HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-06-02 - Civil Emergency Order Imposing a CurfewCITY OF TUKWILA
CIVIL EMERGENCY ORDER
IMPOSING A CURFEW
WHEREAS, in my capacity as Mayor of the City of Tukwila, I proclaimed a civil emergency exists
in the City of Tukwila in a Proclamation of Civil Emergency dated May 31, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the conditions stated in my Proclamation of Civil Emergency still exist as this Order
is being issued, and criminal acts of property destruction, vandalism, looting and other illegal
acts continues to occur in King County; and
WHEREAS, it continues to be necessary to use extraordinary measures to protect the public
health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the civil emergency necessitates the utilization of emergency powers granted to the
Mayor pursuant to Tukwila Municipal Code Chapter 2.57 and RCW Chapter 38.52, including the
power to enact a general curfew as set forth in Tukwila Municipal Code, Chapter 2.57; and
WHEREAS, a curfew is necessary to ensure public safety and to protect the community and
property;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned Mayor of the City of Tukwila, Washington hereby orders:
1. A general curfew is imposed within the City of Tukwila commencing at 8:00 p.m. on June
2, 2020. No person shall enter or remain in the public right-of-way, or in the public
parks, or at any other public place within the limits of the City of Tukwila, with the
exception of publicly sponsored recreational activities. The general curfew shall
continue until 6:00 a.m. on June 3, 2020, and shall be enforced by the Tukwila Police
Department, other law enforcement agencies and the military.
2. The general curfew shall not apply to law enforcement personnel who are actively
engaging in carrying out their duties; military personnel who are actively engaged in
providing assistance to the City pursuant to the Proclamation of the Mayor; emergency
personnel and other City and government personnel who are actively engaged in
carrying out their duties; City and governmental officials with valid identification;
representatives of the media authorized in advance by the City Administrator's Office or
the Chief of Tukwila Police or his designee; and people who are essential workers or
actively engaged in essential functions, including seeking medical care. For purposes of
this Order, the phrase "actively engaged in carrying out their duties" includes traveling
to and from the location of those duties to begin or end a work shift.
3. Any person found to have knowingly violated this Civil Emergency Order is guilty of
Failure to Obey the Mayor's Emergency Order, and upon conviction may be punished by
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a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 180 days, or both
such fine and imprisonment pursuant to TMC 1.08.010 and 2.57.120.
4. This Civil Emergency Order shall, at the earliest practicable time, be presented to the
City Council for ratification and confirmation, and if not so ratified and confirmed shall
be void.
Dated this 2nd day of June 2020 at 11:00a.m.
Allan Ekberg
Mayor of the City of Tukwila
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