Proclamation Of Emergency Order No. 6-SSSSS Requiring Self-Quarantine Pending Covid-19 Test Results
WHEREAS, on March 14, 2020, I, J. Ryan McMahon, II, Onondaga County Executive, by the authority vested in me by the Onondaga County Charter, the Onondaga County Administrative Code, and the laws of the State of New York, declared, pursuant to Section 24 of Article 2-B of the New York State Executive Law, that the public safety was sufficiently imperiled and issued a Proclamation of Emergency within the territorial limits of Onondaga County; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, I issued Local Emergency Order No. 6, requiring individuals tested for COVID-19 to self-quarantine pending receipt of a negative test result, and it is necessaiy to extend the Order, as modified herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by the Onondaga County Charter and Code, local home rule powers, and Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law, I hereby issue this Local Emergency Order and declare that any individual who is tested for COVID-19 must self-quarantine if the individual currently has COVID-19 symptoms and is waiting for his/her COVID-19 test results. Individuals who do not have COVID-19 symptoms do not need to self-quarantine while waiting for COVID-19 test results. Self-quarantine, in this instance, means remaining in the individual’s home or current residence until the individual receives a negative test result.
This order is necessaiy to safeguard the public health and welfare, and necessary to assist in the disaster effo11. This Order is intended to be consistent with all laws, regulations and official guidelines, at the state and federal levels, and shall be read and interpreted in such manner.
As the law requires a Local Emergency Order not to exceed 5 days, this Order shall remain in effect for 5 days through Februaiy 10, 2022, and will be formally renewed by the issuance of successive 5-day Orders.