HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-013RESOLUTION NO. 21-013
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 December 5, 2020, December 12, 2020, December 19, 2020, and December
26, 2020, the Public Safety Director extended the State of Local Emergency.
MICHELLE R. MILLER, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
FILE # 4816491 02/09/2021 03:41:18 PM RESO
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RECORDING: $18.50
8. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
1. The subsequent extensions as noted above in Paragraph 7 are hereby ratified.
2. This resolution shall take effect upon adoption.
After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky, Chair
AYE
Commissioner Sean Mitchell, Vice Chair
AYE
Commissioner Linda Bartz
AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson
AYE
Commissioner Cathy Townsend
AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 2nd day of February 2021.
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