Memorandum
Date: January 13, 2023
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Rob Howe, Sheriff/Coroner/Director of Emergency Services
Subject: EXTRA ITEM: (a) Consideration of “extra” agenda item, and, (b) Consideration of Ratification of a Local Emergency by the Lake County Sheriff/OES Director for the January 2023 Atmospheric River Event
Executive Summary:
(a) This item is being submitted as an “extra” agenda item. The justification for this request to consider an item not on the posted agenda is as follows: This item came to my attention subsequent to the posting of the current agenda and there is a need to take action before the next agenda.
(b) Consideration of Ratification of the Proclamation of a Local Emergency by the Lake County Sheriff/OES Director for the January 2023 Atmospheric River Event.
Section 6-5 of the Lake County Code empowers the Director of Emergency Services to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when Lake County is affected or likely to be affected by public calamity. Such a Proclamation shall expire seven days after issuance unless confirmed and ratified by the Lake County Board of Supervisors. On this date, the Lake County Sheriff/OES Director has proclaimed a local emergency for the January 2023 Atmospheric River Event and ratification by the Lake County Board of Supervisors is needed.
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Recommended Action: a) Approve taking this item up as an extra as it came up after the posting of the agenda and needs to be taken up before the next available agenda.
b) Offer the resolution