Full Notification

Good morning - Below is some of the key elements to the Governor's "Stay Home,Stay Safe" Executive Order. To see the Order in its entirety, go to www.michigan.gov/coronavirus.

On March 23, 2020, Michigan Governor Whitmer issued the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order, ordering all Michigan businesses or operations to temporarily suspend in-person operations that are not necessary to sustain or protect life in order to suppress the spread of COVID-19 in Michigan.

The Order requires that all businesses or operations that are not necessary to sustain or protect life are prohibited from in-person work as of 12:00 a.m. on March 24, 2020 and continues until 11:59p.m. on April 13, 2020.

Subject to the exceptions in section 7, all individuals currently living within the State of Michigan are ordered to stay at home or at their place of residence. Subject to the same exceptions, all public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring among persons not part of a single household are prohibited.

All individuals who leave their home or place of residence must adhere to social distancing measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including remaining at least six feet from people from outside the individual’s household to the extent feasible under the circumstances.

The following are the some of the exceptions to the Governors’ Order:

To engage in outdoor activity, including walking, hiking, running, cycling, or any other recreational activity consistent with remaining at least six feet from people from outside the individual’s household.

To perform tasks that are necessary to their health and safety, or to the health and safety of their family or household members (including pets). Individuals may, for example, leave the home or place of residence to secure medication or to seek medical or dental care that is necessary to address a medical emergency or to preserve the health and safety of a household or family member (including procedures that, in accordance with a duly implemented nonessential procedures postponement plan, have not been postponed).

To obtain necessary services or supplies for themselves, their family or household members, and their vehicles. Individuals must secure such services or supplies via delivery to the maximum extent possible. As needed, however, individuals may leave the home or place of residence to purchase groceries, take-out food, gasoline, needed medical supplies, and any other products necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation, and basic operation of their residences.

To care for a family member or a family member’s pet in another household.

To care for minors, dependents, the elderly, persons with disabilities,or other vulnerable persons.

To work or volunteer for businesses or operations (including both and religious and secular nonprofit organizations) that provide food, shelter, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy individuals, individuals who need assistance as a result of this emergency, and people with disabilities.

The Public Safety Department would like to thank you again for your cooperation and patience during these trying times. We would encourage everyone to check on your neighbors, especially the elderly, while maintaining social distancing. This is a time to really show what the meaning of being a neighbor really is. Thank You!