DECLARATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
FOR HIDEOUT, UTAH
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States declared a national state of emergency based on the continuing spread of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19);
WHEREAS, on March 6, 2020, Governor Gary R. Herbert issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency for the State of Utah due to COVID-19;
WHEREAS, on March 27, 2020, Mike Davis, County Manager, issued a declaration of local emergency for Wasatch County in response to COVID-19;
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, the Town of Hideout ('Town') enacted an Ordinance implementing public restrictions on public meetings in and effort to minimize the spread of COVID-19;
WHEREAS, on March 27, the Town of Hideout ('Town') enacted an Ordinance implementing temporary requirements for building and construction activities within the Town in an effort to further minimize the spread of COVID-19;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Utah Code § 53-2a-208, the Mayor of the Town is authorized to declare a local emergency;
WHEREAS, the Mayor finds that the circumstances relating to COVID-19, and the responses thereto, create a condition within the Town which require that emergency assistance be provided by, and to, the Town in order to save lives and property within the Town;
WHEREAS, exercise of the powers set forth in Utah Code § 53-2a-201 et seq. ('Disaster Response and Recovery Act') is, or may be, necessary in order to save lives and property from the threat created by COVID-19;
WHEREAS, cooperation and coordination with other local governments pursuant to this Declaration will be of benefit to the residents of the Town in responding to COVID-19.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED by the Mayor of the Town:
1. A local emergency exists for the Town because of the circumstances created by COVID-19. The findings and recitals of the declarations referenced in the foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated by reference. COVID-19 threatens the entire Town and, therefore, a state of local emergency threatens the entire Town.
2. All emergency powers available to the Town under applicable law are hereby invoked and the Town's personnel and resources are ordered and authorized to perform all functions authorized Disaster Response and Recovery Act or by other federal, state, and local laws to address the local emergency.
3. This proclamation shall be effective immediately and the state of local emergency will continue for thirty (30) days unless continuation of the local emergency is authorized by the Town Council.
4. The Town is authorized to request all mutual aid and assistance from Wasatch County and other political subdivisions.
5. The Town is authorized to request any and all assistance which may be available to the Town with respect to this local emergency from all federal, state, and local sources and is authorized to activate all applicable mutual aid agreements.
6. This proclamation will be filed with the Town Clerk and will be delivered to the Wasatch County Clerk, Wasatch County Council, and the Wasatch County Manger.
Dated this 23rd day of April, 2020.
Philip Rubin, Mayor
Attest:
Allison Lutes, Town Clerk
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