HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 07/15/2014 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING JULY 12-19, 2014 AS FLOOD APROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, April to September is the season most commonly associated with snowmelt
flooding and thunderstorm flash flooding; and
WHEREAS, Fort Collins has experienced the social, economic and environmental
consequences of loss of life and damage to property caused by flood disasters; and
WHEREAS, emergency preparedness depends on the leadership and efforts of public
officials dedicated to public safety; and
WHEREAS, emergency preparedness requires the establishment of farsighted and
proactive public policy; and
WHEREAS, the people of Fort Collins can reduce the potential for loss of life and
damage to property when threatened by these events, by being informed and prepared, and by
taking proper protective action, as evidenced during the September 2013 flood event on the
Poudre River.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gerry Horak, Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Fort Collins, do
hereby proclaim the week of July 12-19, 2014, as
FLOOD AWARENESS WEEK
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 15th day of July, A.D. 2014.
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Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
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City Clerk