Mayor Hughes has signed a Shelter in Place Proclamation Valid Beginning 04/01/2020
[Stay Home]
The proclamation is attached below as a file, and it says we are mirroring the County's Shelter in Place order for simplicity. Both are attached to this page as files which you can click on to view below the print section of this post.
In Summary all citizens of the City of San Augustine are directed to stay home except for travel as needed for essential purposes. Employees in Essential Roles are not prohibited from going to work, and the question of if you fit into an "essental' role is between you, your employer and Texas Department of Emergency Management and the Department of Homeland Security. You can check at this site: https://tdem.texas.gov/essentialservices/
The authority for this action comes from the Texas Government Code
Failure to Comply
Sec. 418.173. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN. (a) A state, local, or interjurisdictional emergency management plan may provide that failure to comply with the plan or with a rule, order, or ordinance adopted under the plan is an offense.
(b) The plan may prescribe a punishment for the offense but may not prescribe a fine that exceeds $1,000 or confinement in jail for a term that exceeds 180 days.
TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
CHAPTER 418. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
The authority for the Proclamation itself is from 418.108
