HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/24/04 (3)AN ORDER OF THE ~ OF FORT P]:ERCE POLl:CE CHZ;EF
DECLARZN~ A CURFEW
THE CZTV OF FORT PZ;ERCE
(HURR]:CANE ,TEANNE)
WHEREAS, THE Fort Pierce Police Chief has made the following determinations:
1. Pursuant to Section 870.042, Florida Statutes, the Police Chief has the power to declare
a state of local emergency within the City of Fort Pierce 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 National Hurricane Center has identified Hurricane ,Teanne as a Category 2
hurricane and has issued Hurricane Warnings for the east coast of Florida, including St. Lucie County.
3. The presence of Hurricane ,Teanne has placed the City of Fort Pierce in a state of
emergency, exposing the citizens thereof to the threat of imminent violence and to danger to life and
property.
4. On September~ ~) , 2004, at/~, ~,.m., the Police Chief declared a state of local
emergency in the City of Fort Pierce (copy attached).
5. ];n order to respond to such emergency, upon this declaration, the Police Chief is
authorized to initiate and take such actions authorized by Sections 870-041 - 870-047, Florida
Statutes.
6. As a result of the effects of Hurricane ,Teanne, there is a clear and present danger of
civil disorder in the City of Fort Pierce and widespread disobedience of the law and it is necessary to
declare a curfew 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, I am issuing the following Order:
1. Effective September'S_, 2004, at__Z:~LJ ~__.m., there is a curfew imposed from ~
_.m. toJ/-i~.mC~t'he City of Fort Pierce. During the curfew, all pedestrian and vehicular movement
outside homes is prohibited except as provided herein. All persons in the City of Fort Pierce are
commanded to remain in their homes during the hours of curfew unless otherwise directed or authorized
by City, County, State of Florida or federal officials.
2. The curfew shall not apply to those persons who need to travel in connection with
designated essential services including, but not limited to, emergency personnel, such as ambulance
drivers, firefighters, hospital workers including physicians, law enforcement officers, and utility
workers.
3. This Order imposing a curfew shall remain in effect for seventy-two (72) hours unless
terminated, modified or extended. This Order imposing a curfew shall automatically terminate upon a
declaration terminating the state of local emergency or upon further Order of the Police Chief or the
Fort Pierce City Commission. This Order imposing a curfew may be modified at any time by subsequent
Orders of the Police Chief or the Fort Pierce City Commission. This Order imposing a curfew may be
extended in not more than seventy-two (72) hour increments by subsequent Orders issued by the Police
Chief with the concurrence of the Fort Pierce City Commission by duly enacted ordinance or resolution in
regular or special session.
4. This Order shall, as promptly as practicable, be filed in the office of the City Clerk and
delivered to the appropriate news media for publication and radio and television broadcast thereof.
$ gned day of Sap*ember, 2004, at ..m.
[ugene
Chief of Police
City of Fort Pierce