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A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE DECLARATION OF A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY
FOR FREDERICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AS A RESULT OF A WINTER STORM
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 President of the United States has declared a national state of emergency to exist
throughout the country, and the Governor of Virginia has declared a state of emergency to exist throughout
the Commonwealth of Virginia as a result of winter weather moving through the region on January 24
through January 25, 2026; and,
WHEREAS, 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 winter weather moving through the region on January 24 through
January 25, 2026, effective on Friday January 23, 2026, at 1700 hours 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 this 28th day of January 2026.
John F. Jewell, Chairman Aye Jason C. Aikens Aye
Albert L. Orndorff Aye Robert W. Wells Aye
Michael D. Guevremont Aye Robert T. Liero Aye
Gary R. Oates Aye
Michael L. Bollhoefer
Clerk, Board of Supwvisors
County of Frederica 'Virginia
No. 057-26