RESOLUTION NO. 2023-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERCED, CALIFORNIA,
EXTENDING THE PROCLAMATION OF A
LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, section 8.20.070, subdivision A. of the Merced Municipal Code ("Code") empowers the Director of Emergency Services to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the City of Merced ("City") is affected or likely to be affected by an "emergency" as defined in section 8.20.010 of the Code and the City Council is not in session, subject to ratification by the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, The Director of Emergency Services proclaimed the existence of a local emergency within the City on the 7th day of January, 2023; and, WHEREAS, The Director of Emergency Services proclaimed the existence of a local emergency within the City for a second time on the 14th day of January, 2023; and,
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2023 in accordance with Code section 8.20.070 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-08 ratifying the above referenced proclamations and confi1ming the existence of a local emergency; and, WHEREAS, California Government Code section 8630, subdivision (c) requires that the Council review the need for continuing a local emergency at least once every 60 days; and,
WHEREAS, the City and its residents are still recovering from property damage resulting from flood waters, with some residents unable to return home; and,
WHEREAS, the time needed to properly and safely repair flood damaged property is beyond the 30 day scope of Resolution No. 2023-08; and, WHEREAS, current conditions waiTant and necessitate extending the proclamation of the existence ofa local emergency.
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AND ORDERED that
the local emergency referenced above is hereby confirmed and shall be deemed to continue to exist for the next sixty (60) days, commencing the day this resolution is passed.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Merced at a regular meeting held on the __ day of _____ 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members:
NOES: Council Members:
ABSENT: Council Members:
ABSTAIN: Council Members:
APPROVED:
Mayor
ATTEST:
STEPHANIE R. DIETZ, CITY CLERK
BY: -------------Assistant/Deputy City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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