IMLA is monitoring the coronavirus outbreak and CDC guidance, particularly after a top CDC official announced yesterday "[i]t's not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but rather more a question of exactly when this will happen and how many people in this country will have severe illness." Because a lot of the response will fall to state and local officials, we wanted to organize a teleconference for our members to prepare for a potential outbreak and discuss possible legal issues. For example, local governments should consider how they will implement quarantine if it becomes necessary, and whether you have a plan in place to hold due process hearings in a manner that would prevent further spread of the virus. Other issues include ensuring adequate response by emergency personnel, employment issues and a host of other issues. We will announce the date of the teleconference soon and the plan will be for this to be informal and a way for members to share information with each other. In the meantime, if you have subject matter expertise in this area or know someone who would be a good resource for our members and would be willing to participate in this call, please contact me at akellar@imla.org<mailto:akellar@imla.org>. Finally, Chuck Thompson, our executive director, wrote a paper on pandemic preparedness a number of years ago that we would be happy to share with IMLA members who are interested. I am also providing some resources from the CDC that you may find helpful. Note that not all of the items on here will be relevant for the attorneys, but many are. www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/pdf/state-local-checklist.pdf<http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/pdf/state-local-checklist.pdf> https://www.ncsc.org/~/media/Files/PDF/Topics/Courthouse%20Facilities/State-Law-Pandemic-Response.ashx [photo] Amanda Kellar Deputy General Counsel / Director of Legal Advocacy International Municipal Lawyers Association, Inc. A 51 Monroe St., Suite 404, Rockville, MD, 20850 [cid:image003.jpg@01D5ECA2.DD70C530]<http://www.facebook.com/IMLA-259977855541/> [cid:image004.jpg@01D5ECA2.DD70C530] <http://www.linkedin.com/company/international-municipal-lawyers-association-inc./> [cid:image005.jpg@01D5ECA2.DD70C530] <http://twitter.com/imlalegal> [cid:image006.jpg@01D5ECA2.DD70C530] <http://soundcloud.com/internationalmunicipallawyersassociation> P (202) 466-5424 ext. 7116 W www.imla.org<http://www.imla.org/> Plan Ahead! IMLA's 2020 Mid-Year Seminar<https://imla.org/events/seminars>, April 24-27 in Washington, DC! IMLA's 85th Annual Conference<http://imla.org/events/conferences>, September 23-27 in La Quinta, CA!