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Emergency Spending
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO
Resolution No. 2015- 0/ -V
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A FINANCIAL AMOUNT FOR UTILIZATION IN
EMERGENCY SITUATION(s) THAT MAY REQUIRE EXTRAORDINARY
RESOURCES
WHEREAS,pursuant to C.R.S. § 30-11-107(2) (a), "Powers of the Board", the Board of
County Commissioners ("Board") has exclusive power to adopt the annual budget for the
operation of the county government; and
WHEREAS,pursuant to Resolution 2015-049, Eagle County Financial Management
Policy, reserves have been established in the General Fund to cover the costs associated with
emergency situations that may arise; and
WHEREAS, during the course of performing the duties of the County Manager, Deputy
County Manager, Sheriff, Under-Sheriff or Emergency Manager there may be instances in which
it is determined that an immediate emergency exists which requires immediate action to procure
resources to attempt to mitigate or avert the emergency and that may cause Eagle County
Government to incur costs; and
WHEREAS, the Board believes that it is in the best interest of the citizens and visitors of
Eagle County to authorize the County Manager or his/her designee to procure resources not to
exceed $250,000 per occurrence, and the Deputy County Manager, Sheriff, Under-Sheriff or
Emergency Manager to collectively procure resources not to exceed $25,000 to be utilized by the
County in emergency situations; and
WHEREAS,the Board believes that it is in the best interest of the citizens and visitors of
Eagle County when it is not possible to convene a quorum of the Board, to authorize the County
Manager or his/her designee in conjunction any single Commissioner to procure resources not to
exceed $1,000,000 per event to be utilized by the County in emergency situations; and
WHEREAS, in instances where the County Manager, Deputy County Manager, Sheriff,
Under-Sheriff or Emergency Manager exercise this emergency spending authority as described
herein, they shall notify the Eagle County Commissioners at the earliest opportunity of the
emergency acquisition and the costs associated with such acquisition, and shall provide
documentation supporting the purchase(s) as soon as possible thereafter and in any event within
24 hours; and
WHEREAS, the Board as soon as possible after notification of an emergency acquisition
may determine whether such emergency acquisition should be placed on the next available
Board agenda for ratification or acknowledgement as a means to educate and inform the public
of such emergency expenditure, and
WHEREAS, for purposes of this Resolution, "emergency" shall be defined as an event
or incident that requires a response or mitigating action to supplement dedicated local resources
in order to protect lives or property or to avert or lessen the threat of disaster as may be
determined by the County Manager, Deputy County Manager, Sheriff, Under-Sheriff or
Emergency Manager; and
WHEREAS, the authority set forth herein shall only be utilized in those instances where
there is an imminent danger to the safety and welfare of the citizens and visitors to Eagle County
and lives or property may be compromised by the failure to act.
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO:
THAT, in an emergency as defined herein, the County Manager is authorized to procure
resources not to exceed $250,000.00 per event.
THAT, in an emergency as defined herein, when the Board cannot convene, the County
Manager in conjunction with one Board member is authorized to procure resources not to exceed
$1,000,000.00 per event.
THAT, in an emergency as defined herein, the Deputy County Manager, Sheriff, Under-
Sheriff or Emergency Manager are collectively authorized to procure resources not to exceed
$25,000.00 per event.
THAT,the County Manager, Deputy County Manager, Sheriff, Under-Sheriff or
Emergency Manager shall notify the Eagle County Commissioners at the earliest opportunity of
the emergency acquisition and the costs associated with such acquisition, and shall provide
documentation supporting the purchase as soon as possible thereafter and in any event within 24
hours.
THAT, the Board, as soon as possible after notification of an emergency acquisition,
may determine whether such emergency acquisition should be placed on the next available
Board agenda for ratification or acknowledgement as a means to educate and inform the public
of such emergency expenditure.
THAT, this Resolution shall be revisited annually to determine its effectiveness and shall
be readopted biannually to serve the best interest of the County.
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MOVED,READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of the
County of Eagle, State of Colorado, at its regular meeting held the lip day of
b�blhula- , 2015.
pR EAG COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF
`O COLORADO, By and Through Its
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Clerk to e Board of Kathy f ndler-Henry
County Commissio Chair
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yoannie McQueen
mmissioner
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'10van H. Ryan
Commissioner
Commissioner �t�-c� seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll
having been called, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Chandler-Henry 14-t-► 4
Commissioner McQueeney iQ-►.
Commissioner Ryan �►,. `
This resolution passed by 0 vote of the Board of County Commissioners of
the County of Eagle, State of Colorado
