WHEREAS, for more than one year, the world has addressed a global pandemic due to the emergence of the COVID-19 coronavirus, a novel respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death and can be easily spread from person to person; and
WHEREAS, as the pandemic began spreading throughout the United States in March 2020, states of emergency were declared at the federal, state, and local levels of government, including the city of Oakwood through Resolution No. 1871 adopted on April 6, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the pandemic remains ongoing, but new case counts and other key metrics have dropped significantly due to mitigation efforts and the development of an aggressive public vaccination program that has inoculated over 5 million Ohioans to date; and
WHEREAS, based on guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and the improved metrics noted above, the Ohio Department of Health has rescinded almost all health orders issued during the pandemic, including those mandating the wearing of masks, social distancing, and limiting capacities and gathering sizes, effective June 2, 2021; and
WHEREAS, as Ohio emerges from the pandemic, it is anticipated that Ohio Governor Mike DeWine will soon withdraw or rescind Executive Order 2020-01D, thereby terminating the State of Ohio’s declared state of emergency; and
WHEREAS, Council desires to terminate the state of emergency originally declared for the city of Oakwood by Resolution No. 1871, adopted on April 6, 2020;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OAKWOOD, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO, THAT:
Council of the city of Oakwood hereby terminates the state of emergency declared by Resolution No. 1871.
Council finds and determines that during the declared emergency, no action was taken during any Remote Meeting that requires subsequent ratification by a quorum of Council.
In terminating the state of emergency, Council notes that for the foreseeable future, it will continue to use Zoom or similar technology for remote meeting operations, and to make the same available to the public where feasible, as permitted by and consistent with the provisions of Section 111.06 of the Administrative Code.
Resolution No. 1871 authorized and directed the City Manager to implement Emergency Paid Sick Leave and modified Family and Medical Leave (including any exemptions thereto that he may deem necessary or appropriate), and such other forms of leave as may be hereafter mandated by the federal or state governments in response to the state of emergency, including without limitation the federal Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Such authority shall continue and shall not be affected by this resolution.
Council hereby finds and determines that all formal actions taken relative to the passage of this Resolution were taken in an open meeting of this legislative authority, and that all deliberations of