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RESOLUTION NO. 692
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS , CONFIRMING THE DECLARATION BY THE CIVIL DEFENSE
DIRECTOR WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER OF THE
EXISTENCE OF AN EMERGENCY ON THE 26TH DAY OF JULY,
1979.
WHEREAS, on July 26 , 1979, the National Weather Bureau
forcasted five (5) foot tides which would have flooded the
Brownwood Subdivision in Baytown , Texas ; and
WHEREAS , the Baytown area received heavy rainfall
producing substantial damage and significant risk of further
flooding ; and
WHEREAS, Section 9-3 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Baytown provides that the Civil Defense Director
may , if the City Council is not in session, with the approval
of the City Manager , declare the existence of an emergency
subject to confirmation by the City Council at its next
meeting ; and
WHEREAS, after an emergency has been declared pursuant
to the provisions of Section 9-3 of the Baytown Code of
Ordinances , the Civil Defense Director, subject to the
approval of the City Manager, has certain rule making and
supervisory powers which are necessary for the protection of
health, safety , and property of victims of disasters ; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the aforementioned threat of
flooding, it was necessary for the residents of Brownwood to
make a hurried evacuation of their homes ; and
WHEREAS , as a further result of the aforementioned
threat of flooding, and of the evacuation , and attendant
security problems , the Civil Defense Director and the City
Manager deemed it advisable to declare an emergency without
delay; and
WHEREAS , City Council is of the opinion that an emergency
as contemplated by Section 9-3 of the Code of Ordinances
did, in fact exist ; NOW THEREFORE,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS :
Section 1 : That the City Council hereby confirms
action taken by the Civil Defense Director with the approval
of the City Manager in declaring the existence of an emergency
on the 26th day of July , 1979.
Section 2 : This resolution shall take effect from and
after its passage.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council this lst day of August 1979.
E T 0. H TT , Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
SCDTT BOUNDS , City Attorney
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