HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-191WHEREAS, 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, on February 14 through February 28, 2019, severe storms of rain, wind and snow, known as the February
2019 Storms, hit in and around the County of Butte; and
WHEREAS, the February 2019 storms lead to the evacuation of residents and major damage to roads and other critical
infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, on February 28, 2019, Butte County Chief Administrative Officer Shari McCracken proclaimed a Local
Emergency in Butte County, which declaration was ratified by the Board of Supervisors on March 5, 2019,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Proclamation of Local Emergency in Butte County due to the February
2019 Storms shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 2V day of May, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Lucero, Ritter, Teeter, and Chair Lambert
NOES: None
Shari McCracken, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By:
Deputy� I-
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Steve Lambeair
Butte County pard of Supervisors