Valdez Declares a Local Government Disaster Declaration on September 29, 2021
After a series of Valdez City Council special meetings to discuss the current COVID-19 situation in Valdez and the status of our local hospital, Mayor Scheidt signed a local government disaster declaration today, September 29, 2021.
The declaration states “a local disaster emergency, as defined by Alaska Statute and Valdez Municipal Code, does exist within the City of Valdez due to impacts from the pandemic on our local hospital and the ability of healthcare providers to care for the sick or injured”.
Click here to read the full local government disaster declaration.
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Under State Statute and Valdez Municipal Code, the declaration expires in seven days unless otherwise rescinded or extended by a majority vote of the Valdez City Council.
The Valdez City Council has scheduled a special meeting on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in Valdez Civic Center to formally approve an extension of the local government disaster declaration and to also vote on a community mask mandate.
(Masks are already required in all city facilities open to the public by direction of the city manager.)
Agenda materials and public participation options for the September 30, 2021 special meeting will be available here later today: http://www.valdezak.gov/agendas. The meeting will be livestreamed on the City Facebook page (video) and broadcast on KVAK-AM and the KVAK app (audio). Options for virtual, in-person, and written testimony will also be available for the special meeting.
