Full Notification

DISASTER EMERGENCY DELARATION
FULTON COUNTY, INDIANA
Proclamation of Declaration of Warning Level Travel Advisory.

WHEREAS, Fulton County, Indiana is immediately threatened by a natural disaster – specifically County Wide heavy Snow Fall and Strong winds.
WHEREAS, a County wide emergency declaration affecting travel and other activities is an appropriate public safety response to the heavy snow fall conditions that exist.
NOW THEREFORE, we, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, declare, pursuant to the provisions of IC 10-14-3-29, that a state of emergency exists in the county and that we hereby invoke and declare those portions of the Indiana Code which are applicable to the conditions and have caused issuance of this declaration, to be in full force and effect in the County for the exercise of all necessary emergency authority for protection of lives and property of the people of Fulton County.
NOW THEREFORE, The Fulton County Commissioners in conjunction with the Fulton County Highway Superintendent, The Fulton County Sheriff, and The Fulton County Emergency Management Agency Director is declaring a local Warning Level Travel Advisory in affect for Fulton County Indiana starting at 5:00pm this 26th day of January, 2014.
Warning Level Travel Advisory Definition:
This level may be declared when roads have become impassable and the County Highway Department is not able to keep the roadways cleared due to extreme weather conditions such as a severe snow fall, high drifts or blizzard like conditions are present. Travel may be restricted to emergency management workers ONLY and essential emergency travel by members of the public as the Board may further direct, such as privately employed health care workers. Further restrictions that the Board deems necessary may be included within the local disaster declaration.
A local travel advisory shall be declared in accordance with IC 10-14-3-29.5 and this ordinance. The purpose of a local travel advisory is to keep the residents of Fulton County, Indiana informed of the weather and county road conditions, and to assist Fulton County Highway Department in the clearing of the County roadways by eliminating stranded vehicles.

EXEMPTIONS:
Vehicles which shall be exempt from the travel and parking restrictions imposed in a travel advisory pursuant to this ordinance shall include medical assistance, law enforcement, fire department, emergency management, public utility, and fuel hauling vehicles, and employees of any of the above exempt services, if engaged in performing their respective duties. Any other vehicles violating this ordinance or any of the parking restrictions contained in local declaration of disaster emergency or a “Warning” travel advisory are subject to removal by towing or other means at the expense of the owner of the vehicle, when such towing and/or removal is deemed necessary by duly authorized representative of any one or more of the following: the County Highway Department, the Sheriff’s Department, a State Conservation Officer, or the Indiana State Police.
PENALTIES:
Any persons violating any provisions of this ordinance or the vehicle use or parking restrictions contained in a local declaration of disaster emergency or a “Warning” travel advisory shall be guilty of the commission of an infraction and may be fined any sum not to exceed $100.00 and such shall be enforceable in any court of law, duly authorized by Indiana State law, and in addition to such fine the court shall be authorized to direct the violator to repay the County any monetary losses or expenses incurred in the incident.
All citizens are called upon and directed to comply with the necessary Warning Level travel Advisory measures, to cooperate with public officials and disaster response agencies.
This Disaster Emergency Declaration shall be in effect until 5:00pm, January 27th, 2014 or as may be determined prior to that date by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners.
In witness, whereof, we hereunto set our hand this 26th day of January, 2014.
Fulton County Commissioners