BEFORE THE BOARD OF STEVENS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

IN THE MATTER OF DECLARING AN RESOLUTION No. 42-2023

EMERGENCY DUE TO FLOODING
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY

WHEREAS, Director of Emergency Services, Adenea Sellars, reported to the Board of County
Commissioners that, beginning at 4:00 p.m. on April 11, 2023, a number of public roads, fire
stations, and other infrastructure in the county are impassable due to extraordinary rain fall and
snow melt runoff; and

WHEREAS, some of this flooding is occurring in burn scarred areas; and

WHEREAS, we have seen instream infrastructure threatened or failed such as culverts; and

WHEREAS, extensive damage has and is still occurring to county roads and private roads; and

WHEREAS, persons and property are and will be damaged unless further efforts are taken to
reduce the threat to life and property; and public transportation is being effected and,

WHEREAS, there is a present emergency which necessitates activation of the Stevens County
disaster preparedness plan and utilization of emergency powers granted pursuant to RCW
36.40.180 and RCW 38.52.070(2);

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:

1. It is hereby declared by the Board of Stevens County Commissioners that there is an

emergency due to the flooding conditions in Stevens County, therefore, designated
departments are authorized to enter into contracts and incur obligations necessary to
combat such disaster, protecting the health and safety of persons and property, and
providing emergency assistance to the victims of such disaster, and,

2. Each designated department is authorized to exercise the powers vested under

Section 1 of this resolution in the light of the exigencies of an extreme emergency
situation without regard to time-consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by
law (excepting mandatory constitutional requirements).

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Passed by the Board of Stevens County Commissioners meeting in regular session at Colville,
Washington, by the following vote, then signed by its membership and attested to by its Clerk in
authorization of such passage the l l " day of April 2023.

_.3 0
YEA-,___ NAY,___
~ ABSTAIN·' and ABSENT

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

OF STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON

onnie R. Brown
Clerk of the Board

Approved as to form: _
Prosecutor's Office

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