HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/17/19 - Declaration of Emergency - Hurricane IrmaST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
DECLARATION EXTENDING STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
(HURRICANE IRMA)
WHEREAS, in preparation for the imminent impact of Hurricane Irma on St. Lucie
County, the Public Safety Director of St. Lucie County, Florida issued a Declaration declaring a
state of local emergency, dated September 7, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Hurricane Irma passed along the County's coastline on September 10, 2017,
destroying large swaths of the County's coastline, flooding hundreds of homes, and leaving the
vast majority of the County's residents without electrical power; and
WHEREAS, on September 14, 2017, the Public Safety Director extended the state of
local emergency declared for St. Lucie County for additional seven day periods; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners ratified the Declarations declaring and
extending the local state of emergency by unanimous vote at public meetings following each of
the Declarations; and
WHEREAS, the entire coastline of the County suffered heavy damage from the storm,
and the County is actively engaged in disposing of debris removed from public and private right
of ways, removing debris from the beaches and repairing dunes and dune walkovers; and
WHEREAS, extending the declaration of state and local emergency facilitates the
County's ability to effectively respond to emergency conditions along the beaches and
otherwise implement emergency protective measures to mitigate future losses.
NOW THEREFORE, in accordance with the emergency power vested in the County
pursuant to Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, it is hereby declared that:
1. The state of local emergency declared on September 7, 2017 extended by
JOSEPH E. SMITH, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
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emergency declarations every seventh day thereafter and duly ratified by the Board of County
Commissioners, is hereby extended for 7 days from the effective date of this Declaration, unless
terminated or modified earlier or extended in accordance with law.
2. All emergency powers authorized by the Declaration of September 6, 2017
declaring a state of local emergency, and extended every seventh date thereafter are hereby
retained and continued for the duration of this Declaration.
p.m.
DONE AND ORDERED in St. Lucie County, Florida, the 17th day of January, 2019 at 6:00
Ron Parrish
Public Safety Director