Facility modifications and closures that have been made in response to COVID-19 will continue until further notice following the City Council’s decision to extend the Declaration of Disaster for a Local Health Emergency. The declaration is effective through April 30, 2020 unless superseded, canceled, modified, amended or terminated by the Mayor and/or the City Council.
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The Richardson City Council has approved a continuation of the Declaration of Disaster for a Local Health Emergency that was first signed by Mayor Paul Voelker Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The newly adopted declaration by the full Council expands prohibitions and includes orders for sheltering in place as well as the closing for all business operation not considered to be “essential.” The declaration is effective until April 30, 2020 or unless superseded, canceled, modified, amended or terminated by the Mayor and/or the City Council.
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While the City’s Code Enforcement and Building Inspection staff have been working to help rebuild storm-ravaged areas of Richardson in the brick-and-mortar sense, the Parks and Recreation Department is working to restore the area’s landscapes, both public and private.
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Richardson residents will begin receiving their invitation to participate in the 2020 Census in mid-March.
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In 2016, City leaders posed a question to local nonprofit Network of Community Ministries: If the City ever faces a disaster, could Network help with recovery efforts after the City’s initial emergency response?
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