In an effort to limit potential exposure of staff to the COVID-19 virus, the following procedures for the City of Camanche are in effect:
City Hall remains open. We encourage patrons to use the drop box for payments, utilize the online capability, or phone in your debit / credit card transactions. We will be happy to mail a receipt if you need one. Please come to City Hall only if it is absolutely necessary. We are extending the pet license deadline to the end of April.
The Fire Department building is no longer open to the public. If you need assistance for building permits, please call ahead. Staff will meet you at the Police Department to handle those transactions in their lobby.
The Police Department lobby remains open.
Public Works is closed to the public. If you need assistance, please contact City Hall. We will continue to provide essential services. However, secondary services such as meter profiling will not be conducted at this time.
The Library is closed until further notice.
The City Council meeting scheduled for March 17, 2020 is still happening. A few non-essential items will be removed from the agenda.
Andrew S. Kida
City Administrator
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The Mayor has signed the following Proclamation:
CITY OF CAMANCHE, IOWA EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, COVID-19 poses a serious threat to the public health and safety of the City of Camanche, Iowa, as outlined by the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”); and
WHEREAS, the Iowa Department of Public Health (“IDPH”) has now determined that community spread of COVID-19 has occurred in the State of Iowa; and
WHEREAS, the CDC has recommended that persons do not congregate in gatherings of over fifty (50) persons to attempt to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the general public, and
WHEREAS, the Hon. Governor Kim Reynolds has recommended that all school districts within the State of Iowa close for a period of four (4) weeks to help to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 within the State; and
WHEREAS, the Superintendent of the Camanche Community School District has heretofore closed the Camanche Community School District for an indefinite period, expected to be at least four (4) weeks from March 16, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Section 372.14(2) of the Code of Iowa (2019) grants the Mayor powers to declare an emergency and govern through proclamation to protect the health and safety of the citizens of Camanche.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Trevor Willis, the duly elected Mayor of the City of Camanche, Iowa, do hereby proclaim the following:
1. That a state of emergency or public danger exists within the City of Camanche because of the threat of the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
2. That based upon the advice of the CDC and other public health agencies, I hereby declare that the Camanche Public Library will be closed to the public beginning upon execution of this Proclamation. Staff shall report as normal.
3. That pursuant to CDC recommendations, gatherings of fifty (50) or more people are strongly discouraged until further notice.
4. That this Proclamation of Emergency may be modified and/or superseded by future proclamation of the Office of the Mayor of Camanche as future events warrant.
5. That any violation of any proclamation of the Office of the Mayor of the City of Camanche, Iowa, shall be enforceable by the Camanche Police Department and any violation of the same shall be a violation of Title 1 Section 3 of the Camanche Code of Ordinances and punishable as a simple misdemeanor.
Dated this 16th day of March, 2020.
