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RE: DESIGNATION OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE AUTHORITY
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, Section 29-22-102(3) (b) , CRS, requires that the Board of County
Commissioners of every county in the State designate, by resolution, the
Emergency Response Authority for hazardous substance incidents occurring within
the unincorporated areas of the county, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution on June 29, 1983, the Office of Emergency
Management, at the Weld County Sheriff's Office, was designated as the Emergency
Response Authority (DERA) for hazardous substance incidents occurring within the
unincorporated areas of Weld County, effective July 1, 1983, and
WHEREAS, Ed Herring became the Emergency Management Director for the Office
of Emergency Management on February 8, 1988, and
WHEREAS, the statuatory scheme concerning hazardous substance responses set
forth in Sections 29-22-101, et seq. , CRS, contemplate the designation of one
individual as the DERA so as to provide clear and concise command authority in
the response to hazardous substance incidents, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County deems it
advisable to designate Ed Herring as the DERA for hazardous substance incidents
occuring within the unincorporated areas of Weld County in order to clarify the
chain of command authority for such incidents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that Ed Herring, Emergency Management Director for the Office
of Emergency Management, be, and hereby is, designated as the Emergency Response
Authority (DERA) for hazardous substance incidents occurring within the
unincorporated areas of Weld County, Colorado, effective upon the signing of this
Resolution.
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RE: DERA
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded,
adopted by the following vote on the 6th day of May, A.D. , 1991.
���a�t BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: WELD COUNT CO ORADO
Weld County Clerk to the Board
Gorndo/ acy, irman
deputy Clerk to the Board ge Ken dy, ro-Tem
APPROVA AS TO FORM: (eacvo. L
Constance L. Harbert
ounty Attorney C. . Kiry
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W. H. Webste
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