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RESOLUTION NO. 8335-09 BY: Antonio, Bullock, Butler, Dever, <br />Madigan, Powers:;-,Slimmers. <br />A RESOLUTION proclaiming March 23, 2009 through March 27, 2009 as "Severe <br />Weather Awareness Week". <br />WHEREAS, each year brings the potential for violent weather to Ohio; <br />WHEREAS, large portions of our state, including Lakewood, can be devastated by <br />flooding, tornadoes, hail, wind and ice storms, and other emergencies; and <br />WHEREAS, Community awareness and planning for such threats as tornadoes and/or <br />flooding can result in saving of lives and prevention of injury, particularly among special <br />populations such as schools, day cares, nursing homes and health care facilities. Now Therefore, <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO <br />Section 1. That the City of Lakewood proclaims March 23, 2009 through March 27, <br />2009 as "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 25`h, 2009, and that such exercise specifically is 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 25, <br />2009 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, and <br />that all such deliberations of this Council and any of its <br />committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in <br />compliance with all legal requirements. <br />Adopted: !'~1G.wf-.. ~~~ <br />Approved: °' /D °~ <br /> <br />P~siden~ ~ / /~~I <br />~"~ 7_ <br />Clerk <br />Mayor <br />