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Ramsey County │ SAMPLE Ramsey County Declaration WHEREAS, [Summary of initiating condition/cause. MUST MATCH Executive Summary of RBA exactly]; and WHEREAS, [Summary of actual impacted areas that MUST INCLUDE the actual dates of the impacts] has caused significant damage to public infrastructure in the County; and WHEREAS, The Chair of the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners in compliance with Minnesota Statutes Chapter 12.29 signed a Declaration of Local Emergency in Ramsey County effective [DATE SIGNED –delete this sentence if no 72 hour declaration was used]; and WHEREAS, [Additional relevant impacts ongoing or expected – use as many additional as needed]; and WHEREAS, Subject Matter Experts have determined that significant protective measures must be undertaken [OR, have been required] to reduce the impact of the [INCIDENT from first paragraph] and significant activity will be needed to respond to and recover from the impacts and damage that has occurred and will continue to occur; and WHEREAS, Damages in the [Impacted municipalities] have resulted in the need for the Mayor of [Impacted municipalities] to declare a Local State of Emergency to exist within that City [or, those jurisdictions]; and WHEREAS, The required protective actions, response, and recovery from this event will be beyond the usual resources of Ramsey County; and WHEREAS, The Ramsey County Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security recommends that the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners declare that a Local State of Emergency exists in Ramsey County; Now, Therefore, Be It RESOLVED, The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners declares Ramsey County to be in a Local State of Emergency effective the [Date incident began from paragraph 1] due to the ongoing and expected response to and recovery from [Incident from Paragraph 1]; and Be It Further RESOLVED, That the Local State of Emergency will end at such time as the County Manager, acting on the advice of the Director or Emergency Management and Homeland Security, notifies the Chair of the Board that the State of Emergency is no longer warranted; and Be It Further RESOLVED, The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners directs the County Manager and the Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to coordinate such actions and request such state and/or federal assistance as needed to protect lives and public and private property in Ramsey County and the recovery of the County from the impacts of this situation to the extent practicable and allowed by law, ordinance, and Charter.