COVID-19 Executive Orders
Following are executive orders, issued by Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed, dealing with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic:
Declaration of State of Emergency
Exec. Order 1 – Fishing Season Opening Day
Exec. Order 2 – PHHS Org Structure
Exec. Order 5 – REVOKED (It closed several public access areas which have been re-opend)
Exec. Order 6 – Closing Qualla Boundary
Exec. Order 7 – Protocols for Qualla Boundary Access
MEMO – Halt to Water & Sewer cut-offs
Exec. Order No. 10 – Social Distancing at Retail Outlets
MEMO – Change to times of Boundary entrances
MEMO – Housing payments for May 2020
Exec. Order No. 11 – Closure of Checkpoints
Exec. Order No. 12 – Re-opening Retail Operations
Exec. Order No. 13 – Phase II Re-opening
Exec. Order No. 14 – Alteration to COVID-19 protective measures
Exec. Order No. 15 – Tribal employee mask requirement
Exec. Order No. 17 – Mask mandate for June 26
Exec. Order No. 18 – Evictions
Exec. Order No. 19 – Update to Phase II re-opening for Tribe