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 & 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 extend the Declaration to provide it remain in effect through May 31, 2020, unless extended; and
Whereas, on May 14, 2020 the Metropolitan Board of Health voted to extend the Declaration to provide it remain in effect through June 30, 2020, unless extended; and
Whereas, on June 11, 2020 the Metropolitan Board of Health voted to extend the Declaration to provide it remain in effect through July 31, 2020, unless extended; and
Whereas, on July 09, 2020 the Metropolitan Board of Health voted to extend the Declaration to provide it remain in effect through August 31, 2020, unless extended; and
Whereas, on August 06, 2020 the Metropolitan Board of Health voted to extend the Declaration to provide it remain in effect through September 30, 2020, unless extended; and
Whereas, on September 10, 2020 the Metropolitan Board of Health voted to extend the Declaration to provide it remain in effect through December 31, 2020, unless extended.
Whereas, effective immediately the Declaration is extended to 11:59 p.m., CDT on December 31, 2020, at which time it shall cease and be of no further force or effect, unless extended.
Issued this 29th day of September 2020, by the Metropolitan Board of Health for Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee.
Alex Jahangir, M.D., M.M.H.C.
Chairman Metropolitan Board of Health