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St STATE OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON
In the Matter of } Resolution No. 70 -21
Declaration of Emergency }
Damage to County Roads }
WHEREAS, a severe weather event has caused damage to road infrastructure on Oil City
Road, rendering the road impassable due to a washed-out culvert, and
WHEREAS, it is believed two Jefferson County families live on the other side of the
impassable wash-out, and
WHEREAS, immediate preventative action and repair will be necessary to prevent
further damage and to restore essential services, and
WHEREAS,persons and property may be threatened or damaged and access to property
will continue to be impaired unless emergency efforts are taken by the Jefferson County
Department of Public Works to reduce the threat to life and property,
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,that the Board of Jefferson County
Commissioners hereby declare that a state of emergency exists.
1. The County Department of Public Works is authorized to enter into contracts and
incur obligations necessary to combat this emergency to protect the health and safety of persons
and property in light of the exigencies of an emergency situation without regard to time
consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by law, with the exception of mandatory
constitutional requirements.
ADOPTED this 1 S`day of December, 2021
SEAL s Y v r;9,'d JEFFERSON COUNTY
" " .F BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
'"T : ` Y Kate Dean, Chair V —
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' o a / (Excused absence)
rIV +' '%.. '1' / Gr g Brotherton, Member
ATTEST: H ' i Eisenhour, Member
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Caroly�r Gallaway I
Clerk of the Board