According to a proclamation of emergency issued from Onondaga County and signed by County Executive Ryan McMahon Sunday afternoon, a curfew will be in place across the county starting at 8 p.m. Sunday night until 7 a.m.
According to the proclamation, the curfew will remain in effect for five days through June 5 unless it is extended or terminated earlier.
In the release this measure is said to be in response to what it terms “an outbreak of civil unrest and disturbance” which began May 30 within the county as a response the death of George Floyd while being detained by police in the City of Minneapolis on May 25.
The release from the county goes on to say that protests are also taking place across the country and have escalated to “rioting and upheaval” which the release says impacts the public health, safety and welfare and according to the release there is the potential for escalation in Onondaga County.
McMahon issued a proclamation of emergency, which will be in effect for 30 days, through June 30, noting that the state of civil unrest is an “immediate and imminent threat” to maintaining public safety and maintaining law and order, according to the proclamation.
The proclamation goes on to say during the hours of the curfew, this prohibits all person from remaining in public places which includes a prohibition on vehicular and pedestrian traffic into or within the county or any area of the county.
This prohibition does not apply to anyone performing emergency services such as fire, police, law enforcement, ambulance and hospital services including the transportation of patients, emergency utility repairs and emergency calls by physicians.
The curfew will also not apply to those traveling to and from places of employment.
