{"id":77938,"date":"2020-03-24T14:45:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T18:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=77938"},"modified":"2020-11-24T15:48:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T20:48:59","slug":"county-to-operate-only-essential-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/","title":{"rendered":"County to operate only &#8220;essential services&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Seal_of_Allen_County_newest_side.jpg\" alt=\"Seal of Allen County\" width=\"550\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Seal_of_Allen_County_newest_side.jpg 550w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Seal_of_Allen_County_newest_side-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Allen County Government news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Allen County to Operate Only \u201cEssential Services\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Action taken to comply with governor\u2019s executive order<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(March 24, 2020) \u2014 The Allen County Board of Commissioners announced today that all departments under their authority will begin operating with only essential personnel needed to continue essential government functions beginning at midnight tonight in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the commissioners have strongly recommended that other county elected officials and departments not under their authority also limit staff to essential personnel only.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s announcement coincides with the stay-at-home executive order issued by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb Monday. The county policy will remain in effect until April 6, unless the governor extends his order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe governor\u2019s order underscores the need for our community to continue utilizing collaboration and common sense,\u201d the commissioners said. \u201cWe have already become stronger during this trying time and if we continue the incredible collaboration, we will emerge a better, much stronger Allen County.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Employees not labeled as essential will be placed on Public Health Leave as part of the county&#8217;s COVID-19 Employee and Operations Policy. Some non-essential personnel may be asked to work intermittently from home between March 25 and April 6 to perform essential government functions. If asked, they will earn their regular rate of pay for documented time spent performing essential government functions.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, all county operations in the Rousseau Centre will be closed to the public starting tonight at midnight. Fort Wayne Police Department records windows will still be accessible. The Allen County Courthouse, Courthouse Annex, Bud Meeks Justice Center and Criminal Division Services will be open on a limited basis. Consult the Court\u2019s web site, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allensuperiorcourt.us\/covid19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.allensuperiorcourt.us\/covid19<\/a>, for information on what proceedings will continue during the emergency.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of county services which can be conducted online. A full listing is available through the county\u2019s website at <a href=\"https:\/\/allencounty.us\/online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">allencounty.us\/online<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_09_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Police Memorial Service.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='92b83afa00920b41fb88584b2e7f1dd2' data-image-id=\"1754\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_09_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_09_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\" data-description=\"The Police Memorial Service.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1754\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_09_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_11_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Komets celebrated their back to back Turner Cup Championship downtown.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='92b83afa00920b41fb88584b2e7f1dd2' data-image-id=\"1812\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_11_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_11_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/12 - Komets celebration\" data-description=\"The Komets celebrated their back to back Turner Cup Championship downtown.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/12 - Komets celebration\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/12 - Komets celebration\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1812\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_11_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/90294.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard in the 2009 Parnell Avenue Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='92b83afa00920b41fb88584b2e7f1dd2' data-image-id=\"2028\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/90294.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/thumbs\/thumbs_90294.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard in the 2009 Parnell Avenue Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2028\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/thumbs\/thumbs_90294.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_06_14_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Headwaters Park on June 12, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='92b83afa00920b41fb88584b2e7f1dd2' data-image-id=\"2432\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_06_14_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_06_14_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/06\/14 - Headwaters Park\" data-description=\"Headwaters Park on June 12, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/06\/14 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/06\/14 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2432\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_06_14_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/8741.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"After the Three Rivers Festival Parade, the Fort Wayne Fire Department provided a moist cool-down at the Courthouse Green.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='92b83afa00920b41fb88584b2e7f1dd2' data-image-id=\"2787\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/8741.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_8741.jpg\" data-title=\"2005 TRF: FWFD provides cool-down\" data-description=\"After the Three Rivers Festival Parade, the Fort Wayne Fire Department provided a moist cool-down at the Courthouse Green.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2005 TRF: FWFD provides cool-down\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2005 TRF: FWFD provides cool-down\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2787\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2005-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_8741.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13641.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Police Department cars and motorcycles along with Allen County Sheriff&#039;s motorcycles lined up on Superior Street after the 2006 Three Rivers Festival Parade.  Photo taken July 8, 2006.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='92b83afa00920b41fb88584b2e7f1dd2' data-image-id=\"2836\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13641.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13641.jpg\" data-title=\"2006 TRF: End of the parade route\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Police Department cars and motorcycles along with Allen County Sheriff&#039;s motorcycles lined up on Superior Street after the 2006 Three Rivers Festival Parade.  Photo taken July 8, 2006.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2006 TRF: End of the parade route\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2006 TRF: End of the parade route\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2836\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13641.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13722.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"2006 Family Fun Day at the Courthouse, part of the Three Rivers Festival.  Photo taken July 8, 2006.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='92b83afa00920b41fb88584b2e7f1dd2' data-image-id=\"2863\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13722.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13722.jpg\" data-title=\"2006 TRF: Family Fun Day at the Courthouse\" data-description=\"2006 Family Fun Day at the Courthouse, part of the Three Rivers Festival.  Photo taken July 8, 2006.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2006 TRF: Family Fun Day at the Courthouse\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2006 TRF: Family Fun Day at the Courthouse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2863\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13722.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99801.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"One of the FWPD T-3&#039;s in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='92b83afa00920b41fb88584b2e7f1dd2' data-image-id=\"3298\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99801.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99801.jpg\" data-title=\"FWPD T-3\" data-description=\"One of the FWPD T-3&#039;s in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"FWPD T-3\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"FWPD T-3\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3298\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99801.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99804.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"One of the FWPD T-3&#039;s in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='92b83afa00920b41fb88584b2e7f1dd2' data-image-id=\"3299\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99804.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99804.jpg\" data-title=\"FWPD T-3\" data-description=\"One of the FWPD T-3&#039;s in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"FWPD T-3\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"FWPD T-3\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3299\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99804.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99810.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"FWPD Color Guard and SWAT vehicle in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='92b83afa00920b41fb88584b2e7f1dd2' data-image-id=\"3300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99810.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99810.jpg\" data-title=\"FWPD Color Guard and SWAT vehicle\" data-description=\"FWPD Color Guard and SWAT vehicle in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"FWPD Color Guard and SWAT vehicle\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"FWPD Color Guard and SWAT vehicle\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3300\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99810.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_07_08_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Downtown Fort Wayne at dusk as seen from the City-County Parking Deck.  Photo taken July 8, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='92b83afa00920b41fb88584b2e7f1dd2' data-image-id=\"3360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_07_08_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_07_08_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/07\/08 - Dusk downtown\" data-description=\"Downtown Fort Wayne at dusk as seen from the City-County Parking Deck.  Photo taken July 8, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/07\/08 - Dusk downtown\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/07\/08 - Dusk downtown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3360\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_07_08_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/118721.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Allen County Councilwoman Paula Hughes announced on October 28, 2009, that she would not be seeking re-election to the Allen County Council.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='92b83afa00920b41fb88584b2e7f1dd2' data-image-id=\"4240\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/118721.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_118721.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/10\/28: Re-election notice\" data-description=\"Allen County Councilwoman Paula Hughes announced on October 28, 2009, that she would not be seeking re-election to the Allen County Council.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/10\/28: Re-election notice\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/10\/28: Re-election notice\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4240\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_118721.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/118741.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Allen County Councilwoman Paula Hughes announced on October 28, 2009, that she would not be seeking re-election to the Allen County Council.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='92b83afa00920b41fb88584b2e7f1dd2' data-image-id=\"4241\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/118741.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_118741.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/10\/28: Re-election notice\" data-description=\"Allen County Councilwoman Paula Hughes announced on October 28, 2009, that she would not be seeking re-election to the Allen County Council.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/10\/28: Re-election notice\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/10\/28: Re-election notice\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4241\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_118741.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/118715.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Allen County Councilwoman Paula Hughes announced on October 28, 2009, that she would not be seeking re-election to the Allen County Council.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='92b83afa00920b41fb88584b2e7f1dd2' data-image-id=\"4242\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/118715.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_118715.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/10\/28: Re-election notice\" data-description=\"Allen County Councilwoman Paula Hughes announced on October 28, 2009, that she would not be seeking re-election to the Allen County Council.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/10\/28: Re-election notice\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/10\/28: Re-election notice\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4242\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_118715.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-holidayfest\/16048.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The W&amp;amp;D Santa and Reindeer display on  October 30, 2006.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='92b83afa00920b41fb88584b2e7f1dd2' data-image-id=\"4315\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-holidayfest\/16048.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_16048.jpg\" data-title=\"The W&amp;amp;D Santa and Reindeer display\" data-description=\"The W&amp;amp;D Santa and Reindeer display on  October 30, 2006.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The W&amp;amp;D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The W&amp;amp;D Santa and Reindeer display\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4315\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-holidayfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_16048.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Allen County Commissioners announced that all departments under their authority will begin operating with only essential personnel beginning at midnight tonight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[949,22150],"tags":[20173,163,5246,22336,13275,17548,21882,23,326,19760],"class_list":["post-77938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allen-county-board-of-commissioners","category-covid-19-pandemic","tag-allen-county-board-of-commissioners","tag-allen-county-courthouse","tag-allen-county-courthouse-annex","tag-allen-county-covid-19-employee-and-operations-policy","tag-allen-superior-court-criminal-division","tag-charles-bud-meeks-justice-center","tag-covid-19-pandemic","tag-fort-wayne-indiana","tag-fwpd-fort-wayne-police-department","tag-indiana-governor-eric-holcomb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>County to operate only &quot;essential services&quot;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Allen County Commissioners announced that all departments under their authority will begin operating with only essential personnel beginning at midnight tonight.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"County to operate only &quot;essential services&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Allen County Commissioners announced that all departments under their authority will begin operating with only essential personnel beginning at midnight tonight.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AroundFortWayne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AroundFortWayne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-03-24T18:45:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-11-24T20:48:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"slparker67\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@TheAFWBlog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@TheAFWBlog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"slparker67\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"slparker67\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/88f01e415ca0f3bbfb098de86acaa381\"},\"headline\":\"County to operate only &#8220;essential services&#8221;\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-24T18:45:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-11-24T20:48:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/\"},\"wordCount\":324,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"keywords\":[\"Allen County Board of Commissioners\",\"Allen County Courthouse\",\"Allen County Courthouse Annex\",\"Allen County COVID-19 Employee and Operations Policy\",\"Allen Superior Court Criminal Division\",\"Charles \\\"Bud\\\" Meeks Justice Center\",\"COVID-19 pandemic\",\"Fort Wayne Indiana\",\"FWPD Fort Wayne Police Department\",\"Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Allen County Board of Commissioners\",\"COVID-19 pandemic\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/\",\"name\":\"County to operate only \\\"essential services\\\"\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-24T18:45:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-11-24T20:48:59+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Allen County Commissioners announced that all departments under their authority will begin operating with only essential personnel beginning at midnight tonight.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"County to operate only &#8220;essential services&#8221;\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"AroundFortWayne\",\"description\":\"News AroundFortWayne Indiana.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"AroundFortWayne\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AFW_logo_400.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AFW_logo_400.jpg\",\"width\":400,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"AroundFortWayne\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AroundFortWayne\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheAFWBlog\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aroundfortwayne\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aroundfortwayne\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCL2Biqou6j8uZ-TSxPa6aQ\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/88f01e415ca0f3bbfb098de86acaa381\",\"name\":\"slparker67\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d9d29a87fa454c03cc43923f1901771cd387e27aaecde1a03e8625f61eb6b1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d9d29a87fa454c03cc43923f1901771cd387e27aaecde1a03e8625f61eb6b1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"slparker67\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/author\/slparker67\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"County to operate only \"essential services\"","description":"The Allen County Commissioners announced that all departments under their authority will begin operating with only essential personnel beginning at midnight tonight.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"County to operate only &quot;essential services&quot;","og_description":"The Allen County Commissioners announced that all departments under their authority will begin operating with only essential personnel beginning at midnight tonight.","og_url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/","og_site_name":"AroundFortWayne","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AroundFortWayne","article_published_time":"2020-03-24T18:45:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-11-24T20:48:59+00:00","author":"slparker67","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@TheAFWBlog","twitter_site":"@TheAFWBlog","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"slparker67","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/"},"author":{"name":"slparker67","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/88f01e415ca0f3bbfb098de86acaa381"},"headline":"County to operate only &#8220;essential services&#8221;","datePublished":"2020-03-24T18:45:28+00:00","dateModified":"2020-11-24T20:48:59+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/"},"wordCount":324,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","keywords":["Allen County Board of Commissioners","Allen County Courthouse","Allen County Courthouse Annex","Allen County COVID-19 Employee and Operations Policy","Allen Superior Court Criminal Division","Charles \"Bud\" Meeks Justice Center","COVID-19 pandemic","Fort Wayne Indiana","FWPD Fort Wayne Police Department","Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb"],"articleSection":["Allen County Board of Commissioners","COVID-19 pandemic"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/","name":"County to operate only \"essential services\"","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2020-03-24T18:45:28+00:00","dateModified":"2020-11-24T20:48:59+00:00","description":"The Allen County Commissioners announced that all departments under their authority will begin operating with only essential personnel beginning at midnight tonight.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/county-to-operate-only-essential-services\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"County to operate only &#8220;essential services&#8221;"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/","name":"AroundFortWayne","description":"News AroundFortWayne Indiana.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization","name":"AroundFortWayne","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AFW_logo_400.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AFW_logo_400.jpg","width":400,"height":400,"caption":"AroundFortWayne"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AroundFortWayne","https:\/\/x.com\/TheAFWBlog","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aroundfortwayne\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aroundfortwayne\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCL2Biqou6j8uZ-TSxPa6aQ"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/88f01e415ca0f3bbfb098de86acaa381","name":"slparker67","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d9d29a87fa454c03cc43923f1901771cd387e27aaecde1a03e8625f61eb6b1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d9d29a87fa454c03cc43923f1901771cd387e27aaecde1a03e8625f61eb6b1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"slparker67"},"url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/author\/slparker67\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}