Executive Order 20-114 Doc 8 2268537 BLit 3025 Pe 1911
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Filed and Recorded in Official Records of
MONROE COUNTY KEVIN MADOK,CPA
STATE OF FLORIDA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 20-114
(Emergency Management—Extension ofExecudve Order 20-52—COV D-19)
WHEREAS, on March I, 2020, I issued Executive Order 20-51, directing the Florida
Department of Health to issue a Public Health Emergency due to COVID-1 9; and
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, I issued Executive Order 20-52, declaring a state of
emergency for the entire state due to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 25, 2020, President Donald J. Trump approved my request and
declared a Major Disaster due to COV]D-19 in Florida: and
WHEREAS,on April 29, 2020, after consulting with my Task Force to Re-Open Florida.
-rissued Executive Order 20-112, my "Phase I: Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida's
Recovery"; and
WHEREAS, I, as Governor of Florida,am committed to providing all available resources
and assisting all Floridians and our local communities with their efforts; and
WHEREAS, no state of emergency declared pursuant to the Florida Emergency
Management Act may continue for more than 60 days unless renewed by the Governor: and
WHEREAS, the impact of COVID-19 poses a continuing threat to the health, safety
and welfare of the State of Florida and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RON DESANTIS, as Governor of Florida. by virtue of the
authority vested in me by Article IV, Section 1(a) of the Florida Constitution and by the Florida
Emergency Management Act,as amended,and all other applicable laws,promulgate the following
Executive Order,to take immediate effect:
Section 1. The state of emergency declared in Executive Order 20-52,will be extended
for 60 days following the issuance of this order for the entire State of Florida.
Section 2. To the extent Executive Order 20-I 12, Phase I: Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step.
Plan for Florida's Recovery, amended or extended any executive order related to COV ID-19, the
referenced executive orders shall remain in effect, as modified.
Section 3. All actions taken by the Director of the Division of Emergency
Management as the State Coordinating Officer with respect to this emergency before the issuance
of this Executive Order are ratified, and he is directed to continue to execute the State's
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and other response,recovery,and mitigation plans
necessary to cope with the emergency.
Section 4. Except as amended herein, Executive Order 20-52 is ratified and
reaffirmed.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
State of Florida to be affixed, at Tallahassee,
J� �\ this 8t of May, 2020.
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