The mayors of Indiana cities Elkhart, Goshen and Nappanee will each bring a city ordinance to their councils that will support the countywide restrictions and penalties related to COVID-19.
City councils in the three cities will meet Monday to discuss the proposed ordinances in support of the county’s efforts, officials announced Thursday. The city ordinances will last for the duration of the public health orders, if passed.
The ordinances, which recognize and support the adoption of Elkhart County’s Public Health Orders 05-2020 and 06-2020, as well as Restated County Ordinance 2020-38, authorize the mayors to designate enforcement teams to help implement the terms of the county ordinance within each city’s boundaries.
Click here to read the full report from Rasmus S. Jorgensen in the Elkhart Truth.
On Tuesday, the Elkhart County Commissioners office passed Ordinance 2020-38, outlining a countywide incremental fine structure for businesses and individuals who violate the Health Department’s new pandemic guidelines.
“We all want to emphasize that these measures have been put in place to cultivate an understanding of how this pandemic is affecting those who live in our county and the ways we can help get rid of the virus from our community,” Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson said. “Our focus is to be helpful and informative, not punitive.”
