407018.1
PROCLAMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
BY THE CITY OF BARSTOW CITY MANAGER/DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES WHEREAS, Section 2.16.050 of the Barstow Municipal Code empowers the Director of Emergency Services/City Manager to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the City is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity and the City Council is not in session; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager, as Director of Emergency Services of the City of Barstow, does hereby find that:
1. Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the City of Barstow due to: a sewer line break on a line serving Barstow High School, a critical public safety and instructional facility, caused by a sudden and unexpected utility line intrusion into the City’s sewer line by another utility, requiring immediate repair to ensure safe sewer services are available to the students, faculty, staff, and community members who rely on Barstow High School, and
2. That the City Council of the City of Barstow is not in session and cannot immediately be called into session.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED, that a local emergency now exists throughout the City; and
IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of this local emergency the powers, functions, and duties of the emergency organization of this City shall be those prescribed by state law, ordinances, and resolutions of this City, and by the City of Barstow Disaster Council, including the powers to enter into any contracts necessary to secure personnel, equipment, services, and public improvements necessary to resolve the emergency under the powers granted by state law and the Barstow Municipal Code, including Barstow Municipal Code sections 2.16.050, 2.16.080, and 2.42.070.
Signed and Declared. Date: _August 1, 2025 Time:_9:00 PM __________________________
Rochelle Clayton
City Manager/Director of Emergency Services
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Matthew T. Summers,
City Attorney