ORDER N0. 25789
EXTENDING BURN PAN RESOLUTION
On this the 8th day of March 1999, ~_ipon motion made by
Commissioner Let z, seconded by Commissioner- Baldwin, the Court
unanimously approved by a vote of 4-@-@, extending the burn
ban for two weeks.

- •`' COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND NINE COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE
REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: Fred Henneke
MEETING DATE: March 8. 1999
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC)
OFFICE: County Judge
TIME PREFERRED:
Consider and discuss Resolution for a Burn Ban.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
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STATE OF TEXAS
IN T1HE COMirTI.SSIONERS'SCOURI
COUNTY OF KERB ~ OF KERB COUN'T'Y, TEXAS
RESOLUTION
Whereas, Kerr County has not had any appreciable rainfall for an extended period; and
Whereas, weather forecasters offer little promise of a change in these hot, dry editions in the near future;;
and
Whereas, these hot, dry conditions pose the threat of large, fast-moving wild fires; and
Whereas, such fires have the potential of endangering lives and damaging property on a wide scale; and
Whereas, the Texas Disaster Act of 1975 (Chapter 418, Texas Government Code) and the Order of the Kerr
County Commissioners' Court numbered 15130 and dated August 8, 1983, authorize declaration of a state of disaster
if the threat is imminent and that same provide the violations of declarations of disaster are punishable as a
misdemeanor with jail term of up to 180 days and a fine not exceeding $1,000.00; and
Whereas, the magnitude of the potential damage and the rapidity at which such a fire could escalate to major
proportions constitute an imminent threat of disaster, and
Whereas, declaration of such a disaster authorizes the imposition of c~trols on activities which tend to
increase the likelihood of such fires; and
Whereas, such controls, nice implemented, have the potential of protecting lives and property by mitigating the threat
of dangerous fires; and
Whereas, Fred Henneke, Ken County.Judge, on the 8th day of March, 1999, declared a state of disaster based
on the threat of large wild fires in Ken County; and
Whereas, that this sate of disaster will terminate by its own terms unless extended err authorized by the entire
Ken County Commissioners' Court and that the instant resolution will expire after fourteen (14) days from this date
unless extended;
Be It Therefore Resolved that due to the above-described situation, this state of disaster is hereby declared and
continued until it is rescinded by the Ken County Judge or by action of the Ken County Commissioners' Court; and
Be it finther resolved that the purpose of this order is the mitigation of the hazard posed by wild fires by
curtailing the practice of outdoor burning, excluding the burning of combustible material in enclosures such as trash
barrels and charcoal grills which aze designed to contain all flames and embers, which purpose is to be taken into
account in any enforcement action based upon this order; and
Be it further resolved that the issue of the continuance of this state of disaster shall be placed on the agenda of
each regulazly scheduled meeting of the Ken County Commissioners' Court until it is rescinded.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 8th day of Mazch, 1999. To be effective March 9m, 1999.
FRED HENNEKE, KERR COUNTY JUDGE