HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrange County State of Emergency Declaration - February 2021 Severe Winter Weather Renee Price, Chair a ri
Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-
Chair Orange County Board of Commissioners
Mark Dorosin Post Office Box 8181
Amy Fowler 200 South Cameron Street
Sally Greene Hillsborough, North Carolina, 27278
Jean Hamilton g
Earl McKee Dorf h
DECLARATION
OF AN ORANGE COUNTY
STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, Orange County is under imminent threat from severe winter weather, which is
forecasted to result in upwards of 0.5 inches of ice accumulation to Orange County in the next 24
hours; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the above-described emergency, I have determined that there is an
imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property, and may
disrupt essential services and systems:
Section 1. Pursuant to the Orange County's Code of Ordinances, Part I, Chapter 14,
Article II, Sec. 12-31, and as authorized by Chapter 166A of the North
Carolina General Statues, a State of Emergency is hereby declared within
the jurisdiction of Orange County,North Carolina.
Section 2. By request of the mayors or their appointed representatives, this declaration
includes the incorporated jurisdictions of the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel
Hill, and Hillsborough.
Section 3. I hereby order all County law enforcement officers, employees, and all other
emergency response personnel subject to the authority of the Orange County
Board of Commissioners to cooperate in the enforcement and
implementation of the provisions of the Orange County Emergency
Operations Plan and other relevant County Ordinances.
Section 4. I hereby authorize the Orange County Emergency Operations Center to be
immediately activated for as long as required.
Section 5. I hereby authorize the Orange County Manager to take appropriate
protective action, including implementing prohibitions, restrictions,
evacuations, and curfews in order to maintain public order or afford
adequate protection for lives, safety or property as needed.
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Section 6. The Orange County Manager is further directed to: (a) distribute this
declaration to the news media and other organizations calculated to bring its
contents to the attention of the general public; (b) file this declaration with
the Clerk to the Orange County Board of Commissioners and display a copy
prominently on the Orange County website; (c) distribute the declaration as
necessary to ensure its full implementation; and(d) submit a signed copy of
this Declaration to the Department of Public Safety WebEOC.
Section 7. This proclamation shall become effective immediately. Proclaimed this the
17 Day of February, 2021, at 5:00 PM.
Section 8. This proclamation shall remain in effect until it is rescinded.
Renee Price, Chair, Orange County Board of Commissioners
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Orange County,North Carolina—You Count!
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