O-2021-097 - 4/8/20211 ORDINANCE NO. 0=2021=097
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
3 REPEALING THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK'S EMERGENCY
4 ORDINANCE NO. 0=2020=0374; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS
5 CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR
6 RESOLUTIONS.
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8 WHEREAS, On June 29, 2020, the City Council declared, pursuant to Section
9 3.14 of the Round Rock Home Rule Charter, that a public health emergency existed in
10 the City of Round Rock due to the COVID-19 pandemic and adopted Emergency
11 Ordinance No. O-2020-0374 regarding face covering requirements; and
12 WHEREAS, Emergency Ordinance No. O-2020-0374 was most recently
13 renewed for an additional sixty (60) days by Ordinance No. O-2021-060 on February 25,
14 2021; and
15 WHEREAS, the expected number of Williamson County residents fully
16 vaccinated by the end of the month has increased to over 33% of those over the age of
17 16 and 650Xo of those over 65; and
18 WHEREAS, all three vaccines approved for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)
19 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States are available to the
20 general public in Texas; and
21 WHEREAS, the sustained COVID-1 9 hospitalization rate in Trauma Service Area
22 O (TSA-0) has remained at roughly 5%, with a statistically average number of hospital
23 beds being available in Williamson County; and
24 WHEREAS, as a result of increase in vaccinations and a decrease in
25 hospitalizations, the City Council desires to repeal Emergency Ordinance O-2020-0374;
26 Now therefore,
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1 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
2 TEXAS:
3 I.
4 That Emergency Ordinance 0-2020-0374 regarding face coverings is hereby
5 repealed effective 11:59 P.M. on April 22, 2021.
6 II.
7 A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are
8 expressly repealed.
9 B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not
10 invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
11 C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date,
12 hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted
13 and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during
14 which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and
15 formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
16 Government Code, as amended.
17 Alternative 1.
18 By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative vote of all the
19 Council members present, the requirement for reading this ordinance on two separate
20 days was dispensed with.
21 READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this day of
22 , 2021.
I Alternative 2.
2 READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
3 , 2021.
4 READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the day of
5 .2021.
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ATTEST:
SAR L. WHITE, City Clerk
CRAIG M RGAN, ayor
City of Round Rock, Texas