. Funeral services are subject to the same limitations
as weddings, except that outdoor graveside services may be attended by more
individuals, so long as those individuals adhere to social distancing requirements.

g. Funeral establishments. Funeral establishments, mortuary, cremation, burial,

cemetery, and related services, subject to restrictions on mass gathering and appropriate
social distancing.

h. Religious entities. Religious worship, entities and organizations, subject to the

restriction that religious worship and/or services be conducted by electronic means, with
no parishioners or members physically present. Individuals able to participate in
religious worship and/or services conducted by electronic means shall be limited to
leaders, instructors, interpreters, and those persons necessary to the electronic recording
or production of the service. All such persons shall adhere to appropriate social
distancing requirements.

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i. Media. Newspapers, television, radio, and other media services.

j. Gas stations and businesses needed for transportation. Gas stations; auto and
motorcycle supply, repair and sales; boat supply, repair, and sales; and bicycle supply,
repair, and sales.

k. Financial institutions and services. Banks, credit unions, and other depository
or lending institutions; currency exchanges, consumer lenders and pawn brokers;
licensed financial service providers; insurance services; personnel necessary to perform
essential functions at broker dealers and investment advisor offices.

l. Hardware and supplies stores. Hardware stores and businesses that sell
electrical, plumbing, heating, and construction material.

m. Critical trades. Building and Construction Tradesmen and Tradeswomen, and

other trades including but not limited to plumbers, electricians, carpenters, laborers,
sheet metal, iron workers, masonry, pipe trades, fabricators, finishers, exterminators,
pesticide application, cleaning and janitorial staff for commercial and governmental
properties, security staff, operating engineers, HVAC, painting, moving and relocation
services, forestry and arborists, and other service providers who provide services that are
necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences,
Essential Activities, Essential Governmental Functions, and Essential Businesses and
Operations.

n. Mail, post, shipping, logistics, delivery, and pick-up services. Post offices and
other businesses that provide shipping and delivery services, and businesses that ship or
deliver groceries, food, beverages, goods or services to end users or through commercial
channels.

o. Laundry services. Laundromats, dry cleaners, industrial laundry services, and

laundry service providers. Laundromats must ensure that customers or patrons observe
the social distancing requirements to the greatest extent possible.

p. Supplies to work from home. Businesses that sell, manufacture, or supply

products needed for people to work from home.

q. Supplies for Essential Businesses and Operations and Essential

Governmental Functions. Businesses that sell, manufacture, or supply other Essential
Businesses and Operations and Essential Governmental Functions (including businesses
that provide products and services to the United States Government in support of
national security) with the support or supplies necessary to operate, including
computers; audio and video electronics; household appliances; IT and
telecommunication equipment; hardware; paint; flat glass; electrical, plumbing, and
heating materials; construction materials and equipment; sanitary equipment; personal

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hygiene products; food, food additives, ingredients, and components; medical and
orthopedic equipment; optics and photography equipment; diagnostic; food and
beverages; chemicals; paper and paper products; soaps and detergents.

r. Transportation. Airlines, taxis, transportation network providers (such as Uber

and Lyft), vehicle rental services, paratransit, and other private, public, and commercial
transportation and logistics providers necessary for Essential Activities and other
purposes expressly authorized in Order 2020-3.

s. Home-based care and services. Home-based care for seniors, adults, children,
and/ or people with disabilities, substance use disorders, and/ or mental illness, including
caregivers or nannies who may travel to the child's home to provide care, in-home meal
delivery, and other in-home services, with the exception of non-therapeutic massage and
pet-sitting services. Dog or other pet-walking services are permitted, so long as the
exchange of the pet takes place outside of the home or residence.

t. Professional services. Professional services, such as legal or accounting

services, insurance services, real estate services (including appraisal, home inspection,
and title services), and veterinary services. These services shall, to the greatest extent
possible, use technology to avoid meeting in person, including virtual meetings,
teleconference, and remote work (i.e., work from home). When showing homes to
prospective clients, real estate agents must refrain from travelling in the same vehicle as
a client/prospective home buyer, and real estate professionals shall further adhere to the
tools provided by the National Association of Realtors. https://www.nar.realtor/right-
tools-right-now

u. Labor and employee organizations. Essential activities include the

administration of health and welfare funds and checking on the well-being and safety of
members providing services in Essential Business and Operations, provided those
checks are done by telephone or remotely where possible.

v. Hotels and motels. Hotels and motels, except that such establishments shall
comply with the restrictions on Restaurants, Taverns and Bars, close swimming pools,
hot tubs, and exercise facilities, including spas, saunas and steam rooms, and prohibit
guests from congregating in lobbies or other common areas, including providing
adequate space to adhere to social distancing requirements while queuing for front desk
services.

w. Higher educational institutions. Higher educational institutions, for purposes of

facilitating distance learning, performing critical research, or performing essential
functions as determined by the institution.

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 PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER

Weber-Morgan Health Department

Weber and Morgan Counties, Utah

WHEREAS, COVID-19 is caused by a virus that spreads easily from person to person,
may result in serious illness or death, and has been characterized by the World Health
Organization as a worldwide pandemic; and

WHEREAS, it has been proven that reducing person-to-person interaction will slow the
transmission of COVID-19; and

WHEREAS, on March 27, 2020, Governor Gary Herbert issued a statewide directive
encouraging all Utah citizens to “Stay Safe, Stay Home;” and

WHEREAS, Utah law allows the Weber-Morgan Health Department (“Health

Department”) to impose more stringent standards to address unique situations that threaten
residents in our community as a result of COVID-19; and

WHEREAS, Utah Code Ann. § 26A-1-114 empowers the Health Department to “close
theatres, schools, and other public places and prohibit gatherings of people when necessary to
protect the public health;” and

WHEREAS, state statute further empowers the Health Department to exercise physical
control over property and over individuals as the local health department finds necessary for the
protection of public health, and to do so through the issuance of notices and orders; and

WHEREAS, the Health Department’s Health Officer recognizes the likelihood of

widespread community transmission already occurring among the general public and the need
for Weber and Morgan Counties, along with our residents, to work cooperatively and proactively
to slow the spread of COVID-19 by supporting the Governor’s effort and taking additional
measures; and

WHEREAS, all county residents, businesses, and community and government

organizations must do their respective parts to cease all non-essential travel, business, and social
interactions during this time; and

WHEREAS, the intent of this Public Health Order is to ensure people self-isolate in their
homes and places of residence to the maximum extent feasible, while at the same time enabling
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essential services to continue, in order to slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect the lives of
Weber and Morgan County residents to the greatest extent possible;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDERED BY THE WEBER-MORGAN

HEALTH OFFICER BRIAN BENNION THAT THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEALTH
ORDER SHALL APPLY THROUGHOUT WEBER AND MORGAN COUNTIES
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY:

SECTION 1. GENERAL DIRECTIVE

• All individuals present within Weber and Morgan Counties are directed to stay safe at
home or their place of residence to the greatest extent possible.

• All public and private gatherings of any number of people that are not part of a single
household or living unit are prohibited, except for the limited purposes permitted by
this Order. Nothing in this Order shall prohibit the gathering of members of a single
household or living unit.

• An individual who tests positive with COVID-19, is presenting symptoms, or has

been identified as a direct contact with an individual that has tested positive shall
follow the direction of health care providers and public health officials.

• This directive is not to be confused with a shelter-in-place order.

SECTION 2. DIRECTIVE FOR INDIVIDUALS

• Stay Safe, Stay Home

− All individuals are directed to “Stay Safe, Stay Home,” except to engage in
essential activities.

− Work from home whenever possible. When required to go to work, adhere to

social distancing. Never go to work sick.

− Do not go to public places if you are sick.

− Individuals should rely on telehealth options whenever feasible.

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• Follow Strict Hygiene Standards

− Wash hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.

− Use hand sanitizer frequently when hand washing is not an option.

− Avoid touching your face. Cover coughs or sneezes (e.g., into a tissue or inside
your elbow, not in your hands).

− Regularly clean highly-touched surfaces.

• Essential Activities

− Essential activities or tasks are those deemed necessary for the health, safety, and
well-being of an individual, family, household members, or pets.

− Leaving home for essential activities is permitted if social distancing and hygiene
standards are followed.

− These activities may include obtaining medical supplies or medication, seeking

emergency services, or visiting a healthcare or behavioral healthcare professional.

• Social Distancing

− Maintain a six-foot distance at all times from other individuals when in public.

− Do not visit friends or family who live in a different residence without urgent
need.

− Limit physical interactions with high risk individuals (those age 60 or older or
any individual with a serious underlying medical condition), including visiting
hospitals, nursing homes, and other residential care facilities.

− All high risk individuals should avoid contact with other individuals.

− Social distancing guidelines must be followed while in outdoor spaces.

− For additional information about staying safe from COVID-19 refer to

http://www.webermorganhealth.org/coronavirus/.
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SECTION 3. CLOSURES

• The following facilities shall be closed beginning April 2, 2020, at 11:59 p.m., based
on their nonessential nature and their inability to observe the social distancing
necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19:

− Places of public amusement and activity, whether indoors or outdoors, including:

amusement parks, carnivals, water parks, public swimming pools and spas, splash
pads, aquariums, zoos, aviaries, museums, arcades, fairs, children’s play centers,
playgrounds, bowling alleys, movie and other theaters, concert and musical halls
or venues, recreation centers, social clubs, and gyms and fitness centers.

− Salons and spas, including: hair salons, barber shops, nail salons, day spas,
electrolysis providers, waxing salons, eyebrow threading shops, tattoo parlors,
body art establishments, massage establishments, and tanning facilities.

− Any other facility that cannot implement proper social distancing measures.

SECTION 4. RECREATIONAL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

• Individuals shall remain at least six feet apart from individuals from other households
while engaging in outdoor activities (e.g., walking, hiking, running, biking, hunting,
or fishing).

• All park and recreational facilities shall comply with the following regulations:

− All playgrounds are closed until further notice.

− Individuals shall not engage in close contact or team sports, including pickup
games.

− Individuals shall not share equipment with others.

− Sports fields and courts may be open, but should only be used individually or by
members of the same household.

− Recreational areas, including courts, dog parks, parks, trailheads, trails, and
sports fields shall only be used while maintaining six feet of space between
people.

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 − Individuals shall not congregate at trailheads and other outdoor spaces.

SECTION 5. FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS

• All food service, restaurants, self-serve buffets, salad bars, unpackaged self-serve
food services, bars, taverns, nightclubs, private liquor clubs, and saloons in Weber
and Morgan Counties (hereinafter “food service establishments”) shall immediately
close to members, guests, patrons, customers, and the general public.

• Notwithstanding the foregoing, food service may operate on a limited basis subject to
the following operational restrictions and prohibitions:

− Dine-in services, whether inside or outside food service establishments, are

prohibited.

− Food service establishments may not admit a member, guest, patron, or customer
inside the food service establishment except to order, pick up, or pay for food that
is for take-out only.

− Drive-through food service is permitted.

− Where possible, online (e.g., Venmo, Squarecash, Google Pay, Apple Pay) and
telephonic credit card transactions are strongly encouraged. Cash payments are
strongly discouraged.

− An employee who handles cash or a credit card shall use cleansing measures
between each transaction, including using any best practices issued by the State
Department of Health or the Health Department. An employee who handles cash
or a credit card may not participate in food preparation, handling, or delivery.

− Hotels may only serve complimentary meals if they are prepackaged, take-out
meals that are eaten in areas other than a common area of the hotel. Room service
or third-party delivery is also permitted.

− Third-party delivery service (e.g., Uber Eats and DoorDash) is permitted.

− Third-party food services are required to observe “no contact delivery,” which
means they shall avoid physical contact with any customer. All employees of
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 such services must not engage in any delivery services if they present any
symptoms of illness.

− An employee of a third-party delivery service shall use cleansing measures

between each transaction, including using any best practices issued by the State
Department of Health or the Health Department.

− Management of food service establishments shall ensure that no employee who

presents any symptom consistent with COVID-19 at any time is permitted to
work.

− Management of food service establishments shall provide measures to ensure

social distancing to protect patrons while on the premises, including on the
exterior of the facility.

− This Order does not restrict convenience stores from selling a hot food item or a
self-serve drink. Convenience stores shall operate according to the guidelines
outlined at:
http://www.webermorganhealth.org/coronavirus/Convenience%20stores%20covi
d-19.pdf.

SECTION 6. GENERAL PROTOCOLS FOR ALL BUSINESSES

• Where possible, a business should encourage its employees to telecommute.

• If telecommuting is not possible or practicable, a business should review and

implement industry best practices with regard to physical distancing in the workplace,
including:

− 1) grouping employees into cohorts of no more than ten individuals that have
limited contact with the other cohorts in the workplace;

− 2) encouraging employees to avoid close contact with other individuals; and

− 3) when close contact is necessary, encouraging employees to follow good

hygienic practices of keeping distances between individuals to a minimum of six
feet, engaging in appropriate regular and frequent hand washing and sanitizing,
engaging in regular and frequent disinfecting of high-touch surfaces, avoiding
physical contact with other individuals, and avoiding touching hands to any part
of the face.

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 • An employee who handles cash or a credit card should use cleansing measures
between transactions, including using best practices issued by the Department. Cash
transactions are discouraged but not prohibited. Where possible, online (e.g., Venmo,
Squarecash, Google Pay, Apple Pay) and telephonic credit card transactions are
strongly encouraged.

• Management should screen each employee, on a daily basis and at the beginning of
each shift, for any symptom consistent with COVID-19.

• An employee, member, guest, patron, or customer who presents any symptom

consistent with COVID-19 should be excluded from the physical premises of the
business.

• A business that serves a customer in person should use cleansing measures on high-
touch surfaces and equipment, including using best practices issued by the
Department.

• Management shall post signage approved by the Health Department which advises
patrons of COVID-19 protocols.

• Management shall provide measures to ensure social distancing to protect patrons

while on the premises, including on the exterior of the facility.

• All business must follow the general guidelines outlined by the Health Department at:
http://www.webermorganhealth.org/coronavirus/1Social%20Distancing_Business_Fl
yer_FIN.pdf.

SECTION 7. LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND CHILD-CARE

• Access to long-term care facilities shall be governed by the guidance issued by the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Center for Clinical Standards and
Quality.

• All child-care centers and providers shall abide by the emergency conditions
established by the State Department of Health available at
https://health.utah.gov/licensing/forms/All/Emergency%20Conditions%20for%20Chi
ld%20Care%20Providers%20COVID-19.pdf.

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SECTION 8. ESSENTIAL SERVICES

• With the exception of excluding employees that have tested positive for COVID-19,
or are presenting symptoms consistent with COVID-19, these directives do not apply
to essential services such as: health care professionals, law enforcement, first
responders, social service organizations, grocery stores, and other entities/workers
included in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s list of critical infrastructure
sectors available at
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/CISA_Guidance_on_the_Essenti
al_Critical_Infrastructure_Workforce_Version_2.0_Updated.pdf.

• These industries are strongly encouraged to use appropriate precautions, such as those
outlined in Section 6, to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 while keeping
essential services available to the public.

• For a list of closed, restricted, and operational services please refer to “Stay Home,
Stay Safe” flyer attached to this Order and available at:
http://www.webermorganhealth.org/coronavirus/staysafestayhomeflyer.pdf

SECTION 9. DURATION

• This Order shall remain in effect through April 16, 2020, unless adjusted or further
extended.

SECTION 10. ENFORCEMENT

• Residents and businesses are urged to comply with this Order, and every effort will
be made to educate people to achieve compliance. The Health Department will
continue to respond to issues and reports of violation.

• The purpose of this Order is to protect individuals’ health, not to hold them criminally
liable; however, repeat or egregious offenders may be cited and charged. While
penalties outlined by state code for violating a local public health order classify the
offense as a misdemeanor (class B for the initial offense, class A for repeat offenses),
the Health Department has asked local municipalities to enforce the public health
order initially via warnings rather than citations.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: ____April 2, 2020______

WEBER-MORGAN HEALTH DEPARTMENT

________________________
Brian Bennion
Weber-Morgan Health Officer

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