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RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE DECLARATION OF A LOCAL STATE OF
EMERGENCY FOR FREDERICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AS A RESULT OF
FLOODING
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, due to the prolonged rain event and subsequent flooding, 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 the prolonged rain event and subsequent flooding, effective on May 13,
2025 at 2200 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 ratifies the declaration of a local state of emergency within Frederick County by the local Director
of Emergency Management; 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 this 14th day of May 2025 on the following
recorded vote:
Josh E. Ludwig, Chairman Aye John F. Jewell Aye
Heather H. Lockridge Aye Robert W. Wells Aye
Blaine P. Dunn Absent Judith McCann-Slaughter Aye
Robert T. Liero Aye
A COPY ATTEST
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Michael Bollhoefer
Frederick County Administrator
Resolution No. 062-25