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RESOLUTION NO. 07-078
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY.
DECLARING A STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
COUNTY
FLORIDA,
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made
the following determinations:
1. Section 252.38(3)(a), Florida Statutes, grants the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County the authority and power to request State assistance or
invoke emergency-related mutual aid assistance by declaring a state of local emergency in the
event of an emergency affecting St. Lucie County.
2. Section 252.38(3)(a), Florida Statutes, further empowers the Board of County
Commissioners to waive the procedures and formalities otherwise required of the political
subdivision by law pertaining to a number of actions that can be taken to ensure the health,
safety, and welfare of the community in accordance with the authority set forth therein.
3. A drought in St. Lucie County has placed St. Lucie County in a state of
emergency, exposing the citizens thereof to danger to life and property.
4. The Fire Chief for the St. Lucie County Fire District by email dated February
16,2007 (a copy of which is attached as Exhibit "A") has requested that the County ban open
air burning in St. Lucie County.
5. In order to respond to such disaster. the County Administrator or his designee
is hereby authorized to initiate and take such actions authorized by Section 252.38, F.S. for
and on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners during the term of such local state of
emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Boord of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
1. The foregoing recitals are hereby affirmed and ratified.
2. The County Administrator is authorized to declare a state of local emergency.
Such declaration shall remain in full force and effect for seven (7) days unless extended by
the County Administrator or sooner rescinded by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County or the County Administrator.
3. During the duration of the state of local emergency as is hereby declored, it
shall be illegal throughout St. Lucie County to conduct open burning, including but not limited
to bonfires, campfires, burning for commercial land clearing and air curtain incinerators.
4. Any violation of the provisions of this Resolution shall be prosecuted as
permitted by law.
After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Chairman Chris Craft
Vice Chair Joseph E. Smith
Commissioner Doug Coward
Commissioner Paula A. Lewis
Commissioner Charles Grande
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AYE
AYE
AYE
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PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 20th doy of February, 2007.
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