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ORDINANCE DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR THE CITY OF
OSHKOSH
Whereas, heavy rains occurring in the City during the period from June 6, 2008 through June
13 2008 and projected to continue through the next several days have caused damage and
interfered with the use of roadways, and pose a continuing and substantial threat to public order,
and a threat to the life, health and safety of the citizens of the City of Oshkosh; and
Whereas, the Common Council is unable to meet with promptness to address the effects of the
storms immediately; and
Now, therefore, pursuant to the authority granted to the City Manager under the provisions of the
Oshkosh Municipal Code, Chapter 9, Emergency and Disaster Planning and Response, the
Acting City Manager for the City of Oshkosh, John M. Fitzpatrick, hereby declares a State of
Emergency and directs as follows:
Pursuant to the authority provided in Chapter 9 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code, the City
Manager and Emergency Management Coordinator, in addition to all general and executive
emergency powers, shall issue all such orders as they deem necessary to protect public life,
health and safety including, but not limited to, carrying out the following duties:
Utilize all available resources of City government as reasonably necessary to cope with
the emergency.
2. Transfer the direction, personnel or functions of City Departments or units thereof for
purposes of facilitating or performing emergency services as necessary or desirable;
3. Compel performance by elected and appointed City government officials and employees
of the duties and functions assigned in the City of Oshkosh Emergency Operations Plan;
4. Contract, requisition and compensate for goods and services from private sources;
5. Direct and compel evacuation under order of the governor for the State, of all or part of
the population from any stricken or threatened area within the City if such action is
deemed necessary for preservation of life or other disaster mitigation, response or
recovery;
6. Prescribe routes, modes of transportation and destinations in connection with evacuation;
7. Control ingress and egress to and from a disaster area, the movement of persons within
the area and the occupancy of premises therein, to bar, restrict, or remove all unnecessary
traffic, both vehicular and pedestrian from all local highways;
Make provisions for the availability and use of temporary housing;
9. Suspend or limit non - emergency activities and prohibit public assemblies.
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This period of emergency shall be limited to the time during which the emergency conditions
exist or are likely to exist.
THIS DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY enacted this 12th day of June,
2008.
CITY OF OSHKOSH
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