Camden County Declares Local Emergency

Camden County has issued a proclamation of local emergency. Camden County offices and agencies not deemed essential will not be open tomorrow, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, due to Hurricane Sandy. Residents should reschedule any business they had planned with the County accordingly.

The proclamation of local emergency states that the movement of traffic and personnel shall be restricted to essential services and travel deemed necessary.  If determined further necessary by the Law Enforcement Agencies of the County of Camden, traffic shall additionally be limited to emergency vehicles only in those specific areas seriously affected by said emergency conditions.  

Evacuations of persons so effected by the emergency shall be made where necessary and emergency shelters shall be opened by the municipalities and staffed as required. This Proclamation shall give the Law Enforcement Agencies of the County of Camden the specific authority to remove any vehicles impeding the path of emergency traffic.

The full proclamation states:

COUNTY OF CAMDEN
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY

TO ALL CITIZENS AND PERSONS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF CAMDEN OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AND TO ALL DEPARTMENTS, DIVISIONS AND BUREAUS OF THE COUNTY  GOVERNMENT AND ALL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE COUNTY OF CAMDEN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY:

WHEREAS,            pursuant to the powers vested in me by Chapter 251 of the Laws of 1942,as amended and supplemented, N.J.S.A. App. A:9-30 et. seq.; N.J.S.A. 40:48-1(6), and ordinances enacted pursuant thereto; N.J.S.A. 2C:33-1 et. seq.; and by ordinances adopted by the County of Camden, I have declared that a local emergency exists within the County of Camden; and

WHEREAS,             by aforesaid laws authorize the promulgation of such orders, rules and regulations, as are necessary to meet the various problems which have or may be presented by such an emergency; and

WHEREAS,            by reason of  “Hurricane Sandy” / Nor’easter storm that exists in the local area of this jurisdiction, and other dangerous conditions which presently exist in the County of Camden which may effect the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the County of Camden; and

WHEREAS,            it has been determined that the County of Camden should take certain measures to insure that the authorities will be unhampered in their efforts to maintain law and order, as well as maintaining an orderly flow of traffic for the purpose of same, and further in order to protect the persons and property of the residents affected by the conditions; and

WHEREAS,            the following areas are designated disaster areas:  the entire political subdivision of the County of Camden.

NOW, THEREFORE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH the aforesaid laws, I do hereby promulgate and  declare the following regulations shall be in addition to all other laws of the State of New Jersey and of the County of Camden:
Movement of traffic and personnel shall be restricted to essential services and travel deemed necessary and if determined further necessary by the Law Enforcement Agencies of the County of Camden, traffic shall additionally be limited to emergency vehicles only in those specific areas seriously affected by said emergency conditions; evacuations of persons so effected by emergency shall be made where necessary and emergency shelters shall be opened and staffed as required. This Proclamation shall give the Law Enforcement Agencies of the County of Camden the specific authority to remove any vehicles impeding the path of emergency traffic.
AS EVIDENCE THEREOF, I HAVE SET MY HAND AND SEAL this 28th day of October, 2012 at 1900 hours in execution thereof.

Louis Cappelli, Jr.
Freeholder Director                                                  

Samuel Spino
Emergency Management Coordinator