2020 09 23 - Termination of Declaration of Local Disaster - Tropical Storm BetaCity of Baytown
Termination of Declaration of Local Disaster
WHEREAS, on the 20`I' day of September, 2020, the Mayor, pursuant to the Texas Government
Code, Chapter 418, of the "Texas Disaster Act," issued an order declaring a local state of disaster for the
City of Baytown, Counties of Harris and Chambers, Texas, resulting from the impending arrival of
Tropical Storm Beta, which presented within the City of Baytown an imminent threat of widespread or
severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property and severe economic and social disruption due to high
winds and tidal surges and other public calamity resulting therefrom; and
WHEREAS, the conditions necessitating the proclamation of a local state of disaster have ceased
to exist; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Disaster Act provides that a local state of disaster may be terminated by
the governing body of the political subdivision or by executive order of the Mayor; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDERED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the declaration of a local state of disaster described in the preamble
hereinabove is hereby terminated as of 12:00 p.m. on September 23, 2020.
Section 2: This declaration shall be filed promptly with the City Clerk, and shall be
given prompt and general publicity.
Section 3: This order shall take effect immediately from and after its issuance.
ORDERED this the 23`d day of September, 2020.
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