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HomeMy WebLinkAbout652-12 Emergency Drought Conditions RESOLUTION NO.652-12 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA, DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY AND WAIVING FORMALITIES AND PROCEDURES OTHERWISE REQUIRED OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. WHEREAS, the City Council of Zephyrhills, Florida, has declared a state of local emergency,pursuant to Chapter 166 of the Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, Section 166.041 of the Florida Statues provides authority for a political subdivision such as Zephyrhills to declare a state of local emergency and to waive the procedures and formalities otherwise required of political subdivisions by law pertaining to the adoption of an ordinance due to emergency conditions; and WHEREAS, pursuant to such legal authority this Council adopted Emergency Drought Condition Fire Hazard Ordinance No. 1034-09 on March 9,2009;and WHEREAS, said ordinance provides for implementation by adoption of an approximate resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Zephyrhills in regular session,duly assembled,that: (1) by the legal authority of the adoption of Emergency Drought Condition Fire Hazard Ordinance No. 1034-09, this Council finds that the drought like conditions occurring in the City Limits of Zephyrhills and surrounding Pasco County for the past several months due to lack o adequate rainfall pose a serious threat to the lives and property of residents by making Zephyrhills susceptible to wildfires, and that a state of local emergency for all incorporated territory within the legal boundaries of the City of Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Florida, is hereby found to exist, and Emergency Drought Condition Fire Hazard Ordinance No. 1034-09 is declared effective immediately,and (2) this resolution shall remain in full force and effect until June 30,2012. DONE_AND,RESOLVED this 14th day of May, 2012. ATTEST:_ � o ©-cam Lind -D. Boari, City Clerk Kenneth V. Compton,Council P esident ii: ______ Steven P.Van Gorden,Mayor Approved as to legal form and legal content for the reliance of the City of Zephyrhills only: Josep . Poblick, City Attorney H.•IMyDocuments\ResolutionslResolution 652-12-Drought Emergency.doc