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Local Enforcement of COVID-19 Orders Issued by Chief Medical Officer of Health
Presented by: David Leflar, Director, Legal & Legislative Services
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RECOMMENDED MOTION
That in co-operation with the efforts of the Government of Alberta to reduce community spread of the COVID-19 virus, Council hereby expresses its support for St. Albert's Community Peace Officers ("CPOs") to enforce COVID-19 related Orders of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (the "CMOH") by all available means including issuing a violation ticket where a CPO considers that to be an appropriate enforcement response to an incident of non-compliance.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
To recommend that Council adopt a policy statement concerning local enforcement of provincial public health orders aimed at slowing or halting community spread of the COVID-19 virus
ALIGNMENT TO STATUTORY PROVISIONS
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic the Government of Alberta has taken a variety of steps to attempt to mitigate the impact of and/or slow the spread of the virus, including Orders issued by the Chief Medical Officer of Health to limit or prohibit certain behaviors or activities by persons in St. Albert and other parts of Alberta. Over the past few weeks these CMOH Orders have become more focused and targeted. The Solicitor General has also issued a Ministerial Order giving Level 1 Community Peace Officers the authority to enforce the CMOH Orders.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
COVID-19 active cases, hospitalizations and deaths -- and the associated pressures on health care systems, facilities and workers -- have increased significantly over the past few weeks in many jurisdictions in Canada and around the world, including Alberta. In direct response to that trend, on November 24, 2020 the Government of Alberta declared its second state of public health emergency this year. In the following days the Chief Medical Officer of Health issued several new Orders des...
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