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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