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Henrico board concurs in local emergency declaration after storm; manager to seek lift by unanimous consent

Henrico County Board of Supervisors · January 27, 2026
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Summary

Following winter Storm Fern, the board added and approved a resolution concurring in the county manager’s Jan. 23 local emergency declaration to give staff procurement flexibility; manager indicated he will ask later to lift the state of emergency by unanimous consent.

Henrico County supervisors added to the agenda and approved a resolution concurring in the county manager’s Jan. 23 declaration of a local emergency related to Winter Storm Fern.

Mr. Newby told the board the declaration provides statutory authority for expanded flexibility in procurement and other emergency actions. He said the chief of the Department of…

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