Proclamation Of Emergency Order No. 11-P Pertaining To Inmate Testing For Covid-19
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 such that a Proclamation of Emergency was declared within the territorial limits of Onondaga County, which Proclamation of Emergency has been extended; and
WHEREAS, on May 18, I issued Local Emergency Order No. 11 providing that all inmates within the Onondaga County Jail and the Onondaga County penitentiary facility shall be tested for COVID-19, and it is necessary to extend the Order.
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in my by the Onondaga County Charter and Code, local home rule powers, and Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law, I hereby extend and renew Local Emergency Order No. 11 and provide that all inmates within the Onondaga County Jail and the Onondaga County penitentiary facility shall be tested for COVID-19.
As the law requires a Local Emergency Order not to exceed 5 days, this Order shall remain in effect for 5 days through August 6, 2020, and will be formally renewed by the issuance of successive 5-day Orders.
This order is necessary to provide to safeguard the public health and welfare, and necessary to assist in the disaster effort. This Order is intended to comply with all laws and regulations, state and federal, and shall be read and interpreted in such manner.