ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA
EMERGENCY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 2020- ^^
REGARDING COVID-19
and
Requiring Face Coverings
Date: June 18, 2020
Time: , ’33 ‘>, ^.
WHEREAS, Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 2, Article IX, Orange County
Code, empower the Orange County Mayor to declare a State of Local Emergency when
conditions such as the COVID-19 pandemic exist; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, I declared a State of Local Emergency in all of Orange
County due to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, Orange County remains in a State of Local Emergency due to COVID-19;
and
WHEREAS, on April 29, 2020, the Governor of Florida issued Executive Order 20-112,
(Phase 1: Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida’s Recovery;) and
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2020, I issued Executive Order 2020-12, Reopening Orange
County and Requiring Social Distancing and Face Coverings, which set forth minimum
stand^-ds for Businesses and Places of Assembly to follow unless precluded by the Governor;
and
WHEREAS, on June 3, 2020, the Governor of Florida issued Executive Order 20-139
related to Phase 2 of the Recovery; and
WHEREAS, with the significant reopening of its econ-omic, cultural and civic life,
bringing more people into contact w-ith each other. Orange County has experienced an increase
in the daily positivity rate ofiirfections for COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, recently the number of COVID-19 cases has increased significantly with
daily positivity rates for COVD-19 as high as eleven-percent (11%); and
WHEREAS, Orange County health care providers have experienced an increase in
emergency room visits and hospitalizations related to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, in order to limit the probability of continued spread of COVID-19, it is
prudent to take more stringent measures to reduce the potential that Stay at Home orders will be
reinstated for Orange County; and
WHEREAS, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) guidelines on social
distancing and wearing face coverings must be adhered to if Orange County is to continue on its
path to economic recovery; and
WHEREAS, the CDC recommends wearing face coverings in public settings where other
social distancing measures are difficult to maintain; and
WHEREAS, the use of face coverings and social distancing are important public health
approaches to slow the transmission ofCOVID-19; and
WHEREAS, during a public health crisis, protecting the health and safety of Orange
County’s residents and visitors is among the most important functions of County government.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Jerry L. Demings, County Mayor of Orange County, Florida,
acting as the Director of Emergency Management, promulgate the following Emergency
Executive Order:
Section 1. Definition. Face Covering shall mean a uniform piece of material that
securely covers a person’s nose and mouth and remains affixed in place without the use of one s
hands.
Section 2. Face Coverings Required.
a. Every person working, living, visiting, or doing business in Orange County is
required to wear a Face Covering consistent with the current CDC guideline while in
any public place.
b. Medical and surgical face masks, such as “N95” masks or similar medical or surgical
masks should be reserved for health care personnel and other first responders with the
greatest need for such personal protective equipment. Persons are encouraged to
review and comply with the CDC and Florida Department of Health guidelines on
personal protective equipment, including with the respect to the use of a medical or
surgical face mask, such as “N95” mask or similar medical or surgical mask.
c. All businesses are strongly encouraged to follow CDC guidelines or industry
standards (if any) on face coverings and social distancing. Businesses are remmded
that Executive Order 2020-12 requires that both employees and patrons of businesses
that require employees and patrons to be within six (6) feet must wear a face mask or
covering, unless the wearing of the patron’s face mask or covering would impede the
patron’s service, in which case only the service provider must wear a face mask or
covering.
d. All businesses are encouraged to prohibit entry of each person who is not wearing a
face covering with the exception of those below listed persons.
Section 3. Exceptions
a. Nothing herein shall require the wearing of face coverings by the following people:
i.) Persons under the age of two years old; or
ii.) Persons for whom a face covering would cause impairment due to an existing
health condition; or
iii.) Persons working in a profession who do not have any face-to-face interactions
with the public; or
iv.) Persons working in a profession where use of a face covering will not be
compatible with the duties of the profession; or
v.) Persons exercising while observing social distancing in accordance with the
CDC guidelines.
b. This Order does not apply to employees and patrons of first response, government,
healthcare or medical, veterinarian, shelter or rehabilitation, childcare, utility
providers, construction, or transit agencies.
Section 4. Applicability. This Order is in addition to the Executive Orders issued by
Governor DeSantis. Any provision(s) within this Order that conflict(s) with any State or Federal
law or constitutional provisions, or conflict(s) with or are superseded by a current or
subsequently-issued Executive Order of the Governor or President of the United States, shall be
deemed inapplicable and deemed to be severed from this Order, with the remainder of the Order
remaining “intact and in full force and effect. This Order applies to incorporated and
unincorporated Orange County.
Section 5. Effective Date; Expiration Date. This Order shall become effective on
June 20, 2020 at 12:01 A. M. This Order will remain in effect throughout the State of Local
Emergency pursuant to COVID-19, imless earlier rescinded.
ORA 0 LORIDA ^
By:
Jerry L. De ings, Orange Co Mayor,
as Directo of Emergency Management
RECEIVED AND FILED in the office of the Orange County Comptroller, as clerk to the Board
of Count ommissioners this /^h4 day of ^f^ ft , 2020 at .’3^ o’clock ^. M.
By:
Deput omptroller