HomeMy WebLinkAbout20-134 RESOLUTION NO. 20-134
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA RATIFYING ORDER NO. 20-035 OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR REGARDING THE USE OF LAWNWOOD STADIUM TO PROVIDE
A FORUM FOR A PEACEFUL DISCUSSION OF THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED
IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has
made the following determinations:
1. Pursuant to Section 252.38, Florida Statutes, political subdivisions of the
state have the power during a state of local emergency to provide for the health and
safety of persons and property.
2. The Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County has adopted
Resolution No. 00-277 authorizing the St. Lucie County Administrator and the St. Lucie
County Public Safety Director to exercise certain emergency powers and authority during
a local emergency.
3. Paragraph 2 of the St. Lucie County Declaration of Emergency provides that
the County Administrator may take all actions necessary and appropriate to protect
human life and prosperity, to the extent necessary to accommodate the emergency; and
4. The County received a request for a local group to use Lawnwood Stadium
as a forum to discuss recent events in Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
5. There was not adequate time to process the request using normal
procedures, but it was important from a community standpoint to provide a forum for
peaceful discussion of the issues on June 5, 2020; and
6. Effective June 4, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., the County Administrator issued an
emergency order approving the use of Lawnwood Stadium on June 5, 2020.
JOSEPH E.SMITH,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
FILE# 4729453 07/15/2020 09:09.59 AM
OR BOOK 4446 PAGE 901-902 Doc Type:RESO
RECORDING: $18.50
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
1. The County Administrator's order effective June 4, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. is
hereby ratified.
2. This resolution shall take effect upon adoption:
After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Commissioner Cathy Townsend, Chair AYE
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky, Vice Chair AYE
Commissioner Linda Bartz AYE
Commissioner Sean Mitchell AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 7th day of July 2020.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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