HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 04_1/14/2021Agenda Item #4.
Regular Council
STAFF MEMO
Meeting: Regular Council -Jan 14 2021
Staff Contact: Jeremy Allen, Village Manager Department: Manager
Affirm Renewal of State of Emergency Declaration Due to COVID-19
Code of Ordinances Section 26-5, requires a local state of emergency to be affirmatively renewed
every 60 days - "A local state of emergency, when declared as provided herein, shall continue in
effect for no longer than 60 days without being affirmatively renewed, and may be terminated at any
time."
This agenda item effectively requests Council to affirm the Emergency Declaration renewal due to
COVID-19, thereby allowing the Village to receive emergency funding as necessary.
STATE OF EMERGENCY Affirmatively Renewed 60 Day
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"Notice of Declared State of Emergency"
REAFFIRMED DURING JANUARY 14, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING
DECLARATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY WITHIN Please be advised that We, Mayor Abigail Brennan,
and Village Manager Jeremy Allen, declared on March 13, 2020 that a state of emergency existed within the
corporate limits of the Village of Tequesta in accordance with Chapter 26 Article I of the Village Code of
Ordinances, and Chapter 252, Florida Statutes due to the COVID - 19 Virus. Mayor Brennan, Manager Allen
and Fire Chief Trube continued the Declaration again on March 20, 2020, March 27, 2020, April 3, 2020, April
10, 2020, April 17, 2020, April 24, 2020, May 1, 2020, May 8, 2020, May 15, 2020, May 22, 2020, May 29,
2020, June 5, 2020, June 12, 2020, June 19, 2020, June 26, 2020, July 3, 2020, July 10, 2020, July 17, 2020,
July 24, 2020, July 31, 2020, August 7, 2020, August 14, 2020, August 21, 2020, August 28, 2020, September
4, 2020, September 11, 2020, September 18, 2020, September 25, 2020, October 2, 2020, October 9, 2020,
October 16, 2020, October 23, 2020, October 30, 2020, November 6, 2020, November 13, 2020, November
20,2020, November 27, 2020, December 4, 2020, December 11, 2020, December 18, 2020, December 25,
2020, January 1, 2021, and January 8, 2021.
We, the Village of Tequesta Council incoordination with the Emergency Manager, Fire Chief James Trube, do
hereby affirmatively renews, per the Village's Code Sec. 26-5 (d), the Declaration of State of Emergency on
January 14, 2021. The state of emergency continues to exist within the corporate limits of the Village of
Tequesta in accordance with Chapter 26 Article I of the Village Code of Ordinances, and Chapter 252, Florida
Statutes due to the COVID - 19 Virus.
We further declare that the various Village officers, officials and/or employees to whom we have delegated
responsibility for various assignments in order to carry out this Declaration of Emergency are directed to
exercise all emergency powers conferred under Chapter 252, Florida Statutes as we so direct as well as any
other powers that may be necessary to protect the municipality from any and all threats to public peace and
order or to the general welfare and/or to protect all property and persons in the Village of Tequesta, as we
deem necessary.
Date:
Date:
Date:
Vice -Mayor Kyle Stone
Council Member Laurie Brandon
Mayor Abigail Brennan
Village Manager Jeremy Allen
Fire Chief James Trube
Mayor Abby Brennan Council Member Frank D'Ambra
Council Member Kyle Stone
Village Manager Jeremy Allen
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Lori McWilliams, MMC, Village Clerk
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