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Home My WebLink AboutProclamation - BOCC (003)DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the Grant Count Sherif Count Pu Y f s Office Emergency Management y blit Works, has reported to the Bo , in coordination with Grant early on the morning n til and of Grant County Commissioners g of March 18 , 2022, an Irrigation ,that beginning causing or threateningdamage g Canal Failure has caused an emergency g and injury in Grant County; and g ncy by WHEREAS, damage has and iso Occurring to the Frenchman Dills Vicinityto irrigation operated by the Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation gatlon infrastructure Public Utility District infr District, Grant County roadways, G astructure, private property and farmland Y � rant County environment and habitat of protected species.; ,and potentially impacting the and property is and will be forth g damaged unless further efforts are to further threatened or ken to reduce the threat or risk; an - d WHEA.S, persons are and will bet the threat hreatened or inured unless further or risk to life; and efforts are taken to reduce WHEREAS, there is an emergency Comprehensive g y present which necessitates activation of t p e Emergency Management Plan an he Grant County to chapter 38.52 RCW a d utilization of emergency powers and Grant County Code (GCC)2.32 • p granted pursuant NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DECLARED BY THE GRANT COUNTY C®MMISSIONE.RS: Section 1: It is hereby declared under GCC 2.32 and RCW 38.52 that a State of Emergency County, as a result of the aforementioned• • gency exists in Grant conditions, which significantly i our residents, the economy of Grant Count Y mpact the life and health of public peace. y, and is a disaster that affects life health, property, or the Section 2: We hereby designate county departments Grant Count p nts under this proclamation and those d County Comprehensive Emergent Management designated within the otherwise mitigate and rev Y g ment Plan to take actions deemed net prevent Impacts and potential impacts Upon necessary to owned infrastructure, including an necessary p Private property and publicly Y sary actions needed to obtain emergency Y municipal, county, state or federal agencies. g y permittin through g es, g gh Section 3: In order to prepare for, prevent and respond to this emergency, pursuant to G CW 39.04, the requirements of tom . CC 2'32, RCW 36.40, waived with reference to a competitive bidding and public notice are any contract relating to the county, hereby equipment, personal services or public Y s lease or purchase of supplies, p lit works as defined by RCW 39 p ' selection and award of professional an •04� or to any contract for the is lhereby and/or technical consultant contracts authorized to exercise the powers vested contracts. Each designated department dangerous and escalating in this proclamation in light of t ng emergency situation without r g he demands of a formalities otherwise normallyr regard to time consuming procedures a prescribed by law (exceptingmandat nd ory constitutional requirement). DATED this f8day of— -1410' r6A 2022. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON Danny E. S e. Chair Rolfowj so; k I tv ce Ch Cindy Carter, Member ATTES VOL T r�. Z Barbara J. Vasquez IAC, L//( Clerk of the Board Purpose — Clearly identify community impacts — Provides financial flexibility — Provides for extraordinary localpowers — Provides for extraordinary contracting practices to support Authorities the incident Authorities — Cities under 300,000 RCW 35.33.081 — Cities over 300,000 RCW 35.32A.060 — Counties RCW 36.40.180 All Political subdivisions RCW 3$.52.0 70