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43 <br /> <br /> DECLARATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY <br />DUE TO THE CONDITIONS CAUSED BY HURRICANE EMILY <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Category 2 hurricanes frequently generate a storm <br />surge, high winds and rain; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth is'facing hurricane <br />conditions which could cause a condition of extreme peril to <br />life and property and that would necessitate the proclamatio9 <br />of the existence of an emergency; <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that an emergency <br />would exist throughout the City should Hurricane Emily strike <br />the City of Portsmouth or its neighboring cities; and <br /> <br /> IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the <br />existence of any said emergency the powers, functions, and <br />duties of the Direetor of Emergency Services and the Emergency <br />Services organization of the City of Portsmouth shall be those <br />prescribed by State law and the ordinances, resolutions, and <br />approved plans of the City of Portsmouth in order to mitigate <br />the effects of said emergeney. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, <br />at @ meeting held on Augusn 31, 1993. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />