PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
BY DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
BE IT PROCLAIMED by the Director of Emergency Services of the City of Hayward as follows:
WHEREAS, the California Emergency Services Act, Government Code sections 8558(c) and 8630 authorize the proclamation of a local emergency when conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the territorial limits of a city exist; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code 8630 such emergency may be proclaimed by the governing body or by an official designated by ordinance adopted by the governing body; and WHEREAS, Hayward Municipal Code section 3-2.12 provides that the City Manager, serving as the Director of Emergency Services, may request the City Council to proclaim the existence of a local emergency; and WHEREAS, under provision of local law, if the City Council cannot be convened and, in the judgement of the Director or Emergency Services, the circumstances warrant it, she may issue a proclamation of local emergency which must be ratified or nullified by the City Council within seven days of issuance; and WHEREAS, in accordance with my authority under the above provisions of state and local law as Director of Emergency Services; and WHEREAS, the circumstances of extreme peril to public safety described below are so severe and require immediate remedial action that there is not sufficient time to an emergency meeting of the City Council; and WHEREAS, as Director of Emergency Services, I have determined that the proclamation of a local emergency is warranted by virtue of the extreme peril to the safety of persons and property in the City caused by a cybersecurity attack, including attempts to disrupt and hold hostage aspects and components of City computer systems and networks.
BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED that this proclamation shall be in effect for a period of seven days, by which time it must be ratified by the Council of the City of Hayward, pursuant to Government Code section 8630.
NOW, THEREFORE, I HEREBY PROCLAIM that, effective immediately, a local emergency now exists in the City as a result of the circumstances described above.
BE IT FURTHER ORDERED THAT all City officers and employees take all steps requested by the City Manager to respond to the current event, maintain critical city functions, and prevent any further attempts to disrupt City computer systems and networks; and BE IT FURTHER ORDERED THAT all City officers and employees take all steps requested by the City Manager to qualify the City for reimbursement from insurance providers as well as state and federal relief as may be available to reimburse the City for the expenses it incurs in addressing the emergency.
Dated: ___7/9/23______________________ By: ______________________________________________ Kelly McAdoo
City Manager/Director of Emergency Services
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