013-24 (ResoDeclaringLocalStateOfEmergency(TropicalStormDebby)) A RESOLUTION DECLARING A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR FREDERICK COUNTY,
VIRGINIAAS A RESULT OF
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
WHEREAS,the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia considers the safety and welfare
of the residents of the County to be of utmost importance; and,
WHEREAS, the Governor of Virginia has declared a state of emergency to exist throughout the
Commonwealth of Virginia as a result of TROPICAL STORM DEBBY; and,
WHEREAS,due to the TOPICAL STORM DEBBY, Frederick County is facing a condition of extreme peril to
the lives and safety of the residents and visitors of the County; and,
WHEREAS, as a result of this extreme peril,the declaration of the existence of an emergency is necessary
to permit the full powers of government to deal effectively with this condition of peril; and,
WHEREAS, County Administrator Michael Bollhoefer currently serves in the position of the local Director
of Emergency Management and is authorized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia to make a
Local declaration of emergency with the consent of the governing body; and,
WHEREAS, County Administrator Michael Bollhoefer has declared that a local state of emergency exists
in Frederick County as a result of TROPICAL STORM DEBBY,effective on August 9, 2024, at 6:00 a.m.and
subsequently requests the consent of the Board of Supervisors to proceed with the declaration of
emergency.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors for Frederick County, Virginia, hereby
consents to the local Director of Emergency Management declaring a local state of emergency within
Frederick County; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that during the existence of this emergency,the powers,functions,and duties
of the Director of Emergency Management and the organization and functions of Frederick County shall be
those prescribed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the ordinances, resolution, approval
plans of Frederick County, and other measures necessary to mitigate the impact of the public health
emergency and to protect life and safety endangered by the event.
ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of Frederick County on 94th day of August 2024 by the
following recorded vote:
Josh Ludwig, Chairman Aye John Jewell Aye
Heather H. Lockridge Aye Robert W.Wefts Aye
Blaine R Dunn Aye Robert Liero Aye
Judith McCann-Slaughter Aye
A COPY ATTEST"
Michael L. BoRhoefe
Frederick County ministrator
Res. No. 13-24