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Legal update: governor’s COVID executive orders invalidate local emergency mandates; FRS restructuring bill did not pass
Summary
City legal counsel told trustees that Gov. executive orders EO 21‑101 and EO 21‑102 have invalidated local pandemic emergency orders, meaning local mandates must be adopted through regular legislative processes; counsel also reported that a bill to close the FRS defined‑benefit arm failed in the House.
City legal counsel Victor Herrera briefed trustees on recent state developments and their implications for local operations and pension governance.
Herrera said two governor’s executive orders (EO 21‑101 and EO 21‑102) "effectively terminate, invalidate any kind of local order" that had been issued under emergency powers for COVID-19, including mask mandates and assembly restrictions that were authorized without the ordinance process. "Local agencies...are…
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