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REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR PROCLAIM THE COUNTY OF BUTTE TO BE IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY AND REQUESTING
THAT THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PURSUE A PRESIDENTIAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION OF
DISASTER
WHEREAS, Section 8-5 of the Butte County Code empowers the Chief Administrative Officer of the County of
Butte to proclaim the existence; or threatened existence of a local emergency when the county is affected, or likely to
be affected, by a local emergency and the Board of Supervisors is not in session; and
WHEREAS, the conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property did warrant and necessitate the
proclamation of the existence of a local emergency; and
WHEREAS, at the commencement of the local emergency the Board of Supervisors was not in session (and could
not immediately be called into session); and
WHEREAS, the Chief Administrative Officer of the County of Butte proclaimed the existence of a local
emergency within the County of Butte on the 28th day of February, 2019; and
WHEREAS, it is hereby found that local resources are unable to cope with the effects of said emergency and the
County of Butte requests California Disaster Assistance Act (CDAA) funding and any other available funding be made
available.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency
with respect to the 2019 February Storms and the request to the Governor to declare a State of Emergency are hereby
ratified and confirmed by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte; and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the County of Butte requests the State of California to waive
regulations that may hinder response, mitigation and recovery efforts including but not Limited to Federal Fish and
Wildlife regulations, State Fish and Wildlife regulations and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and to
expedite access to federal resources and any other appropriate federal disaster relief programs (e.g. SBA funding, etc.);
and
IT IS FURTHER REQUESTED that the Governor of the State of California pursue a Presidential Declaration of
Disaster for Butte County for the 2.019 February Storms; and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Director of the
Governor's Office of Emergency Services; and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that Cindi Dunsmoor, 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 5th day of March, 2019, by the following
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Lucero, Ritter, Teeter, and Chair Lambert
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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Steve Lambert, &-al"Ir
Butte County Board of Supervisors
FTIVIUM
Shari McCracken, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By:
Deputy