HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-09-10 Proclamation - State of Emergency - Failure of Critical Information Technology EquipmentOffice ~���
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City of Tukwila, Washington
PROCLAMATION
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WHEREAS, Tukwila Municipal Code (TMC) Section 2.57.030(l) empowers
the Mayor to proclaim a State of Emergency when an incident, whether natural or
man-made, requires immediate responsive action to protect life and property; and
WHEREAS, the City experienced a catastrophic failure of critical Information
Technology equipment, commencing on or about 3:00 a.m. on the 5m day of
September, 20i4;and
WHEREAS, the Mayor has been requested by the Director of Emergency
Management of Tukwila to proclaim the existence of a local. State of Emergency
therein; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor does hereby find that the recent [I equipment failure
constitutes a State of Emergency, as defined by TMC Section 2.57.020 and Revised
Code of Washington (RCW) Section 38.52.010; and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid conditions necessitate the proclamation of the
existence of a local emergency in order to protect public property;
NOW, THEREFORE, lL Jim Haggerton, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do
hereby proclaim a State of Emergency within the City of Tukwila; and that during the
existence of said State of Emergency, the povvcr*, functions, and duties of the Director
of Emergency Management and the emergency organization of this city shall he those
prescribed by state law, hy ordinances, and resolutions of this city and approved by the
Mayor on September 10, 2014. Said local ernergency shall be deemed to continue to
exist until its tcrozoutioo is proclaimed by the Mayor of the City of Tukwila, State of
Washington.
Executed this 10th day of September, 2( 4.
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of Tukwila