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RESOLUTION NO. 20-205
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
RATIFYING EXTENSIONS TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY
DIRECTOR'S DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY (HURRICANE
ISAIAS)
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. The National Hurricane Center identified Hurricane Isaias and issued a Hurricane
Warning for the east coast of Florida, including St. Lucie County.
4. The Governor of the State of Florida issued Executive Order 20-181 dated July 31,
2020, declaring a state of emergency that includes St. Lucie County; and
5. Executive Order 20-181, in accordance with Section 252.38, Florida Statutes,
authorizes political subdivisions to take whatever prudent action is necessary to ensure the health,
safety and welfare of the community, and
6. On August 1, 2020, the St. Lucie County Public Safety Director declared a State of
Local Emergency Hurricane Isaias ("St. Lucie County Declaration of Emergency'); and
7. On August 8, 2020, August 15, 2020, August 22, 2020, and August 29, 2020, the
Public Safety Director extended the State of Local Emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
JOSEPH E. SMITH, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
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1. The August 1, 2020 St. Lucie County Declaration of Emergency, as well as the
subsequent extensions as noted above are 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 Sean Mitchell
ABSENT
Commissioner Linda Bartz
AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson
AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 151h day of September 2020.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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