HomeMy Public PortalAbout2020.04.15 Proclamation - Local Disaster Emergency Instrument # 427998
VALLEY COUNTY.CASCADE. IDAHO
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Recorded for: CITY OF MCCALL
DOUGLAS A. MILLER Fee:0.00
Ex-Officio Recorder Deputy
Index to.MISCELLANEOUS RECORD
City of McCall
DECLARATION PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL DISASTER EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, Idaho Code § 46-1011 allows the Mayor of a city to declare a local disaster
emergency; and
WHEREAS, Idaho Code § 46-1002(2) defines "disaster" as the "imminent threat of widespread
or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or manmade cause,
including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, windstorm, wave action, volcanic activity,
explosion,riot, or hostile military or paramilitary action and including acts of terrorism;"and
WHEREAS, the imminent threat of widespread and severe harm to the health of residents and
visitors to the city of McCall as addressed by the Centers for Disease Control and by actions of the
Governor of the state of Idaho constitutes a"disaster"; and
WHEREAS, a declaration activates the response and recovery aspects of applicable local or
intergovernmental disaster emergency plans for the furnishing of aid and assistance; and
WHEREAS,Idaho Code §46-1002(3)provides that an"emergency"includes the imminent threat
to life or property which requires state emergency assistance to supplement local efforts to protect
well-being or property or to avert or lessen the threat of"disaster;"and
WHEREAS,the emergency referenced herein exists because the contagious nature and potentially
serious consequences of the COVID-19 virus for residents and visitors to the City of McCall and
requires state emergency assistance to supplement local efforts to protect life,health and property;
and
WHEREAS, Idaho Code § 67-2808 authorizes the Council of the City of McCall to declare an
emergency and that the public interest and necessity may demand the immediate expenditure of
public money without compliance with formal bidding procedures; and
WHEREAS, an emergency declaration must be filed with the county recorder's office and"given
prompt and general publicity."
NOW THEREFORE,the Mayor of the City of McCall,with the consent of a majority of the City
Council, does hereby proclaim and declare:
That a Local Disaster Emergency exists and that all efforts will be made to protect the citizens and
property of the City of McCall through activation of all local disaster emergency plans and state
emergency assistance; and
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Proclamation—Declaration of Emergency
April 15,2020
That this Local Disaster Emergency shall expire within fifteen (15) days unless the City Council
expressly authorizes the continuance of such Declaration; and
That this Declaration of Local Disaster Emergency ("Declaration") shall be promptly filed with
the Valley County Recorder's Office; and
That prompt and general publicity shall be given by a press release notifying the public of this
Declaration.
Declared this 15 day of April 2020.
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Proclamation—Declaration of Emergency
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