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Ft,solution No, 16-022
RESOLUTION l",ECOGNIZING T lE CONTINUING EXISTENCE OF THE
LOCAL DROUGHT EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION
EREAS, Section 8-5 of the Butte County Code empowers the Chief Administrative Officer 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,conditions of peril to the public health and safety of persons and property have
arisen within Butte County due to the statewide drought; and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid conditions of peril did warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the
existence of a local emergency; and
WHEREAS,at the time of the commencement of the said local emergency the Board of
Supervisors of Butte County was not in session and could not immediately be called into session; and
WHE,EAS,the Chief Administrative Officer did proclaim the existence of a local emergency
within Butte County on the 22nd day of July, 2015 relating to the drought conditions, and the Board of
Supervisors did ratify the action of said Chief Administrative Officer on the 28th day of July, 2015.
'OW,THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the Proclamation of Existence
of a Local Emergency with respect to the existence of the statewide drought shall be deemed to
continue to exist until its termination; and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED AN ORDERED that during the existence of said local emergencies 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; and
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the State Director of the
Governor's Office of Emergency Services; and
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that John H. Gulserian, Emergency Services Officer of the County of
Butte, is hereby designated as the authorized representative of the County of Butte for the purpose of
receipt, processing, and coordination of all inquiries and requirements necessary to obtain available
State and Federal disaster assistance.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 23rd day of February
2016, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Wahl, Kirk, Lambert,Teeter and Chair Connelly
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
NOT VOTING: NONE
BILL CONNELLY, Chair I
Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
Paul Hahn, ChiefAministrativejaffieer---
and Clerk o • :oardzf'Supervisors
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