Executive Orders and State Agency Directives of Great Interest to County Commissioners

The link below is a summary of the White House COVID-19 briefing call with President Donald J. Trump and Senior Administration Officials on Wednesday, April 8 with Local Officials across the US - White House COVID-19 Summary of briefing call Wednesday April 18, 2020

Additionally, the document lists Trusted Federal Resources for important information.  Please be sure that when you are using information to make decisions that it is with trusted sources.


 

Governor’s Executive Order 20-18 - Click here to read Governor’s Executive Order 20-18

This Executive Order replaces Executive Order 20-08. This Executive Order, in large part, incorporates the terms and provisions of Executive Order 20-08 and extends the directive for Hoosiers to stay at Home until April 20, 2020; however, where modifications have been made or restrictions added, they are indicated by Italic print. Additionally, this Executive Order extends Executive Order 20-14 pertaining to in-person dining restrictions and Executive Order 20-09 relating to continuity of operations of state government.

A link an updated Stay-At-Home Order FAQ may be found here: https://www.in.gov/gov/3232.htm Please refer to this FAQ page for guidance and clarifications.


Governor’s Executive Order 20-09Click here to read Governor’s Executive Order 20-09

Relating to Continuity of Operations of Government.  This includes information on Open Door Law, Public Record, Public Access Counselor, Depository Rule, and Emergency Purchases


Governor’s Executive Order 20-08– Click here to read Executive Order 20-08

For the purposes of this Executive Order, the phrase “Essential Businesses and Operations” means Healthcare and Public Health Operations, Human Services Operations, Essential Governmental Functions, and Essential Infrastructure, as well as the following:

Executive Order 20-08 guidance

This includes the Directive for Hoosiers to Stay at Home


Governor's Executive Order 20-07 - Click here to read Executive Order 20-07

This EO Addresses Rescheduling the Primary Election. Please click here to read the press release on Governor Holcomb's Executive Order on Rescheduling the primary election due to public health emergency.


Governor's Executive Order 20-05Click here to read Executive Order 20-05

Property taxes remain due on May 11, 2020, however counties are to waive penalties on payments made after May 11, 2020, for a period of 60 days. This waiver does not apply to tax payments which have been escrowed by financial institutions on behalf of property taxpayers. Click here to read letter from DLGF

DLGF Supplemental Memo on Executive Order #20-005 – Cash Flow Solutions -March 30, 2020

This memorandum supplements the Department of Local Government Finance’s (“Department”) memorandum issued on March 20, 2020, on the waiver of penalties for delinquent property tax payments. As discussed in that memorandum, Executive Order #20-005 waives penalties on property taxes paid during the sixty (60) day period after May 11, 2020. Hence, taxpayers are given a sixty (60) day reprieve from paying property taxes without penalty, which may result in cash flow issues for local units. The memorandum also briefly mentioned some options units can explore to address those issues.

The Department provides this memorandum to describe the options for local units to evaluate and determine if there are any cash flow problems from tax payments that do not come until after the June settlement. The local unit is advised to consult with a financial advisor or local counsel as to the viability of pursuing any of these options


Governor's Executive Order 20-04Click here to read Executive Order 20-04

This EO Addresses public meetings and open-door laws- click here to read the press release on Governor Holcomb's Executive Order relaxing some administrative laws and temporarily suspending enforcement of some statutes.


 STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTS


Trusted Federal Resources and Information from the White House

This is a summary of the White House COVID-19 briefing call with Vice President Mike Pence and Senior Administration Officials on Wednesday, March 18     with Local Officials across the US. Additionally, it lists Trusted Federal Resources for important information.  Please be sure that when you are using information to make decisions that it is with trusted sources.


Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) - Amplification and Social Media Toolkit
Please click here to see the social media toolkit. It is critical that we get as much information out to Hoosiers about the coronavirus, so please consider sharing via your social media and messaging channels if you are able.
Please tag the Governor and the Indiana State Department of Health in your posts. Their accounts are listed in the tool kit.


Cybersecurity List 

CISA Cyber Alert Activity: Guidance on the North Korean Cyber Threat 

On March 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”), issued a Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response. The definition of Essential Businesses and Operations in this Executive Order includes all of the workers identified in that Memorandum, which may be found or accessed by clicking here 


Indiana Executive Cybersecurity Council (IECC) Alerts and Guidance

CLICK HERE find several alerts that are most certainly important and will be ongoing threats as this pandemic continues.


 COVID-19 County Policies

Dubois County

Elkhart County

Hamilton County


LaPorte County

Monroe County

Montgomery County

Morgan County

Steuben County

Vigo County