HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 08-084 - ORDER RESCINDING THE PUBLIC CURFEW HURRICANE IKE ORDER RESCINDING THE PUBLIC CURFEW
WHEREAS, pursuant to §418.108 of the Texas Government Code, the Mayor of the
City of Beaumont on the11t" day of September 2008 issued an emergency powers order
putting into effect a public curfew in the City of Beaumont between the hours of 8:00
p.m. and 6:00a.m.during the declared state of disaster due to the imminent threat to
public safety posed by the aftermath of Hurricane Ike; and
WHEREAS, the City Council by Ordinance 08-080 ratified and extended the emergency
powers order and granted to the Mayor the authority to continue to provide for the
protection, preservation, and improvement of life and property within the City during the
state of emergency; and
WHEREAS, on September 20, 2008 the Mayor determined that the curfew should be
amended to the hours of 11:00p.m. to 5:00a.m.- and,
WHEREAS, it has now been determined by the Mayor that the conditions posing the
threat to the preservation of life and property in the city have subsided such that the
curfew is no longer necessary;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED
BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS:
That the public curfew previously ordered for the City of Beaumont is and it is hereby
rescinded and shall become effective upon passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this r�� day of �O� 6r(''V,, 2008.
�j/ Mayor y Ames