HomeMy WebLinkAbout25-058 RESOLUTION NO. 25-058
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST.
LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA RATIFYING THE PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR'S
EXTENSIONS OF THE STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
(HURRICANE MILTON)
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 Governor of the State of Florida issued Executive Order Numbers 24-214 and 24-215
declaring a State of Emergency that included St. Lucie County; and
4. On October 7, 2024, the St. Lucie County Public Safety Director declared a State of Local
Emergency—Hurricane Milton ("St. Lucie County Declaration of Emergency"); and
5. On November 12,2024,the Board of County Commissioners approved Resolution No.24-
216, ratifying the Public Safety Director's October 7, 2024, Declaration of the State of Local Emergency
and extensions, the County Administrator's October 10, 2024 and October 23, 2024 Orders, and
emergency contracts and invoices as set out in Resolution No. 24-216.
6. On December 10, 2024, the Board approved Resolution No. 24-241 ratifying the Public
Safety Director's Extensions of the State of Local Emergency through December 9, 2024, and the County
Administrator's November 15, 2024 Emergency Order as set out in Resolution No. 24-241.
7. On January 7, 2025,the Board approved Resolution No. 25-004 ratifying the Public Safety
Director's Extensions of the State of Local Emergency through January 6, 2025, and the emergency
contract as set out in Resolution No. 25-004.
8. On February 18, 2025, the Board approved Resolution No. 25-041 ratifying the Public
Safety Director's Extensions of the State of Local Emergency through February 17, 2025, as set out in
Resolution No. 25-041.
9. On February 24, 2025,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:
1. The Public Safety Director's extension of State of Local Emergency 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 Jamie Fowler, Chair AYE
Commissioner Larry Leet,Vice Chair AYE
Commissioner James Clasby AYE
Commissioner Erin Lowry AYE
Commissioner Cathy Townsend AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 18th day of March 2025.
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