Title
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hampton, Virginia Confirming the Declaration and Termination of a Local Emergency Made Necessary by a Weather System Forecasted to Become a Tropical Storm Which Did Become a Tropical Storm Named "Ophelia" Declared on September 22, 2023, and Terminated on September 23, 2023, by the Acting Hampton Director of Emergency Management
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
Assistant City Manager, Steven Bond, in the absence of the City Manager and as the Acting Director of Emergency Management, issued a Declaration of Local Emergency on September 22, 2023, as weather conditions and the expected high tides predicted to be caused by the storm ultimately named "Tropical Storm Ophelia" constituted a real and substantial threat to the health and safety of persons and property in the City. Confirmation and ratification by Council of this Declaration of Local Emergency are required by law. The declaration of emergency was terminated on September 23, 2023. As such, the resolution language also includes the language terminating the declaration of emergency.
Recommendation:
Rec
Approval of this resolution is required by law.
Body
WHEREAS, Section 44-146.21 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, prescribes necessary actions precedent to a declaration of a local emergency;
WHEREAS, Section 44-146.21 prescribes two methods for declaring an emergency: the first is accomplished by the local director of emergency management with the consent of the governing body; the second is accomplished by the director of emergency management without the initial consent of the governing body, but with subsequent confirmation by the governing body at its next regularly scheduled meeting or at a special meeting within forty five days of the declaration, whichever is first to occur;
WHEREAS, it was necessary and the conditions were proper on September 22, 2023, for an...
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