DELAWARE, Ohio — Commissioners in Delaware County on Thursday declared a state of emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
In the announcement, officials also said there have been two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county — both travel-related.
According to the Delaware County Board of Commissioners, the board adopted a Temporary COVID-19 Emergency Operations Plan, which is effective at 8 a.m. Friday, March 20.
County Administrator Michael Frommer said these steps include restricting public access to all county government buildings except the Courthouse and having non-required personnel work from home.
“We had already taken many proactive measures to limit the exposure of our employees and the public to this virus,” said Frommer in a press release. “And we were pleased to see a more than an 80 percent reduction in the number of daily visitors to our Courthouse from the beginning of March and a 60 percent reduction in visitors to the Hayes Administrative Building, but now we need to do more.”
The board also canceled commissioner sessions on March 23 and March 30. The next sessions will be held March 26, April 2 and April 13. Public comment has been removed from agendas. Instead, the public is encouraged to watch sessions in a livestream here.
Public comments can also be submitted by email, mail or phone. Contact information can be found here.
