MAYORAL PROCLAMATION OF CIVIL EMERGENCY CITY OF SEATTLE WHEREAS, Seattle Of?ce of Emergency Management has reported to me on January 24, 2020 that the ?rst reported case in Washington State and the United States occurred in Snohomish County; and that on February 28, 2020 Public Health Seattle and King County announced the ?rst King County and United States death due to at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, Washington; and WHEREAS, on March 3, 2020, 21 have tested positive for COVID-19 in King County; and that as of March 3, 2020, eight total deaths have been reported in King County; and WHEREAS, as of March 3, 2020 the World Health Organization Situation Report con?rms a total of 91,783 cases of in 74 countries, including 3,123 deaths; and that in the past few days, more con?rmed cases have been found across the United States, including in new areas such as California, Illinois, Florida, Rhode Island, and New York; and WHEREAS, as described in Section 2 of this proclamation, the situation is suf?ciently serious that it is necessary that I declare a civil emergency within the City of Seattle and exercise the Mayor?s civil emergency powers; and WHEREAS, I have reviewed the situation, consulted with City Department Directors, including the Director of Public Health Seattle and King County and the Local Health Of?cer, and veri?ed the existence of the emergency cited below, and the necessity for me to take immediate, extraordinary action as outlined in this proclamation; NOW, THEREFORE, I, JENNY A. DURKAN, AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE DO PROCLAIM AND ORDER THAT: SECTION 1. CIVIL EMERGENCY POWERS A. A civil emergency exists requiring and authorizing me to exercise the emergency powers vested in me as Mayor by RCW Chapter 38.52, the Charter of the City of Seattle, Article V, Section 2, and Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 10.02 as described in this proclamation. Mayoral Proclamation of Civil Emergency Page B. Effective upon my signing this proclamation, I will be exercising that authority through the issuance of Executive Orders and through the use and direction of City personnel, services and equipment and additional acts necessary to the management of this emergency; and C. Pursuant to Seattle Municipal Code section 12A.26.040, it is unlawful for anyone to knowingly fail to obey an Emergency Order issued or proclaimed by me under authority of sections 10.02.010 or 10.02.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code. SECTION 2. DETERMINATION OF EMERGENCY Based on my review of the present circumstances, the report of Seattle Of?ce of Emergency Management, and my consultations with City Department Directors, and the Director of Public Health - Seattle and King County and Local Health Of?cer, I proclaim that an emergency exists, as defined in SMC 10.02.010.A., due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which to date has caused local deaths, serious infections, including pneumonia, and may have increased impact on our community members, small to large businesses, peOple experiencing homelessness, and city services. The response to this will require the use of all city resources and the need to access State and Federal resources and ?nancial mechanisms. I have done so to such an extent as to require me to exercise the authority assumed in Section 1 and to take the extraordinary measures in Section 3 in order to prevent death or injury of persons and to protect the public peace, safety and welfare, and alleviate damage, loss, hardship or suffering. SECTION 3. CONTRACTING AND BORROWING AUTHORITY Pursuant to SMC Section 1002030, I hereby assume the authority to enter into contracts and incur obligations necessary to relieve the emergency, protect the health and safety of persons and property, and provide emergency assistance to the victims, and to exercise them in light of the exigencies of the situation without regard to time-consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by ordinance, statute, rule or regulation (excepting I I mar-uric: 1nr-lnr11nn- IImprr] ?l'n Hm:- Lllw1uabvl} ULLOLILULLULIHL LU 111v1uu 115, ULIL ILVL LU LUJIU VI 1.1.15 limitations and requirements: The budget law (RCW 35.32A) and the adopted City budget; Competitive bidding and the publication cf notices pertainingtc the performance of public works (RCW 35.22.620 et seq, RCW Chapters 39.04 through 39.12; SMC Chapter 3.18; and SMC Chapter 20.48, etc.); 0 Entering into contracts; Mayoral Proclamation of Civil Emergency Page - 2 Incurring of obligations; Employment of temporary workers; Rental of equipment; Purchase of supplies and materials (including Seattle Municipal Code Chapters 10.02 and 10.02.070); and - Appropriation and expenditure of public funds. Pursuant to SMC Section 10.02.020, in order to address danger to public health and safety as described above, regulatory permits required by city codes and review under SEPA will not be required to site or implement facilities needed to address COVID-19. I believe it is in the best interest of public safety, rescue and recovery efforts, and the protection of property that the exercise of certain rights be temporarily limited and the conditions of this order are designed to provide the least necessary restriction on those rights pursuant to SMC 10.02.025. I intend to consult with the City Council wherever practical and present any such order at the earliest practicable time to the City Council for review and appropriate legislation. SECTION 4. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY I delegate to the following City Department Directors the authority under my supervision to take the actions identi?ed for and on behalf of the City: A. To the Fire Chief and Police Chief, direction of any necessary population and property protection, as well as control of incidents and maintenance of public peace and order. Other departments and personnel will assist as requested. B. I delegate to City Department Directors generally the authority to permit the use and closure of City facilities and equipment under their control for supplying necessary food, clothing, medicines, shelter or transportation to care facilities for people in need of assistance; to reassign personnel from their ordinary duties to work deemed necessary for the emergency without regard to job classi?cations, and to require work beyond normal working hours; to purchase supplies and materials necessary to address the emergency under SMC 10.02, SMC 10.02.070, and SMC 20.60; and to secure the assistance of volunteers and donations of supplies or the use of equipment in performing tasks that the department head deems most helpful in relieving the emergency. Mayoral Proclamation of Civil Emergency Page - 3 SECTION 5. CIRCULATION A c0py of this proclamation and any Executive Order issued hereunder shall be delivered to the Governor of the State of Washington and to the County Executive of King County. To the extent practicable, a cepy of this Proclamation and any Executive Orders issued hereunder shall be made available to all news media within the City and to the general public. In order to give the widest dissemination of this Proclamation to the public, as many other available means as may be practical to use shall be used, including but not limited to posting on public facilities and public address systems. SECTION 6. PRESENTATION, RATIFICATION, TERMINATION This proclamation shall immediately upon issuance, or as soon as practical, be ?led with the City Clerk for presentation to the City Council for rati?cation and con?rmation, modi?cation, or rejection, and if rejected, shall be void. If the Council modi?es or rejects this proclamation said modi?cation or rejection shall be prospective only as provided by law and shall not affect any actions taken prior to the modi?cation or rejection. In no case shall the City Council have any authority, during an emergency proclaimed by the Mayor pursuant to the Charter of the City of Seattle, Article V, Section 2, to impair or void the Mayor?s direction of the Police Department during such emergency. This proclamation shall be terminated by the issuance of another proclamation when I determine that extraordinary measures are no longer required for the protection of the public peace, safety and welfare, or by the passage of a termination resolution by not less than two-thirds of all the members of the City Council. Before termination of this civil emergency, I or the City Council shall consult with the Chief of Police, the Fire Chief, the Director of Public Health Seattle and King County, and the Director of the Of?ce of Emergency Management to determine if there are any ?scal, public safety response or disaster recovery imperatives that require the continuation of emergency measures. DATED th 3 ,2020 Jen .Durka ayT/or The of Mayoral Proclamation of Civil Emergency Page - 4