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PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
(by Chief Administrative Officer)
WHEREAS, Section 8-5 (i) of the Butte County Code empowers the Chief
Administrative Officer of the County of Butte, in the absence of the Board Chair and Vice Chair,
to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when said County is
affected or likely to be affected by a local emergency and the Board of Supervisors is not in
session; and
WHEREAS, the Chief Administrative Officer of the County of Butte does hereby find:
During the spring of 2002, Butte County experienced a lack of rainfall that required
livestock to be moved to high elevation pasture one month earlier than normal due the lack of
rainfall and the availability of forage. This pattern of reduced rainfall continued this summer to
present. Now livestock is being moved back to lower elevation, one month earlier than usual,
because forage was no longer available at higher elevations. Livestock owners are now forced to
feed livestock at an earlier date and at a much higher expense to maintain their herds. This
drought condition is having a definite negative effect on a livestock industry in Butte County that
has an annual production value of nearly $7 million.
That the aforesaid conditions warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of
a local emergency; and
That the Board of Supervisors is not in session (and cannot immediately be c;ai;;d into
Session).
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that a local emergency exists
throughout said County; and
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of said
local emergency the powers, functions and duties of the emergency organization of this County
shall be those prescribed by state law, by charter, ordinances, and resolutions of this County, and
by the County of Butte Emergency Plan, as approved by the Board of Supervisors on August 10,
1989.
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Paul Mclntosh, Chief Administrative Officer Date