HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/03/04 (2)AN OIl. DER OF' THE TOWN OF ST. LUCIE VILLAGE MAYOR
ORDERING Cl*RTAIN EMERGENCY .MEASURES IN
TI-Il* TOW.'N OF ST. LI_!CIE VLLLAGE
(HURRICANE FRANCES')
WHEREAS, thc Mayor of the Town of St, Lucre Village has made the fol',o~;Sng detemun;;tions:
Pursuant to Sec:ion 870.~2, Florida Statutes,/he Mayor has ~ power to declare a state
of local emergzncv wit. lxin the Town of St. Lucie Village m provide for [he hea~th and saf¢~ of persons.
and property and ;o exercise the emergency powers conferred in Sections 870.041 - 870.047, Florida
Statutes.
2, The National Hurricane Center ha~ identified I-Ires'icone Frances a-' a Ca:egory 4
hurricane and t'ms issued Hurricane Warnings for the east coast of Florida? in¢lud:.ng St. L;~cie County.
3. The presence of Humcaae Frances has placed the Town of St. Lucie Village in a state of
emergency, exposing the citizens thereof to the threat of mwainem violence and ro danger to life and
propert3,.
4, On September i .2004, airlift---5,~__..m., ;he Mayor declared a state of'local emergency
in the Town of St. Lucie Village (copy attached').
5. In order to re~ond to such omergen:y, upon this declaration, the Mayor is authorized m
initiate and take ~uch actions auUaorized by Sectie'r,s 870.041 - $70.047, Fkmda Statutes.
6. As a result of the effects of Hurricane Frances: there is a clear and present danger of civil
disorder in the Town of Sr. Lucie Village said widespread disobedience of ;he law and it is necessary ~o
order certain em,~rgeacy measures as hereinafter defined ia order to suppress the threat te public peace
which now exists and ;o provera substantial injury to persons or property..
NOV¢, TI. tEREFORE, I am issaing the follo~,'mg order:
1. Effective September ~, 2004, at~;CC)_ ~..m., the foAowmg emergency measures are
effective in the Town of St. Lucie Village:
or a consideratioa therefor is prohibitc~.
(B) The possession on any
containing m~y alcoholic bev~r~.ge is prohibited.
or ex~endcd.
The sale or disrribuhon of an).' alcoholic beverage, with or witho',~t mc payment
person in a public place of any portable cmxta-iner
(C) Al1 places of public a~semb[age are closed except designated shelters.
This Order shall remain m effect tbr seventy-two (-~n., hours unless terminated, modified
This Order shall au;oma~ically terminate upon a dec!ara~ion t~rm;.natmg the s:ate of local
emergency et' upon ktrther directive of the Mayor or ~he Board of Aldermen. This Order may be
modified :a any time by subsequent Orders of *,he Mayor or the Board of Atctermen. This Order may be
extended m not more than seventy-..-wo (72) hour increments by subsequent directxves issued by the
Mayor v,,L~ the concurrence of the Board of Aldermen by duly enacted ordinance or resotunon i'n reguiar
or special session.
3, This Order shall, as prompdy as practicable, be filed in tlae office of the Village Clerk and
delivered to the appropriate news media for publication ~d radio and television broadcas~ thereof.
Sic,mod tlfis~,~.~day of September, 200-4, at ._~.k_. ~O . ¢_~_.m.
Mayor
Town of St. Lucie Villag,