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In the Matter of } Resolution No. 03 - 22
Declaration of Emergency }
Winter Storm Event }
WHEREAS, a severe weather event, beginning December 26th, 2021, has impacted residents of
Jefferson County due to abundant lowland snow and record low temperatures, and
WHEREAS, impacts to life and safety of Jefferson County residents have included long-term VJ
power outages and closures of critical infrastructure for extended periods of time, 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 Jefferson County and other responding
agencies 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 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.
2. This emergency authority will expire in fourteen (14) days from the date of the adoption
of this resolution unless specifically authorized by the Board.
ADOPTED this /0 —41 day of jihtra , 2022
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OARD OF COMMISSIONERS
eidi It isenhour, Chair
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$ Gr` Brotherton, Member
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Kat ean, Member
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Carolyn llaway, Clerk of the Board
Regular Agenda
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Mark McCauley, Interim County Administrator
FROM: Willie Bence, Emergency Management Director
DATE: January 10,2022
SUBJECT: Emergency Declaration Request for Winter Storm Event
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Beginning December 26th, 2021, abundant lowland snow and record low temperatures adversely impacted
large parts of the Pacific Northwest. Impacts in Jefferson County have included dangerous travel conditions
and temporary closures of government and private sector services. Wet, heavy snow near the end of the
system damaged infrastructure and caused long-term power outages, specifically on the Toandos Peninsula
where hundreds of residents were without power for days. Additionally, a fifty-mile stretch of Highway 101,
between State Route 104 in Jefferson County and Hoodsport in Mason County, was closed for multiple days
due to downed trees and power lines, requiring a multi-agency and multi jurisdictional response between
Mason PUD, Jefferson PUD, and WSDOT.
ANALYSIS:
An Emergency Declaration may assist responding entities by giving them additional flexibility in their
ability to procure necessary resources to respond to and recover from impacts from the storm.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the BOCC declare a State of Emergency regarding recent adverse winter weather activity.
REVIEWED BY:
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Mark McCaule , nterim County Admini for Date