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RE: OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND RELEASE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado,
pursuant to Colorado Statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested
with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, Weld County does have, on occasion, emergency situations that
require dissemination of public information in order to protect the health and
safety of the citizens of Weld County, and
WHEREAS, the dissemination of public information in an emergency
situation must come from a coordinated and centralized source to insure
accuracy and proper distribution, and
WHEREAS, expertise and resources to fulfill the function resides within
the Office of Emergency Management, and
WHEREAS, the Board desires to designate Lea Ekman as the Director of
Emergency Management and assign her the responsibility for gathering and
disseminating public information in an emergency situation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County that Lea Ekman is hereby designated the Director of Emergency
Management.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Office of Emergency Management, under the
direction of the Director of Emergency Management is designated as the Weld
County Agency responsible for gathering and disseminating all public
information associated with an emergency situation in Weld County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all County officials and employees under the
direction of the Board of County Commissioners, are hereby directed to provide
the Office of Emergency Management all appropriate public information
associated with an emergency situation for dissemination to the public.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all County officials and employees under the
direction of the Board of County Commissioners, are hereby directed to direct
all public and media inquiries to the Office of Emergency Management for
coordinated and centralized information associated with an emergency
situation and to refrain from providing such information to the media or
public directly concerning an emergency situation in Weld County, to insure
that complete and accurate information is disseminated on a timely basis.
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The above and foregoing resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded,
adopted by the following vote on the 14th day of March, A.D. , 1984.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS l
ATTEST Weal. K Qo.,, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
Weld County lierk and Recorder >241144 1 n,--
and Clerk to the Board Norman Carlson, Chairman
6-4`'YN qrce--X-et} mr
age e Johns , Pro Tem
Depu y County Clerk
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Approved as to form: Gene Brantner
C ,710„, U �G� Chuck Carlson
County Attorney
J Martin
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