HomeMy WebLinkAboutSLV - CurfewAN ORDER OF THE MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF ST. LUCIE VILLAGE
DECLARING A CURFEW IN THE TOWN OF ST. LUCIE VILLAGE
(SUBTROPICAL STORM NICOLE)
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the Town of St. Lucie Village has made the following
determinations:
1. Pursuant to Section 870.042, Florida Statutes, the Mayor has the power to declare a
state of local emergency within the Town of St. Lucie Village to provide for the health and safety of
persons and property and to exercise the emergency powers conferred in Sections 870.041 -
870.047, Florida Statutes.
2. The National Hurricane Center has identified Subtropical Storm Nicole as a
subtropical storm and has issued a Hurricane Watch for a portion of the east coast of Florida,
including St. Lucie County.
3. The Governor of the State of Florida issued Executive Order 22-253 dated November
7, 2022, declaring a state of emergency that includes St. Lucie County; and
4. Executive Order 22-253, in accordance with Section 252.38, Florida Statutes,
authorizes local governments to take whatever action is necessary to ensure the health, safety and
welfare of the community; and
5. The presence of Subtropical Storm Nicole has placed the Town of St. Lucie Village in
a state of emergency, exposing the citizens thereof to the threat of imminent violence and to
danger to life and property.
6. On November , 2022, at .m., the Mayor declared a state of local
emergency in the Town of St. Lucie Village (copy attached).
7. In order to respond to such emergency, on this declaration, the Mayor is authorized
to initiate and take such actions authorized by Sections 870.041 - 870.047, Florida Statutes.
S. As a result of the effects of Subtropical Storm Nicole, there is a clear and present
danger of civil disorder in the Town of St. Lucie Village and widespread disobedience of the law and
it is necessary to declare a curfew as hereinafter defined in order to suppress the threat to public
peace which now exists and to prevent substantial injury to persons or property.
NOW, THEREFORE, I am issuing the following Order:
1. Effective November , 2022, at _.m., there is a curfew imposed from
_.m. to _.m. in the Town of St. Lucie Village. During the curfew, all
pedestrian and vehicular movement outside homes is prohibited except as provided herein. All
persons in the Town of St. Lucie Village are commanded to remain in their homes during the hours
of curfew unless otherwise directed or authorized by Village, County, State of Florida or federal
officials.
2. This Order shall not apply to those persons who need to travel in connection with
designated essential services including, but not limited to, emergency personnel, such as
ambulance drivers, firefighters, hospital workers including physicians, law enforcement officers, and
utility workers or to persons with valid personal or medical emergencies. In addition, this Order
shall not apply to persons traveling to their places of employment to report for work and returning
to their residences after their work has concluded.
3. This Order imposing a curfew shall remain in effect for seventy-two (72) hours
unless terminated, modified or extended. This Order imposing a curfew shall automatically
terminate upon a declaration terminating the state of local emergency or upon further Order of the
Mayor or the Board of Aldermen. This Order imposing a curfew may be modified at any time by
subsequent Orders of the Mayor or the Board of Aldermen. This Order imposing a curfew may be
extended in not more than seventy-two (72) hour increments by subsequent Orders issued by the
Mayor with the concurrence of the Board of Aldermen by duly enacted ordinance or resolution in
regular or special session.
4. This Order shall, wn 3 days after issuance, be filed in the office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court and delivered to the appropriate news media for publication and radio and television
broadcast thereof. In addition, this Order must be available on a dedicated webpage accessible
through a conspicuous link on the County's homepage.
Signed this day of November, 2022, at _.m.
William Tbeisrs
Mayor
Town of St. Lucie Village