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Ramsey County | Base Plan 23 •Reunification centers •Debris management •Short-term recovery •Temporary housing •Long-term housing •After-action report and analysis 2.5 Local Emergency Declaration and Request for Disaster Assistance 2.5.1 MUNICIPAL DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY Municipalities may enact a declaration of local emergency (declaration) when capabilities are (or will become) insufficient to cope with the impacts of an incident. An example/template for a local emergency declaration is provided in Section 3: Support Sections and Documents. Such declarations may only be made by the mayor or their legal successor. In these cases, the declaration is valid for up to three days, during which time the governing body will need to meet and reauthorize the declaration. Issuance, continuance, or termination of any municipal emergency declaration must be shared with the public and filed by the chief of the municipality’s record-keeping agency. Further details on municipal declarations of emergency can be accessed in Minnesota Statutes Chapter 12, §12.29 (1996 & rev. 2021). 2.5.2 COUNTY DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY Ramsey County may enact a declaration of local emergency (declaration) when capabilities are (or will become) insufficient to cope with the impacts of an incident, even if no municipal declarations have been issued. An example/template for a county emergency declaration is provided in Section 3: Support Sections and Documents. The Director of RCEMHS will advise the Ramsey County Manager as to the need for a declaration and will provide the County Manager with the necessary documentation (Request for Board Action; Draft Resolution; declaration document). The County Manager will make the final recommendation to the chair of the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners. Such declarations may only be made by the chair or their legal successor. The chair may sign the Declaration of Emergency without a formal meeting of the board. In these cases, the declaration is valid for up to three days, during which time the board will need to meet and reauthorize the declaration. Issuance, continuance, or termination of any county emergency declaration must be shared with the public and filed by the Chief Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners. Further details on county declarations of emergency can be accessed in the Minnesota Statutes Chapter 12, §12.29 (1996 & rev. 2021). 2.5.3 STATE DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY The governor of Minnesota may, by proclamation, declare a national security emergency in all or any part of the state. The governor may exercise that proclamation for a period not to exceed 30 days.