HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 014-22 - Council Consent to Declaration of Local Emergency January 2022
RESOLUTION
Adopting Council Consent to the Mayoral Declaration of Local Emergency Issued
January 15, 2022.
WHEREAS, Mayor Norton issued a Declaration of Local Emergency on January 15, 2022,
in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent developments involving the SARS-CoV-
2 virus, Omicron Variant; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 12.29 does not allow a Mayoral declaration to
continue beyond three days without consent of the governing body; and
WHEREAS, The City council finds that the COVID-19 pandemic has created a state of local
emergency and that the Mayor’s Declaration should continue until 11:59 p.m. on March 7,
2022, unless terminated earlier by Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Rochester,
Minnesota, The City Council does consent to Mayor Norton’s January 15, 2022, Declaration
of Local Emergency.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said Declaration of Local Emergency shall continue until
11:59 p.m. on March 7, 2022, unless terminated earlier by the Common Council.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2022.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2022.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)