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Ramsey County │ SAMPLE Municipal 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 [Name of Municipal Jurisdiction]; and <br />WHEREAS, The Mayor of in [Name of Municipal Jurisdiction] in compliance with Minnesota <br />Statutes Chapter 12.29 signed a Declaration of Local Emergency in in [Name of Municipal Jurisdiction] <br />effective [DATE SIGNED – delete this sentence if no 72 hour declaration was used]; and <br />WHEREAS, [Additional relevant impacts ongoing or expected – use as many additional as <br />needed]; 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 needed to respond to and recover from the impacts and damage that has <br />occurred and will continue to occur; and <br />WHEREAS, The required protective actions, response, and recovery from this event will be beyond <br />the usual resources of in [Name of Municipal Jurisdiction]; and <br />Now, Therefore, Be It <br />RESOLVED, The in [Name of Municipal Jurisdiction] Council declares in [Name of Municipal <br />Jurisdiction] to be in a Local State of Emergency effective the [Date incident began from paragraph 1] due <br />to the ongoing and expected response to and recovery from [Incident from Paragraph 1]; and Be It Further <br />RESOLVED, That the Local State of Emergency will end at such time as the Mayor, acting on the <br />advice of subject matter experts, notifies the Council that the State of Emergency is no longer warranted; <br />and Be It Further <br />RESOLVED, Direct the City Manager and Director of Emergency Management coordinate all <br />necessary actions of all city departments and agencies in support of this incident; and Be It Further <br />RESOLVED, The [Name of Municipal Jurisdiction] hereby requests the Ramsey County Manager <br />and the Ramsey County Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to coordinate such <br />actions and request such county, state and/or federal assistance as needed to protect lives and public and <br />private property in in [Name of Municipal Jurisdiction] and the recovery of the city from the impacts of <br />this situation to the extent practicable and allowed by law, ordinance, and Charter.