HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 08-083 - ORDER AMENDING THE PUBLIC CURFEW HURRICANE IKE �I
City of Beaumont
Becky Ames
Mayor
ORDER AMENDING 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, it has been determined by the Mayor that the conditions posing the threat
to the preservation of life and property in the city have subsided to the point where the
curfew can be amended;
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
amended by this proclamation as follows:
CURFEW.
Mayor's Office • (409) 880-3736 • Fax(409) 880-3112
P.O. Box 3827 • Beaumont,Texas 77704-3827
(a) A person shall not remain or travel upon any public or private
property within the City of Beaumont from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. beginning Saturday
September 20, 2008.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to:
(1) A person authorized by the Emergency Management
Director to assist in the production of the health, safety, or welfare of the public;
or
(2) A person who remains or travels upon private property which
is owned by him or upon which the person has been invited.
(3) A person traveling to and from home and places of
employment.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of �7/, 2008.
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