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DECLARATION OF DISASTER EMERGENCY

DECLARATION OF DISASTER EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, on or about March 18, 2020, COVID – 19 pandemic has caused or threatens to cause injury, damage, and suffering to the persons and property of Paradise Township, Lancaster County; and
 WHEREAS, COVID – 19 has endangered the health, safety and welfare of a substantial number of persons residing in Paradise Township, Lancaster County, and threatens to create problems greater in scope than Paradise Township, Lancaster County may be able to resolve; and
WHEREAS, emergency management measures are required to reduce the severity of this disaster and to protect the health, safety and welfare of affected residents in Paradise Township, Lancaster County;
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the undersigned Supervisors of Paradise Township, Lancaster County pursuant to the provisions of Section 7501 of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Services Code, (35 PA C.S., Section 7501), as amended, do hereby declare the existence of a disaster emergency in Paradise Township, Lancaster County;
FURTHER, we direct the Paradise Township, Lancaster County Emergency Management Coordinator to coordinate the activities of the emergency response, to take all appropriate action needed to alleviate the effects of this disaster, to aid in the restoration of essential public services, and to take any other emergency response action deemed necessary to respond to this emergency.
STILL FURTHER, we authorize officials of Paradise Township, Lancaster County to act as necessary to meet the current exigencies of this emergency, namely: by the employment of temporary workers, by the rental of equipment, by the purchase of supplies and materials, and by entering into such contracts and agreements for the performance of public work as may be required to meet the emergency, all without regard to those
time-consuming procedures and formalities normally prescribed by law, mandatory constitutional requirements excepted.
This Declaration shall take effect immediately.
SUPERVISORS
Adam Bills, Chairman
Dennis Groff, Vice-Chairman
Marlin Groff, Supervisor
Craig Keenan, Supervisor
Ray Rice, Supervisor 

Attest :  Dominick Lopez.Date: