Supplemental Mayor's Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency Order No. 1 - 03/31/2020

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set forth in the City of Paris Code of Ordinances in Chapter 21, Article III, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, shall be extended such that it shall be unlawful for any child sixteen (16) years of age or less (under seventeen (17)) to intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence be in or remain in or upon the streets, a public place, or an establishment within the city limits between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on Monday through Sunday. All other provisions of Chapter 21, Article III, including affirmative defenses to prosecution, shall remain in full force and effect, except that a child or a parent or guardian may be charged with an offense beginning with the first violation of the curfew, and to that extent the provisions of Sec. 21-55 and 21-56 to the contrary are suspended. Section 3. Gatherin s of More Than Ten 10 Peotile Prohibited. Effective as of 10:00 p.m. on March 31, 2020, gatherings of more ten (10) people within the city limits of the City of Paris are prohibited. A gathering is any indoor or outdoor event that brings together or is likely to bring together more than ten (10) people at the same time in a single space where people are present and within six (6) feet of one another, without regard to the purpose of the gathering. For the purposes of this section, however, a gathering does not include the following, so long as visitors are general not within arm's length of one another for extended periods: Spaces where 10 or more persons may be in transit or waiting for transit such as airports, bus stations or terminals; (ii) office space or residential buildings; (iii) grocery stores, shopping malls, or other retail establishments where large numbers of people are present but it is unusual for them to be within arm's length of one another for extended periods; and (iv) hospitals and medical facilities. In all such settings, Mayor Clifford and the Office of the Lamar County Judge and the Paris - Lamar County Health Department recommends following the attached Social Distancing Recommendations, and personal hygiene measures such as hand sanitizer and tissues should be provided when possible. Section 4. Enforcement. The Paris Police Department is hereby authorized to enforce this order. A violation of this order regarding extended curfew hours for children shall be punished in accordance with Code of Ordinances Section 21.55 except that a child and his or her parent or guardian may be cited for an offense upon the first violation of the curfew regulations. A violation of this order regarding engaging in gatherings of more than (10) people shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.00 in accordance with the City of Paris Code of Ordinances Sec. 1-6. Section S. Effective Date and Duration. This Supplemental order shall go into effect at 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, and shall remain effective for the duration of the Mayor's Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency and Order dated March 19, 2020 and as extended and Amended by the City Council of the City of Paris in Resolution No. 2020-011,