SANIBEL, Fla. — In response to COVID-19, the State of Emergency has been extended by Mayor Kevin Ruane until October 6, for the City of Sanibel.
Per State Statute, the maximum duration for a Mayoral Declaration of Emergency is seven days and must be updated weekly as long as the emergency conditions are present.
Temporary emergency-related prohibitions and restrictions related to parking and the possession and use of alcohol on city owned beaches are nullified.
The City of Sanibel face-covering mandate is amended to remove "Violations shall be subject to fines of $50 per violation" for consistency with the Governor's Order 20-244.
To review the proclamation click here.
For the governor's executive order click here.
Sanibel's total accumulative COVID-19 cases since March 26th is 50.