2018-12-01 Declaration of Emergency - Winter Storm DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
P.O. Box 426
Chatham, Virginia 24531
Phone (434) 432-7920
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BUSINESS SAVVY. PEOPLE FRIENDLY.
DECLARATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
RESOLUTION # 2018-12-01
December 8, 2018
WHEREAS, Christopher C. Slemp, Pittsylvania County’s Director of Emergency Services, finds the
following:
1. That due to severe winter weather on December 9th, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (the “County”), is
facing dangerous conditions;
2. The National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Virginia, issued a winter storm warning on December
8, 2018; and
3. That due to excessive snow accumulation, roads are impassable, and power outages are very possible,
a condition of extreme peril to life and property necessitates the proclamation of the existence of a
local emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that an Emergency does now/or did exist
throughout the County; and
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of said Emergency, the
powers, functions, and duties of the County’s Emergency Management Organization shall be/were those
prescribed by State Law and the County’s Ordinances, Resolutions, and approved plans to mitigate the effects of
said Emergency.
Effective: December 8, 2018
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Robert W. (“Bob”) Warren
Chairman, Pittsylvania County Board of
Supervisors
ATTEST:
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David M. Smitherman
Clerk, Pittsylvania County Board of
Supervisors/County Administrator