55th Extension State of Emergency - COVID -19 (002)
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA
FIFTY-FIFTHEXTENSION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, Florida Governor Ron Desantis, in accordance with Article IV Section
(1)(a) of the Florida Constitution and Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, promulgated Emergency Order
20-52 to declare a state of emergency in the State of Florida due to Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19); and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the Delray Beach City Commission declared a state
of emergency in accordance with Chapter 95 of the City of DelrayBeach Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager for the City of Delray Beach, pursuant to the authority
granted in Chapter 95, has continuously executed timely extensions to theCity’s local state of
emergency declaration in accordance with FloridaStatute 252.38(3)(a), which provides that the
duration of each state of emergency declared locally is limited to seven (7) days and may be
extended, as necessary, in 7-day increments; and
WHEREAS, the spread of COVID-19 continues to seriously affect the safety and
security of the lives of the citizens of Delray Beach and the public at large; and
WHEREAS, the widespread effects of COVID-19 continue to require extraordinary and
immediate actions by the City of Delray Beach in order to protect the public health, safety, welfare
and renders extension of the state of emergency necessary for the statutorily authorized seven (7)
day period.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jennifer Alvarez, Interim City Manager of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, pursuant to Section 95.05(A)of the Code of Ordinances, do hereby declare an
extension to the state of emergency for the City of Delray Beachfor an additional seven (7) day
period pursuant to Florida Statute 252.38(3)(a), and further declare that all proper and lawful actions
necessary to swiftly resolve the emergency and return the community to a condition of normalcy shall
be taken.
Attest:
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Katerri Johnson, City Clerk Jennifer Alvarez, Interim City Manager
March 31, 2021 at 3:00 pm____________
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