Dillingham Emergency Order #1

Last evening the City of Dillingham posted a 64 page supplement to the council packet for this evening's Council Meeting.  This is in addition to the 100+ pages they posted on Monday.  That posting of the packet on Monday did have some  of the more contentious items in Ordinance 2020-22 struck, but some of that is added right back in but worded differently.

"EMERGENCY ORDER #1 ESTABLISHING THE BASELINE CITY STANCE IN THE

TRANSITION FROM EMERGENCY ORDINANCES FROM THE CITY COUNCIL TO EMERGENCY ORDERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER TO CONTINUE PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF ALL CITIZENS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Emergency Order #1 - Effective at 11:59pm on November 5th,2020."

I suggest that people take the time to scroll through this yet another version of the City of Dillingham's Covid-19 plan.

https://dillinghamak.govoffice3.com/vertical/Sites/%7BC84DE958-9EE4-4CFE-90E3-D1666668A90E%7D/uploads/05a1_DLG_COVID-19_Mitigation_Plan_FINAL_REPORT_from_Pearson_Consulting_2020_1009_vFD_19_pages.pdf

   

Post Link: https://www.dillinghamak.us/vertical/sites/%7BC84DE958-9EE4-4CFE-90E3-D1666668A90E%7D/uploads/11.05.2020_Council_Supplemental_Meeting_Packet.pdf

I did set up a page to use to have real-time posting of commentary and updates of tonight's meeting that I will be trying to keep current:

https://jonrcorbett.blogspot.com/p/dlg-council-meeting-updates.html

Beating A Deadhorse?

Just reading the title of this permanent ordinance naming an ‘emergency’ says a lot about the calamity Dillingham Ordinance 2020-22 actually is. 

“PUBLIC HEARINGS 

a. Ordinance 2020-22(S); An Ordinance of the Dillingham City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Utilize the Emergency Operations Center to Promulgate and Enforce Regulations to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 in Accordance with the Recommendations in the City of Dillingham COVID-19 Mitigation Plan 

8. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 
1. Adopt Ordinance No. 2020-22(S); An Ordinance of the Dillingham City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Utilize the Emergency Operations Center to Promulgate and Enforce Regulations to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 in Accordance with the Recommendations in the City of Dillingham COVID-19 Mitigation Plan ...................................................page 49 
2. Introduce Ordinance No. 2020-23; An Ordinance of the Dillingham City Council Amending the Effective Date of Ordinance 2020-02 ............................................................... page 55”

City of Dillingham November 5, 2020 Regular Council Meeting Page 1 of 2 

https://www.dillinghamak.us/vertical/sites/%7BC84DE958-9EE4-4CFE-90E3-D1666668A90E%7D/uploads/00_A_11.05.2020_Regular_Mtg_Agenda.pdf

This idea must be postponed for much further public discussion.  Making permanent the ‘emergency’ of Covid/Corona/CV-19 and the ambiguous ever-changing mitigation plan/policy is a far-over-reaching act.  It pretty much puts a perpetual infringement upon the people’s personal rights and their property. The Alaska Constitution says:

Preamble 

We the people of Alaska, grateful to God and to those who founded our nation and pioneered this great land, in order to secure and transmit to succeeding generations our heritage of political, civil, and religious liberty within the Union of States, do ordain and establish this constitution for the State of Alaska.

Article I – Declaration of Rights

§ 1. Inherent Rights

This constitution is dedicated to the principles that all persons have a natural right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and the enjoyment of the rewards of their own industry; that all persons are equal and entitled to equal rights, opportunities, and protection under the law; and that all persons have corresponding obligations to the people and to the State

Source: https://ltgov.alaska.gov/information/alaskas-constitution/

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