20-026RESOLUTION 20 -026
CITY OF SHOREWOOD
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
STATE OF MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND STRATEGIES TO PROTECT
RESIDENTS
WHEREAS, the COVID -19 pandemic has required government to take
extraordinary steps to respond to the public health emergency; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor executed an Emergency Declaration, No. 20 -01 on March 17,
2020,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SHOREWOOD, MINNESOTA AS FOLLOWS:
1. Hereby approves the Declaration of Emergency, No. 20 -01 in its entirety.
2. The measures being approved or implemented with passage of this Resolution
are, at the time of passage, the best steps that can be taken to keep local
government open and accessible as possible until conditions dictate additional
measures are needed.
3. Planning Commission meetings will be held only if rules requiring a hearing are
met, and at the discretion of the Director of Planning.
4. Parks Commission meetings are cancelled until a further decision by the Council.
5. Approves staff implementation of social distancing recommendations of the
Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Minnesota Department of Health
(MDH), as they may be amended.
6. Consistent with recommendations of the CDC and MDH, no in- person comments
will be received for matters requiring a public hearing. All comments for matters
must be made in writing via email or letter.
7. Approves closure of all city buildings to the public and the present staffing
arrangement. Council grants authority to change the schedule should conditions
warrant. Any change must be approved by the City Council at the next City
Council meeting.
8. The Council grants authority for the City Administrator to implement employee
leave changes as they may be approved by the Minnesota Legislature or the US
Congress. As an initial step, that will be reviewed by the City Council, the City
Administrator is granted permission to approve leave that is in excess of an
employee's banked leave, provided the leave advance shall not exceed 80 hours
unless approved by the City Council. The council authorizes the use of sick
leave to be home while children are out of school.
9. Provides the Mayor, or council member by succession, and the City
Administrator, the authority to make necessary decisions that they believe are in
the best interest of the City, when time does not allow for a City Council meeting.
All decisions shall be immediately forwarded to the City Council and posted at
city hall and as an update on the city's website. Any decisions made in this
manner shall require council approval at the next meeting in order to remain in
effect.
10. Provides staff authority to make payment prior to Council approval if staff finds
the invoice is a valid claim and expense.
11. Effective for the April 1 and July1 utility billings, there will be no fees or charges
assessed for late payments until December 31, 2020.
12. Effective immediately, and until the cessation of the emergency, the City will not
issue any permits under Chapter 308 of the City Code, including Transient
Merchants, Solicitors, Peddlers, Canvassers and Garage sales. The 2020
Census process is permitted should the United States Government determine the
Census is an essential service.
13. These measures shall stay in force and effect until the City Council approves
additional conditions or finds that the emergency conditions no longer exist and
rescinds the Emergency Declaration, and the measures in this Resolution.
Adopted by the City Council of Shorewood, Minnesota the 23rd day of March 2020.
Zerby, M