The Signal Hill City Council unanimously voted to officially end the local COVID-19 state of emergency on Tuesday, March 14, almost three years after it began.
The state of emergency was first proclaimed three years ago by City Manager Hannah Shin-Heydorn, in accordance with Signal Hill Municipal Code and California Government Code 8630, and was ratified by the city council on March 24, 2020.
Signal Hill’s state of emergency occurred after California and Los Angeles County had already declared their own. Because the state also declared a state of emergency, the council did not have to renew the state of emergency every 30 days, like it would usually have to for local states of emergency.
Shin-Heydorn said in 2020 that declaring a state of emergency would allow Signal Hill to receive reimbursement from the state and federal governments for costs caused by the pandemic, and assign all government workers as “disaster service workers” so they can take on roles usually outside of their intended responsibilities.
There was no discussion by council members before they voted to end the state of emergency.
