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Baker, Bullock, Kepple, Litt en, <br />RESOLUTION NO.2023-13 BY: Marxf Rader f Shachne.r <br />A RESOLUTION proclaiming March 191h through March 25th, 2023 "Severe Weather <br />Awareness Week." <br />WHEREAS, every state in the United States has experienced tornadoes and severe <br />weather; and <br />WHEREAS, tornadoes can occur day or night, during any time of year, with peak <br />tornado season April through July; and <br />WHEREAS, everyone is at risk and should take steps to prepare for when severe weather <br />strikes in our community; and <br />WHEREAS, planning for such threats as tornadoes and/or flooding can result in the <br />saving of lives and prevention of injury, particularly in populations at schools, day cares, nursing <br />homes and health care facilities. Now Therefore, <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: <br />Section 1. That the City of Lakewood proclaims March 19th through March 25th, 2023 as <br />"Severe Weather Awareness Week." <br />Section 2. That Lakewood's Outdoor Early Warning Siren will sound at 9:50 a.m., on <br />Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023, and that this exercise is specifically designed for local, municipal <br />participation and for testing of the Emergency Alert System and other appropriate components of <br />emergency management. <br />Section3. That the Lakewood Division of Fire will observe tornado drills on March 22nd <br />2023 in as many schools as possible. <br />Section 4. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning <br />and relating to the passage of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this council, <br />