EMERGENCY DECLARATION WHEREAS, the City of Argusville anticipates suffering damage to roads, culverts, homes, businesses, its water system, and other public facilities to be caused by winter snowfall and flooding occurring in the Winter/Spring of 2010-11; and; WHEREAS, the impact of these damages may threatened the health, well-being and public safety of citizens of Argusville; WHEREAS, the cost of cleanup, repair and replacement of such damaged facilities may be far in excess of available City resources. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Argusville City Council declare an emergency and orders the activation and utilization of the City Emergency Operations Plan, its procedures, attachments and appendices to monitor the situation, develop a detailed damage assessment, alleviate hardship, and initiate appropriate relief actions and mitigation measures by departments and agencies of local government to limit the hardships and impact of this emergency upon the citizens of Argusville. DATED at the City of Argusville, North Dakota, this 28. day of March, 2011 x Who» ve ily Zh Darren Wetzel, Mayor z.