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RESOLUTION NO. 744
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 8TH DAY OF AUGUST,
1980.
WHEREAS , on August 8, 1980, Hurricane Allen threatened
the Baytown area with the possibility of high tides , rains ,
and gale winds, and particularly threatened to flood the
Brownwood Subdivision in Baytown , Texas ; and
WHEREAS, high tides caused by Hurricane Allen did cause
flooding in the Brownwood Subdivision ; 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
Hurricane Allen and the danger 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
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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,
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 8th day of August , 1980.
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 14th day of August 1980 .
E 0. HUTTO, ayor
ATTEST:
� V
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
ANDALL B. STRONG, City A rney
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