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A DECLARATION OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY SEP 3 0 2015
PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR DECLARING A
STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY COUNTYATTORNEY
WHEREAS, the St. Lucie County Public Safety Director has made the following
determinations:
1. The Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County has adopted Resolution
No. 00-277 authorizing the County Administrator and the Public Safety Director to exercise
certain emergency powers and authority during a local emergency.
2. St. Lucie County Public Safety/Emergency Management has identified a major
weather event in St. Lucie County that produced excessive rain fall.
3. The presence of this weather event has placed St. Lucie County in a state of
emergency due to major flooding, exposing the citizens thereof to danger to life and property.
4. In order to respond to such emergency, upon this declaration, the County
Administrator or her designee is authorized to initiate and take such actions authorized by
Resolution 00-277 for and on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners during the term of
such local state of emergency.
5. Such declaration shall remain in full force and effect for seven (7) days unless
extended in seventy-two (72) hour increments with the concurrence of the Board of County
Commissioners or sooner rescinded by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County
or the County Administrator.
6. This Declaration shall become effective immediately upon signing this 30th day
of September, 2015 at 8:00 a.m.
R Parrish
Public Safety Director
JOSEPH E. SMITH, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
FILE # 4119060 10./08/2015 at 08:34 AM
OR BOOK 3795 PAGE 2241 - 2241 Doc Type: DEC
RECORDING: $10.00