HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-071 RESOLUTION NO. 21-071
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
RATIFYING ORDER NO. 21-007 OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORIZING
RETAINING ST. LUCIE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE VACCINE ADMINISTRATION
SERVICES
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St Lucie County, Florida has made the
following determinations:
1. On March 17, 2020,the St. Lucie County Public Safety Director declared a State of
Local Emergency COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ("St. Lucie County Declaration of
Emergency"); and
2. The findings in the St. Lucie County Declaration of Emergency are incorporated
herein; and
3. On March 16, 2020, President Donald J.Trump and the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention ('CDC") issued the "15 Days to Slow the Spread" guidance advising individuals to
adopt far-reaching social distancing measures, such as avoiding gatherings of more than 10
people, and in states with evidence of community spread, recommending restrictions to certain
establishments conducive to mass gatherings and congregations; and
4. On March 29, 2020, the President extended such guidance to be in effect until
April 30, 2020; and
5. On March 24, 2020, the Governor of the State of Florida issued Executive Order
No. 20-83 directing the State Surgeon General and State Health Officer to issue a public health
advisory to all persons over 65 years of age and persons that have serious underlying medical
conditions that place them at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 urging them to stay home
and to take such other measures as necessary to limit their risk of exposure to COVID-19; and
6. Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-83, the Governor of the State of Florida
further directed the State Surgeon General and the State Health Officer to issue a public health
advisory providing that individuals should cease all social or recreational gatherings of 10 or more
people; and
7. On March 25, 2020, the State Surgeon General issued a Public Health Advisory
consistent with Executive Order 20-83; and
8. On March 25, 2020, the President of the United States declared that a major
disaster exists in the State of Florida as a result of COVID-19; and
9. Paragraph 2 of the St. Lucie County Declaration of Emergency provides that the
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County Administrator may take all actions necessary and appropriate to protect human life and
prosperity,to the extent necessary to accommodate the emergency; and
10. In an effort to prevent the occurrence of and combat the spread of COVID-19 the
Federal Government has allocated a certain amount of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to the
State of Florida for immediate distribution;
11. The State of Florida has distributed a portion of the state's COVID-19 vaccines to
the Florida Department of Health;
12. The Florida Department of Health allocates a portion of those COVID-19 to the
County for immediate distribution to the general public;
13. The County operates large-scale COVID-19 vaccine sites at various locations
throughout the County;
14. The County recognizes an immediate need for a smaller mobile COVID-19
vaccine distribution unit which can provide vaccinations to underprivileged communities that
may not have the ability to travel to the larger COVID-19 vaccination sites;
15. St. Lucie County Fire District is an approved provider that is authorized to
administer COVID-19 vaccines;
16. The parties want to coordinate their collective efforts in providing greater
public access to COVID-19 vaccinations for underprivileged residents;
17. Time is a factor as the vaccines must be distributed as soon as possible to
address the imminent threat to life, public health and safety, and to prevent the occurrence of
and combat the spread of COVID-19; and
18. The County Administrator is authorized to initiate and take such actions, to
respond to such an imminent public health threat.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. The County Administrator's March 15, 2021 Order No. 21-007 retaining St. Lucie
County Fire District to provide vaccine administration services to protect the general public is
hereby ratified and approved.
2. This resolution shall take effect upon adoption.
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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 6th day of April 2021.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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