On May 20, 2020, Jim Scales and Mike Huff participated in the Michigan Municipal League’s webinar regarding changes with the re-opening of Northern Michigan.

On May 21, the Governor of Michigan issued Executive Order 2020-96, which is Michigan’s new stay-at-home order, and Executive Order 2020-97, which governs worker protections in Michigan.

On May 18, 2020, the Governor of Michigan issued two new executive orders which have the effect of partially reopening businesses in certain regions of the State and continuing to define the manner in which employers who are operating must manage their operations to keep employees and customers safe.

The Paycheck Protection Program, a lending program created by the CARES Act for purposes of providing borrowers relief from the financial impacts of COVID-19, requires each borrower to make a good-faith certification that the uncertainty of current economic conditions makes the loan request necessary to support the ongoing operations of the borrower.

On May 7, 2020, Executive Order 2020-77 (the “Order”) was issued extending the prior Stay Home, Stay Safe order through May 28, 2020, while loosening certain restrictions preventing the operation of manufacturing businesses.