December 18, 2018-State of Emergency/Disaster TornadoPROCLAMAT ON
STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the City of Port Orchard Department of Emergency Management has reported
to the Mayor that on December L8,2018, a tornado touched down in the City of Port Orchard, and
WHEREAS, the National Weather Service has indicated the Tornado as a "Considerable"
Category EF-2; and
WHEREAS, persons and property in the City of Port Orchard have been damaged and to
eliminate or reduce any immediate threat to life, public health, or safety a state of emergency
needs to be declared; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to activate the City of Port Orchard's Comprehensive Emergency
Plan and utilization of emergency powers granted pursuant to RCW 38.52 and City of Port Orchard
Municipal Code 2.8O.2LO. now therefore,
THE MAYOR OF THE CrTY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHTNGTON HEREBY RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
That it is hereby declared that there is an emergency/disaster due to a
Tornado touching down in the City of Port Orchard; therefore, designated departments are
authorized to enter into contracts and incur obligations necessary to combat such emergency to
protect the health and safety of person and property, and provide emergency assistance to the
victims of such disaster as outlined in POMC 2.80.210.
Each designated department is authorized to exercise the powers vested
under Section 1 of this Proclamation in the light of the demands of an extreme emergency situation
without regard to time-consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by law (excepting
ma ndatory constitutiona I req uirements).
SECTION 3. The effective date in this Proclamation is retroactive to December 18, 2018.
Dated this day of December 21,,2018
Robert Putaansuu, Mayor
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