Resolution No. 2021-11 Terminating the COVID-19 Emergency Proclamation- Approved 071321Page 1 of 2
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-11
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of Bainbridge Island,
Washington, affirming the City Manager’s Proclamation
Terminating Emergency Proclamation which terminates the
March 9, 2020 Proclamation of Emergency issued by the City
Manager.
WHEREAS, the Kitsap Public Health District has been responding to the
COVID-19 outbreak since February 3, 2020; and
WHEREAS, on February 29, 2020, Governor Jay Inslee declared a state of
emergency in response to the new cases of COVID-19 in Washington State; and
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, the situation was sufficiently serious that it was
necessary to proclaim an emergency within the City of Bainbridge Island due to the
possibility that the spread of COVID-19 may become a pandemic; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2.44 of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code (“BIMC”)
designates the City Manager as the executive head of the City for purposes of emergency
management with the authority to proclaim and terminate emergencies; and
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, the City Manager issued a Proclamation of
Emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2020, the City Council ratified and confirmed the
Proclamation of Emergency issued by the City Manager through Resolution No. 2020-06;
and
WHEREAS, on June 22, 2021, the City Council considered rescinding the
Proclamation of Emergency and authorized the City Manager to rescind or terminate the
Proclamation of Emergency issued on March 9, 2020; and
WHEREAS, on July 1, 2021, Governor Inslee issued Proclamation No. 20-25.14,
“Washington Ready,” which, in part, recognizes that “data reflect that the number and
percent of vaccinated Washington residents continue to increase, while the number of
new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are decreasing,” and the Governor
thereby ordered that movement, occupancy, and face-covering restrictions be modified as
set forth in Proclamation No. 20-25.14; and
WHEREAS, on July 9, 2021, the City Manager terminated the Proclamation of
Emergency via the Proclamation Terminating Emergency Proclamation, attached as
Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. The Emergency Previously Proclaimed No Longer Exists. Based on
changing circumstances and improving conditions on Bainbridge Island and more
broadly related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the emergency, as defined in Chapter 38.52
RCW, RCW 43.06.010(12), RCW 39.04.280(3), and Chapter 2.44 BIMC, or imminent
threat of such an emergency, that existed as described in Resolution No. 2020-06 no
longer exists within the City of Bainbridge Island, as set forth in the Proclamation
Terminating Emergency Proclamation issued by the City Manager on July 9, 2021,
attached as Exhibit A.
Section 2. Termination of the Proclamation of Emergency. The Proclamation
of Emergency issued by the City Manager on March 9, 2020, attached as Exhibit B to
this resolution, which was ratified and confirmed on March 10, 2020 by the City Council
through Resolution No. 2020-06, has been terminated by the City Manager as above
described. The City Council hereby affirms the termination of the emergency
proclamation.
Section 3. Termination of the Authorization of Emergency Procurements.
The City Council also hereby affirms the City Manager’s termination of the authorization
for emergency procurements, as set forth in the Proclamation Terminating Emergency
Proclamation.
PASSED by the City Council this 13th day of July, 2021.
APPROVED by the Mayor this 13th day of July, 2021.
Rasham Nassar, Mayor
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE:
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: July 8, 2021
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: July 13, 2021
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-11
Exhibit A: Proclamation Terminating Emergency Proclamation
Exhibit B: Proclamation of Emergency
Exhibit A:
Exhibit B: