(a) Required Closures of Outbreak Sites.
(1) Any business that serves the public, that is identified by the Monongalia County Health Department or its agents (the “Health Department”) as having three new cases of COVID-19 in staff and/or patrons will be required to close and do a deep clean as prescribed by the Health Department. The location may reopen only following an inspection by the Health Department and authorization to reopen issued by the Health Department.
(2) At any business where an additional three individuals are diagnosed with COVID-19 after the reopening, the site will again by required to close, undergo another deep cleaning, and be quarantined for fourteen days. The location may reopen only following an inspection by the Health Department and authorization to reopen issued by the Health Department.
(3) At any business where another three individuals are diagnosed with COVID-19 at the same site, following quarantine and second reopening, then that business will remain closed until such a time as deemed safe by the Health Officer of the Health Department.
(b) Definitions. In this code, the following terms shall have the meanings given:
(1) “Business or business that serves the public” means any physical location open to entry by members of the general public, whether activity conducted at the location is undertaken for profit or not for profit and any facility licensed or inspected by the Health Department.
(2) “Health Department” means the Monongalia County Health Department, acting through its duly authorized agents, employees, and officers.
(3) “Health Officer” means the County Health Officer supervising the Health Department, and is intended to have the same meaning as the term defined in WV Code 16-2-2(o).
(c) Penalties.
(1) Any person who willfully obstructs a local health officer, public health nurse, sanitarian or any other person charged with the enforcement of any public law, in the performance of that person’s legal duties in enforcing the law, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(2) Any violation of this Code shall be deemed a public nuisance subject to summary abatement by the Mayor, Chief of Police or other law enforcement officer. In addition, any violation shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of no less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and no more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
(Ord. 488. Passed 8-17-20.)