*Editor’s Notice: An earlier model of the story stated the town cited the companies. The story is now up to date to make clear what motion the town took within the circumstances.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Metropolis authorities discovered seven Boone County companies violated guidelines associated the county’s well being order.

Information obtained by ABC 17 Information from the town of Columbia’s Workplace of Neighborhood Providers present seven shops have been “in violation” of guidelines, however didn’t specify what that violation was. The spreadsheet exhibits the division forwarded the violation to the Columbia/Boone County Public Well being and Human Providers director.

The seven shops embody:

• Magnificence Provide Xpress
• Kia of Columbia
• Joe Machens Toyota
• Mid America Harley Davidson
• Joe Machens Hyundai
• Columbia Honda
• Creekside Pet Middle

ONS reported seven investigations have been nonetheless in progress.

The county’s “stay-at-home” order restricted all enterprise thought of non-essential on March 25. The order stated these companies, which included retail gross sales, to solely have staff there to offer primary operations like safety and payroll. The order did enable companies that offered “auto-supply” or “auto-repair” to remain open.

The 72 circumstances reported to ONS breaks down like this:

• 27 unfounded or no violation
• 18 voluntarily resolved
• 7 in violation
• 7 below investigation
• 5 closed and request forwarded
• 5 closed
• three requested appeals to the well being director

Neighborhood Providers Supervisor Leigh Kottwitz stated these do not account for of the complaints the town has appeared into.

“Some complaints have been dealt with by the Well being Division, Police or Fireplace, some weren’t actionable and a few have been merely informational calls that we didn’t log,” Kottwitz stated.

Kottwitz stated not one of the circumstances have but been despatched to the town prosecutor. People who break a well being order may be charged with a category A misdemeanor.