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STATE OF WASHINGTON
County of Jefferson
In the Marter of
Declaration of Emergency
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RESOLUTION NO. 71-06
WHEREAS, The County Director of Emergency Management reported that beginning
November 3,2006 heavy precipitation in Jefferson County resulted in high runoff on local rivers and
streams, and,
WHEREAS, The Jefferson County Department of Public Works determined that the runoff and
subsequent related weather events resulted in substantial erosion damage to roads and culverts in West
Jefferson County, and,
WHEREAS, persons and property are, or may be, damaged unless further efforts are taken to
reduce the threat to life and property; and,
WHEREAS, there is an emergency which necessitates activation ofthe Jefferson County
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, and may require utilization of emergency powers
granted pursuant to RCW 38.52.180 in order to effectively respond to the emergency needs of the
community;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Jefferson County Commissioners
hereby declare that a state of emergency exists.
The County Director of Emergency Management is hereby directed to activate those portions
of the Jefferson County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan as are reasonable and necessary
to combat the effects of the emergency.
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, and provide emergency assistance to victims of disaster.
The County Department of Public Works is authorized to exercise these emergency powers in
the light ofthe exigencies of an emergency situation without regard to time consuming procedures and
formalities prescribed by law, with the exception of mandatory constitutional requirements.
day of November
,2006.
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