MEETING DATE: 1/17/2017
DEPARTMENT: OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: Kevin O'Neill
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Kevin O'Neill
SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER:
SUBJECT:
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES - K. O'NEILL. Proclamation Confirming the Director of Emergency Services' Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency.
AGENDA SECTION:
REGULAR AGENDA
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
At 12:00 P.M. on January 12, 2017, in the absence of the Director of Emergency Services and while the Board of Supervisors was not in session the Deputy Director of Emergency Services in response to major flooding in the North portion of San Benito County and rain damage/flooding throughout San Benito County, proclaimed a local emergency effective January 6, 2017. Per Ordinance No. 833, the Board of Supervisors must ratify any Proclamation issueD by the Director or Deputy Director within 7 days.
Due to the recent Pacheco Creek Flooding and the effects heavy rainfall throughout San Benito County and the financial impact this event has had on the residents of the County and the County itself, the Deputy Director requested the Governor to Proclaim a State of Emergency for San Benito County.
This Proclamation applies to entire County of San Benito.
The attached Proclamation confirms the Proclamation issued by the Deputy Director and continues the state of local emergency in San Benito County.
BUDGETED: