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City of Coco council extends emergency declaration over technological incident; staff to brief council privately
Summary
The City of Coco council voted unanimously to extend Resolution 2026-016 — a one-week state of emergency tied to a technological incident — after staff said incident specifics are exempt from public records; council members asked for briefings on recovery progress.
The City of Coco council unanimously approved a one-week extension of a state of emergency on March 19, 2026, adopting Resolution 2026-016 to continue authorities tied to a technological incident that city leaders said affected critical municipal systems.
City Manager Whitten said the extension is the fourth short-term renewal and explained the limits and purposes of the declaration: “This is again the I think this is the fourth extension of that. As you know the resolutions in the state of emergencies can only cover a 7day period,” he said, adding the declaration gives the city manager certain purchasing authorities and allows requests for federal and state assistance.
Whitten told the council briefings are available…
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