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Public works outlines when and how Wilsonville declares an emergency and uses emergency powers
Summary
The city's emergency manager reviewed the administrative code and emergency operations plan, explaining who can declare a local emergency, the line of succession, enumerated emergency powers, and the pathway to county, state, and federal declarations and FEMA aid.
Martin Montalvo, the city's public works operations manager and de facto emergency manager, walked the council through Wilsonville's emergency-declaration process at the April 20 work session, including who may declare a local emergency, what powers that unlocks, and how declarations are escalated for county, state, and federal assistance.
Montalvo noted that Resolution 1959 gives the city council the right and responsibility to declare a state of emergency and described the line of succession—mayor, council president, city manager, assistant city manager or designee, then the emergency management…
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