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Kinney Co. officials issue disaster declaration, calling on state leaders for help County leaders said criminal activity is surging as a result of the influx of migrants crossing into the U.S. Author: Vanessa Croix Updated: 6:43 PM CDT April 21, 2021 BRACKETTVILLE, Texas — A state of disaster—that’s what some border county officials are calling the crisis at the border. In Kinney County, officials signed a declaration of local disaster on Wednesday, saying the people in this border county are under imminent harm. “We felt like we had to do something and...

Conference ID: 481 234 350# In areas with limited Internet access, copies of the meeting transcript and presentation are available by mail. Call 517-335-4381 or e-mail MonsmaM@Michigan.gov to request a copy. Accommodations can be made for persons with disabilities and limited English-speaking ability. Large print materials, auxiliary aids or the services of interpreters, signers, or readers are available upon request. To make a request, contact Orlando Curry at 517-241-7462 or CurryO@Michigan.gov at least seven days before the meeting. BACKGROUND: MDOT plans to rebuild US-31 from Indiana ...

 The board made this decision because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  Township Supervisor Michael Cunningham had declared the local state of emergency pursuant to his authority set forth in the Emergency Management Act, 1976 Public Act 390.  The township board also voted in favor of temporarily holding its open meetings electronically until May 31.

On March 30, 2021, the authority for Michigan public bodies to hold electronic "virtual" meetings  for any reason under the Michigan Open Meetings Act ("OMA") expired. Thus, starting on March 31, 2021, and continuing until December 31, 2021, a public body may only permit  a member of the public body to participate electronically due to military duty or a medical condition. Furthermore,  a public body may only conduct electronic meetings "during the occurrence of a statewide or local state of emergency or state of disaster declared pursuant to law or charter or local ordinance by the gov...

'State of Emergency' declared for Monroe County's COVID-19 situation Monroe County officials have taken the unusual step of declaring a "Local State of Emergency" in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This declaration pertains to public meetings; and is one of several steps that local authorities have taken in recent days to respond to an increase in COVID-19 cases. The order was signed by Mark Brant, chairman of the Monroe County Board of Commissioners; and issued Wednesday by Monroe County Emergency Management division. Mark A. Hammond, director of the county’s Emergency Management Divis...