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A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 23-27, 2017 AS
"SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Each year, St. Lucie County residents face the threat of severe weather events such as
tornadoes, thunderstorms, flooding, extreme temperatures, lightning, and hurricanes, all
with potential impact to life and property.
2. Growth in County population increases the potential death and destruction caused by
severe weather.
3. 28 Florida residents lost their lives and 81 were injured due to severe weather in 2015.
4. Severe weather caused $27 million in damage in Florida in 2015.
5. It is vital that a preparedness campaign educate and provide effective public outreach
programs that highlight all types of severe weather risks to residents and visitors in St.
Lucie County.
6. The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners is committed to educating St. Lucie
County residents and visitors about severe weather preparedness so that they may better
prepare themselves, their families and their businesses.
7. Increased awareness can help citizens and visitors understand the importance of
emergency preparedness and provide them with the tools necessary to be prepared in an
emergency.
8. The St. Lucie County Commission appreciates the outreach efforts of SAFER St. Lucie and
its twenty-seven partner agencies in raising awareness about the importance of being
prepared for severe weather.
9. The Florida Department of Emergency Management has designated January 23-27, 2017
as Severe Weather Awareness Week in the State of Florida.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim the week of January 23-27, 2017, as "SEVERE WEATHER
AWARENESS WEEK" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board encourages all residents and visitors to contact SAFER St. Lucie to receive
disaster preparedness education.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 24th day of January 2017.
ATTEST:
DEPUTY CLERK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE C ORI
BY:
CHAIR AN
APPROVED T L A F RM & CORRECTNESS:
COUNTY A ORNEY