Whereas, on March 15, 2020 the Metropolitan Board of Health, by virtue of Tennessee Statutes and the Metropolitan Charter, and after consultation with Governor Bill Lee, Mayor John Cooper and public health officials within the Tennessee Department of Health and the Metropolitan Department of Health, declared that a public health emergency exists in Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee; and
Whereas, on March 15, 2020 Alex Jahangir, M.D., M.M.H.C., Chairman Metropolitan Board of Health executed Metropolitan Board of Health of Nashville and Davidson County Declaration of Public Health Emergency (“Declaration”); and
Whereas, on April 9, 2020 the Metropolitan Board of Health voted to amend the Declaration to provide it remain in effect through May 31, 2020, unless extended.
Now, therefore, effective immediately the Declaration is amended as follows:
- Except as modified by this Amendment, the Declaration shall remain in full force and effect; and
- The Declaration shall be effective until 11:59 PM, Central Daylight Time, on May 31, 2020, at which time it shall cease and be of no further force or effect, unless extended.
Issued this 9th day of April 2020, by the Metropolitan Board of Health for Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee.
Date: April 20, 2020
Alex Jahangir, M.D., M.M.H.C.
Chairman Metropolitan Board of Health