On Wednesday, Dec. 9, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners adopted a broad new order that will impose fines and other penalties for violations of public health orders regarding mask wearing, business capacity limitations and other state and county public health directives meant to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
The move was made at a special called meeting of the brand new Guilford County Board of Commissioners that now has a Democratic majority rather than a Republican one.
After a lively discussion, the public health enforcement penalties were approved by the board along party lines on a 6-to-3 vote. Republican Commissioners Alan Perdue, Alan Branson and Justin Conrad voted against the move, while the Democratic commissioners – including brand new commissioners Carly Cooke and James Upchurch – voted to implement the extensive enforcement powers.
At the heart of the lengthy document is this: “All Public Health Orders issued during a declared local public health emergency are hereby adopted as the law of the county and shall apply to both incorporated cities and unincorporated areas of the County.” With certain exceptions, “a violation is subject to a civil penalty of $300 per violation for a first assessed violation, $400 for a second violation, and $500 for each additional violation by the same responsible party.”
The new order also allows the county to take more drastic actions such as shutting down businesses for continued non-compliance.
The order and penalties will remain in effect until the local State of Emergency is lifted or until the Board of Commissioners – which is also the Board of Health in Guilford County – rescinds the rules.
The move was pushed largely by Chairman of the Board of Commissioners Skip Alston, who was elected to that position just two days earlier.
Democrats waste zero time putting their foot on the neck of their citizens. Don’t worry massive increase in taxes and fees are coming. Anonymous phone line to report of fellow citizens….how despotic and unamerican. I’m sure that won’t be abused. Who is going to enforce?
County Commissioners ARE the health board and orders are “Laws” now (‘with certain exceptions’)? Are you licensed medical doctors? What makes you think you can force a treatment on me and my own family? You don’t know my health needs. You don’t know my neighbors’ either! If you proceed, you are guilty of attempting to engaged in unlawful, intentional discrimination. Let’s see how this goes. Consider this your warning:
https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-42-the-public-health-and-welfare/42-usc-sect-1981a.html
And the hits just keep on coming.
Anyone care to bet on how long it will take before one of the ‘rat members of the Board are caught violating the imperial edict and then does a mea culpa.
“The edicts will continue until morale improves!” The (National Socialist) Democrat Party.
Typical Democratic B. S. In the time of a pandemic!
I will not comply, UNCONSTITUTIONAL..
I agree with you wholeheartedly! Let them try to enforce their unconstitutional BS.
I’m with you fellas.
EVERYONE NEEDS TO NOT COMPLY.
If everyone would stop being scared of their government, take back their lives, and live their lives as they normally would, the government couldn’t fine us all.
I don’t understand how NC, and Guilford county can be so full of sheep.
Amen!! Skip Alston has forever tried to be a controlling commissioner! They will follow him like always because if they don’t, he will make their lives miserable. He wants his way and he gets it! Just like embezzling all that money from the civil rights museum when he oversaw it and didn’t go to jail or have to pay it back! He thinks he’s untouchable and so far, like every democrat, he is! I can’t help but wonder if he’s found a way to pocket any of the fine money. He probably has!
Guilford County citizens need to fight back against this tyranny! They can NOT under any circumstances declare this as part of Guilford County law! Our commissioners have lost their collective sheep minds. Citizens need to fight back!!
They can kiss my shiny white behind.
I will not comply and if pressed will die defending my rights as an American citizen. Anyone reading this should be emailing, writing, and scheduling their 3 minutes at the podium to raise hell and let these tyrants know we will not be ran over like a turd in the street. I’ll answer to God, not Skip or his little minions.
This is communism. I WILL NOT COMPLY. I swore an oath to protect the constitution from all threats foreign, and DOMESTIC, and I will uphold my oath. It is time we stand up, and remove the foot of tyranny from our throats.
I have your back and that of others. This is not Constitutional, these are not laws, they are unscientific guidelines. These commissioners are not who I voted for and are taking away my freedom only to prove they have perceived power.
Hey y’all, if you aren’t happy here, why don’t you move somewhere else and take your hate for America – because Greensboro is part of America – to that country?!
Just relaying your own advice.