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MONROE COUNTY FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
EMERGENCY DIRECTIVE 2017 - 004
SUBJECT: ORDER / SHELTER MANAGEMENT
Whereas, Chapter 252.38(3)(a) of the Florida Statutes gives authority to a
political subdivision to declare and enact a State of Local Emergency for a period of up
to seven (7) days, thereby waiving the procedures and formalities of the political
subdivision pertaining to:
1. Performance of public work and taking whatever action is necessary to insure the
health, safety and welfare of the community;
2. Entering into contracts;
3. Incurring obligations;
4. Employment of permanent and temporary workers;
5. Utilization of Volunteer workers;
6. Rental of equipment;
7. Acquisition and distribution, with or without compensation, of supplies, materials,
and facilities;
8. Appropriation and expenditure of public funds; and
Whereas, the threat of danger to the populace inhabiting Monroe County may require
expedient action in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community; and
Whereas, Monroe County has been operating shelters within the County for the
benefit of its citizens in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma; and
Whereas, there is a need for a plan for return of shelter population to longer term
alternatives;
Now therefore, it is ORDERED as follows:
1. The objective of the shelter is to get people into safe location for minimum
amount of time until such time as the County can assist the individual by
collecting the necessary information to determine housing needs, working with
the individual to identify alternatives, and return the shelter inhabitants to their
original housing situation or longer -term alternate solutions.
2. Shelter will not be a long term solution. The objective is to return the shelter
inhabitants back to their original living situation or other transitional
housing as soon as possible.
3. Shelter workers are directed to work with the shelter inhabitants to collect the
following information: Documentation showing name; address of original living
situation; proof of residency within Monroe County; the current condition of the
home, the requirements of the shelter inhabitants residing in that home, the long-
term housing goal of the individual(s), and any other information that would
accomplish the above - stated objective.
4. Once Monroe County and /or shelter managers have presented details of the
alternate housing to the shelter inhabitants, shelter inhabitants may remain in the
shelter for no longer than twenty -four (24) hours and will not be allowed to return
to any Monroe County shelter opened as a result of Hurricane Irma.
5. Per F.S. 252.46(2), this order shall take effect im mediately upon bei ng filed with
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Signed
Neugent, Mayor, Monroe County
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9/ 2 " 8 /17 at J�o2g (time).
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency: Cynthia L. Hall, Assistant County Attorney,
9/28/17.
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