HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-293RESOLUTION CONTINUING THE PROCLAMATIONI OF LOCAL EMERGENCY — FEBRUARY 2019 STORMS
WHEREAS, 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; and
NOWTHEREFORE, 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.
vote:
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 19th day of November, 2019, by the following
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Lucero, Ritter, Teeter, and Chair Lambert
NOES:
7'reTNTOT
ATTEST:
Shari McCracken, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By:
Deput/
Steve Lamb ee/ehair
Butte County Board of Supervisors