BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Pat Heiden, Chairperson Lisa Green-Douglass

Royceann Porter, Vice Chairperson Janelle Rettig
Rod Sullivan

Contact: Board of Supervisors Office

Contact number: 319-356-6000
Contact email: sups@johnsoncountyiowa.gov

Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021

For immediate release

Johnson County local public health disaster emergency extended until March 26, 2021

Johnson County, Iowa – The Johnson County Board of Supervisors and Emergency
Management Commission approved to continue the Declaration of the Public Health Disaster
Emergency until Friday, March 26, 2021, or as long as Governor Kim Reynolds’ State Disaster
Declaration remains in effect, whichever date is later. Gov. Reynolds’ most recent proclamation
expires at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, March 7, 2021.

The continuation of the disaster emergency also extends the date of the face covering/mask
regulation for all of Johnson County which was approved by the Board of Supervisors at the
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 formal meeting. The resolution requires every person in Johnson County
to wear a face covering/mask when in public settings indoors and outdoors when it is not
possible to keep six feet away from others. Public settings include, but are not limited to stores,
schools, public transportation, or other public settings that are not one’s place of residence or
with people who do not live in the same household. It applies to all areas and municipalities in
Johnson County unless a municipality previously issued a face covering/mask order.

Given the continued risk created by COVID-19, the identification of a new variant in Johnson
County, and the Governor’s requirement that all school districts resume full-time in-person
instruction, the Board of Supervisors urges residents of and visitors to Johnson County to
continue following public health recommendations. This includes practicing appropriate
physical distancing whenever interacting with other persons, wearing face coverings in public
and practicing increased hygiene practices to reduce the risk of transmission.

The full Johnson County declaration follows.

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