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HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-017B+OARC) t'~F SUPERV~SOI~v ..COUNTY C3F '.BUTTE,. STATE OF CQ-LIF©RNIA Resolution No. 98-17 PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY (by Director of Emergency services) WHEREAS, Section 8-5 of the Butte County Code empowers the Director of Emergency Services of the County of Butte 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 Director of Emergency Services of the County of Butte does hereby find: That conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within said County, in that commencing on or about 6 p.m. on Monday, February 2, 1998 a succession of wind and rainstorms has resulted in the wide spread flooding of low lying residential and agricultural areas in Butte County causing and threatening significant property damage. In addition, the National Weather Service has advised that significant additional rain is expected to continue through Saturday, February 7, 1998. Should these wind and rain storms continue, additional flooding, property damage and loss of life may occur; That the aforesaid conditions of extreme peril 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 called into session). NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY FROCLAIMED that a local emergency now 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 December 10, 1996. ~.. -• , ~-ed C. Davis, Director of Emergency Services Date