HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/28/04 AN ORDER OF THE ST. LUClE COUNTY
SHERIFF MODIFYIN~ CERTAIN EMERGENCY MEASURES IN
UNINCORPORATED ST. LUClE COUNTY
(HURRICANE ~EANNE)
WHEREAS, THE St. Lucie County Sheriff has made the following determinations:
Pursuant to Section 870.042, Florida Statutes, the St. Lucie County Sheriff has the
power to declare a state of local emergency within the unincorporated area of St. Lucie County to
provide for the health and safety of persons and property and to exercise the emergency powers
conferred in Sections 870.041 - 870.047, Florida Statutes
2. The impact of Hurricane ~Teanne has placed unincorporated St. Lucie County in a
state of emergency, exposing the citizens thereof to the threat of imminent violence and to danger
to life and property.
3. On September ;>4, 2004, at 7:00, a.m., the St. Lucie County Sheriff declared a
state of local emergency in unincorporated St. Lucie County (copy attached).
4. Tn order to respond to such emergency, upon this declaration, the Sheriff is
authorized to initiate and take such actions authorized by Sections 870.041 - 870.047, Florida
Statutes.
5. As a result of the effects of Hurricane ,Teanne, there is a clear and present danger
of civil disorder in unincorporated St. Lucie County and widespread disobedience of the law and it is
necessary to order certain emergency measures as hereinafter defined in order to suppress the
threat to public peace which now exists and to prevent substantial injury to persons or property.
NOW, THEREFORE, ]: am issuing the following order:
1. Effective September 28, 2004, at 7:00 a.m., the following emergency measures are
effective for all unincorporated St. Lucia County:
(Al The sole or distribution of any alcoholic beverage, with or without the
payment or a consideration therefor is prohibited between the hours of ~t2eiDG-e~n. to 6:00 a.m..
g. This Order shall remain in effect for seventy-two ([72) hours unless terminated,
modified or extended. This Order shall automatically terminate upon a declaration terminating the
state of local emergency or upon further directive of the Sheriff or the Board of County
Commissioners. This Ord~r may b~ modified at any time by subsequent dir~ctiw of the Sheriff
th~ 8oord of County Commissioners. This Ord~r moy b~ ~xtend~d in not more thon sev~nty-two
(72} hour increments by subsequent directiws issued by th~ Sheriff with th~ concurr~nc~ of
8oord of County Commissioners by duly ~noct~d ordinonc~ or r~solution in r~gulor or special s~ssion.
3. This Order sholl, os promptly os procticoble, b~ filed in the office of the Cl~rk of
the Circuit Court and delivered to th~ oppropriot~ n~ws m~dio for publicotion ond rodio ond
t~l~vision broadcast thereof.
Signed thi~ day of September, 2004, ot~J~ ~.m.
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