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Office of the Mayor
City of Tukwila, Washington
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) Chapter 38.52 authorizes the
Mayor to exercise emergency powers; and
WHEREAS, Tukwila Municipal Code (TMC) Section 2.57.030 (1) 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, on March 9, 2020 I issued a proclamation proclaiming a State of
Emergency in the City of Tukwila as a result of the outbreak of the novel corona virus
(COVID-19) to protect the health, safety and welfare of Tukwila residents, businesses,
visitors and staff; and
WHEREAS, recent advances in medicine have provided resources and tools to
protect the community from severe disease and death to the greatest extent
possible; and
WHEREAS, measures have been ongoing for the continuity of government business
and services within the City of Tukwila;
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Allan Ekberg, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do hereby terminate
and rescind this State of Emergency within the City of Tukwila effective October 31,
2022.
Executed this 31st day of October, 2022.
Allan Ekberg
Mayor