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Ramsey County │ SAMPLE Ramsey County Chair 72 Hour Declaration <br />WHEREAS, [Summary of initiating condition/cause]; and <br />WHEREAS, [Summary of actual impacted areas that MUST INCLUDE the actual dates of the <br />impacts] has caused significant damage to public infrastructure in the County; and <br />WHEREAS, Subject Matter Experts have determined that significant protective measures must be <br />undertaken [OR, have been required] to reduce the impact of the [INCIDENT from first paragraph] and <br />significant activity will be beyond the usual resources of Ramsey County; and <br />WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Chapter 12.29 authorizes the Chair of the Ramsey County Board of <br />Commissioners to sign a Declaration of Local Emergency in Ramsey County valid for up to 72 hours after <br />which an open meeting of the Board of County Commissioners will be needed to continue this Declaration; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, The Ramsey County Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security <br />recommends that the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners declare that a Local State of Emergency <br />exists in Ramsey County; Now, Therefore, Be It <br />RESOLVED, I ______________________________ [Printed name of Chair] as Chair of the Ramsey <br />County Board of Commissioners declare Ramsey County to be in a Local State of Emergency effective the <br />[Date incident began from paragraph 2] due to the ongoing and expected response to and recovery from <br />[Incident from Paragraph 1]; and direct the County Manager and the Director of Emergency Management <br />and Homeland Security to coordinate such actions and request such state and/or federal assistance as <br />needed to protect lives and public and private property in Ramsey County and the recovery of the County <br />from the impacts of this situation to the extent practicable and allowed by law, ordinance, and Charter and <br />BE IT FURTHER <br />RESOLVED that I direct the County Manager and Director of Emergency Management to ensure a <br />formal Request for Board Action be put forward to an open meeting of the Board of Commissioners as <br />required by law. <br />Signed this ____ day of ________, 20__ <br />__________________________________ [Signature of Chair] <br />Chair, <br />Ramsey County Board of Commissioners