HomeMy WebLinkAbout122 96STATE OF WASHINGTON
County of Jefferson
IN THE MATTER OF A
PROCLAMATION
OF EMERGENCY FOR
JEFFERSON COUNTY
RESOLUTION NO.122-96
WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Department of Public Works has reported to the
Board of County Commissioners, that beginning December 29, 1996, unusual weather conditions
consisting of snow and heavy rain have caused a disaster by creating extensive road impairment to
Jefferson County, and;
WHEREAS, there is a present emergency which necessitates activation of the Jefferson
County Disaster Preparedness plan and utilization of emergency powers granted pursuant to RCW
36.40.180;
ITIS HEREBYRESOLVED, and declared that there is an emergency due to the road
impairment caused by snow and heavy rain conditions in Jefferson County; therefore, designated
department are authorized to enter into contracts and incur obligations necessary to combat such
disaster, protecting health and safety of persons and property, and providing emergency assistance to
victims of such disaster.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, that each designated department is authorized to
exercise the powers vested under this resolution in the light of the exigencies of an extreme emergency
and formalities prescribed by law (excepting mandatory constitutional requirements.)
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 30'th day of December, 1996.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
MMISSIONERS.
~t~nton, Member
Glen Huntingf'ord, Member
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MEMORANDUM
JEFFERSON COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
P.O. Box 2070
1322 Washington St.
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(3~0) 385-9160
Klara A. Fabry, Director/County Engineer
TO: Klara Fabry -;~-,~,
FROM: Earl Wells
DATE: December 30, 1996
SUBJECT: Road Conditions
9:00 p.m. Dec, ember 28, 1996 it began snowing on top of already an average of 5 to 8" of
snow. Equipment rolled out to plow at 3:00 am By 8:00 a.m. snow was 10 to 16".
Soon i~ would be 13 to 23". There was not a vehicle that could get out of their yards.
Some were stranded along roads and couldn't get home. Crows worked all day Sunday
and Sunday night without any traffic. Some roads had power lines down and we were
unable to plow until Monday. All emergency and police vehicles that were not four-wheel
drive were totally disabled fi'om 3:00 a.m. December 29, 1996 to approximately 6:00 a.m.
December 30, 1996. We aided in a couple ofaid calls and plowed all emergency
· ntran~s as soon as they could ug the main roads.
100~ RecyCled Paper
Section 12 -- Emergency Closures
It is thc policy of thc County that all County offices and activities shall be open and in operation during estab-
lished working hours. Because many County services an: of primary importance during emergency conditions,
all employees should make every effort to report for work on a timely basis. Should emergency conditions
prevail which would prevent County employees from reporting to work, it will be the responsibility of the
employee to contact his/her supervisor or Department Head by telephone to indicate anticipated absence from work
or late arrival to work and the reason for such absence or tardiness.
Any employee unable to report to work will be given the option of having pay deducted for the time lost or for
applying vacation credits or compensatory time, ff such has been accrued, to offset any loss of pay, subject to
the approval of the employee's Department Head.
Should conditions prevail that require the Board of Commissioners to announce curtailment of County opera-
tions for the safety and welfare of County employees, no pay shall be deducted for time lost during the first
two (2) days of lost time during such curtailment of operations, nor shall employees be required to use vacation
or compensatory time for such two (2) day period unless the employee had already scheduled the time as vacation
or compensatory time off. This provision does not apply to essential service personnel.
Section 13 -- Health Fitness
Employees are expected to maintain the physical and mental health necessary to effectively perform the essen-
rial duties of their position. If an employee's health status appears to affect the performance of their job duties,
the Department Head or Elected Official may require the employee to undergo a physical examination. The
examination will be confined and directly related to the employee's ability to perform the duties of the job ade-
quately and safely. The County will pay the costs of such examination which exceed any payment made by the
employee's health insurance, and will pay the employee's regular salary during the time necessary to complete
the examination.
If the examination results indicate that the employee is not capable of continuing to perform the job duties, the
County will attempt to restructure the job to accommodate the employee's condition in accordance with the re-
quirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If restructuring proves unreasonable, the County will at-
tempt to place the employee in another position which they are capable of performing and for which they are
qualified by education and/or experience. Failing a reasonable effort to accommodate the employee, such
employee will be placed in layoff status due to lack of work suited to the employee pursuant to Article IV Sec-
tion 9 of this manual
Section 14 -- personal Appearance and Dress
Employees shall wear appropriate attire for their position and department. Elected Officials and Department
Heads may issue rules regarding appropriate attire. Appropriate attire shall mean clothing which is suitable for
the requirements of the job being performed, presents a clean and neat appearan~, and would not be considered
offensive or provocative to disinterested members of the public. Should uniforms be required for a particular
position, they will normally be provided at County expense to be laundered by employees except when other
laundry arrangements are made by the County.
Personnel Policies Manual - Jefferson Coun.ty
Page: 20 Revised: September 10, 1993