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084 EE COUNTY Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR EMEREGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF LEE COUNTY WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners is responsible to take those measures at the county level to minimize the adverse effect of any type disaster; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners is authorized to establish and maintain an emergency management agency; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners appoints the coordinator of the agency who has the responsibility for the organization, administration, and operation of the county program subject to the direction and guidance of the Board of Commissioners; ® NOW, THEREFORE Be It Ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Lee as follows: PART 1: STATE OF EMERGENCY Section 1. Territorial Applicability This Ordinance is applicable to any part of Lee County which is not within the corporate limits of any city or town. Section 2. Public Proclamation of Emergency (A) A state of emergency shall be deemed to exist when ever during times of public crisis, disaster, rioting, catastrophe, or similar public emergency, for any reason, public safety authorities are unable to maintain public order or afford adequate protection for lives, safety or property, or whenever the occurrence of any such condition is imminent. (B) In the event of any existing or threatened state of emergency endangering the lives, safety, health and welfare of the people within the county or any part thereof, or threatening damages to or destruction of property, the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered under G.S. 14-288.13 and 166A-8 to issue a public proclamation declaring to all persons the existence of such a state of emergency, and, in order to more effectively protect the lives and property of people • within the county, to place in effect any or all of the restrictions hereinafter authorized.