HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-101 MICHELLE R.MILLER,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
FILE# 4854242 04/27/2021 02.23:11 PM
OR BOOK 4598 PAGE 2707-2708 Doc Type:RESO
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RESOLUTION NO. 21-101
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 January 2, 2021, January 9, 2021, January 16, 2021, January 23, 2021, January
30, 2021, February 6, 2021, February 13, 2021, February 20, 2021, and February 27, 2021 the
Public Safety Director extended the State of Local Emergency.
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 20th day of April 2021.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY:
DEPUTY CLERK CHAIR
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