MAYOR’S DECLARATION OF LOCAL DISASTER EMERGENCY
CITY OF COTTONWOOD, IDAHO
WHEREAS, Idaho Code § 46-1011 authorizes the Mayor of a city to declare a local disaster emergency; and
WHEREAS, Idaho Code § 46-1002(2) defines “disaster” as the “imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or manmade cause, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, windstorm, wave action, volcanic activity, explosion, riot, or hostile military or paramilitary action and including acts of terrorism;” and
WHEREAS, Idaho Code § 46-1002(3) defines “emergency” as the “occurrence or imminent threat of a disaster or condition threatening life or property that requires state emergency assistance to supplement local efforts to save lives and protect property or to avert or lessen the threat of a disaster”; and
WHEREAS, a declaration of local disaster emergency activates the response and recovery aspects of applicable local or intergovernmental disaster emergency plans for the furnishing of aid and assistance; and
WHEREAS, Idaho Code § 67-2808 authorizes the Council of the City of Cottonwood to declare a local disaster emergency and that the public interest and necessity may demand the immediate expenditure of public money without compliance with formal bidding procedures; and
WHEREAS, the current global COVID-19 virus pandemic outbreak as addressed by federal government, the Centers for Disease Control, and by the actions and declarations of the President of the United States and the Governor of the state of Idaho, constitutes an imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property of the citizens of, and visitors to, city of Cottonwood requiring state emergency assistance to supplement local efforts to save lives and protect property or to avert or lessen the threat of a disaster;
NOW THEREFORE, the Mayor of the City of Cottonwood does hereby declare:
That a Local Disaster Emergency exists and that all efforts will be made to protect the life and property of the citizens of the City of Cottonwood through activation of all local disaster emergency plans and state emergency assistance; and
That this Local Disaster Emergency shall expire within seven (7) days unless the City Council expressly authorizes the continuance of such Declaration; and
That this Declaration of Local Disaster Emergency (“Declaration”) shall be promptly filed with the Idaho County Recorder’s Office; and
That prompt and general publicity shall be given by a press release notifying the public of this Declaration.
Declared this 19th day of March, 2020.
/s/ Pepper Harman, Mayor
March 19, 2020
ATTEST:
/s/ Carol Altman, City Clerk
March 19, 2020

CITY COUNCIL AFFIRMATION OF
 LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION 
FOR THE CITY OF COTTONWOOD, IDAHO
WHEREAS, the President of the United States and the Governor of the state of Idaho have declared a health emergency related to the current COVID-19 virus global  pandemic outbreak, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Idaho Code § 46-1011 the Mayor of the city of Cottonwood has declared a local disaster emergency on the 23rd day March, 2020 due to the current COVID-19 virus global pandemic outbreak; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor’s said declaration sets forth legal and factual considerations in support of such declaration, and 
WHEREAS, such declaration activates the response and recovery aspects of applicable local or intergovernmental disaster emergency plans for the furnishing of aid and assistance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the city of Cottonwood recognizes the imminent threat of widespread and severe damage, injury or loss of life or property of residents and visitors to the city of Cottonwood arising from the COVID-19 global pandemic outbreak as addressed by the federal government, Centers for Disease Control and by actions of the President of the United States and the Governor of the state of Idaho, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the city of Cottonwood further recognizes that the aforesaid disaster emergency requires state emergency assistance to supplement local efforts to protect life, health and property within the city of Cottonwood; and
WHEREAS, Idaho Code § 67-2808 authorizes the Council of the city of Cottonwood to declare an emergency and that the public interest and necessity may  demand the immediate expenditure of public money without compliance with formal bidding procedures; and
WHEREAS, a local disaster emergency declaration must be filed with the county recorder’s office and “given prompt and general publicity.”
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Cottonwood does hereby declare:
That a Local Disaster Emergency exists and that all efforts will be made to protect the citizens and property of the City of Cottonwood through activation of all local disaster emergency plans and state emergency assistance; and
That this Local Disaster Emergency shall continue until the City Council expressly revokes or terminates such Declaration, or as otherwise may be provided by law; and
That this Declaration of Local Disaster Emergency (“Declaration”) shall be promptly filed with the Idaho County Recorder’s Office; and
That prompt and general publicity shall be given by a press release notifying the public of this Declaration.
Approved by the City Council of the city of Cottonwood this 23rd day of March, 2020.
/s/ Pepper Harman, Mayor
March 23, 2020
ATTEST:
Carol Altman, City Clerk
March 23, 2020

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