2024-46-Order No. 2024-007 Recorded 2/20/2024REVIEWED
LEGA COUNSEL
Recorded in Deschutes County
Steve Dennison, County Clerk
Commissioners' Journal
CJ2024-46
02/20/2024 1:27:53 PM
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
An Order Declaring a Local State of Emergency
ORDER NO. 2024-007
WHEREAS, ORS 401.305 provides authority for Deschutes County to act as an emergency
management agency, including authority to establish policies and protocols for defining and directing
responsibilities during time of emergency; and
WHEREAS, ORS 401.309, DCC 2.04, and the Deschutes County Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
authorize the county governing body to declare a state of emergency within the county or within a designated
portion of the county and to establish procedures to prepare for and carry out activities which are necessary to
prevent, minimize, respond to, or recover from an emergency; and
WHEREAS, the following conditions have resulted in the need for a local state of emergency: (a) the
continuing presence of fentanyl in Deschutes County; (b) increased fatal and nonfatal overdoses in Deschutes
County; and (c) emergency orders (January 30, 2024) from the Governor and representatives of Multnomah
County and the City of Portland calling for cross jurisdiction collaboration and the allocation and focusing of
resources to combat fentanyl use and impacts; and
WHEREAS, the presence of fentanyl within Deschutes County constitutes a high threat to public health,
to wit, addiction, death, and associated unlawful behaviors; and
WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides that fentanyl (a synthetic opioid)
is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, is a major contributor to fatal and
nonfatal overdoses in the United States and is often added to other drugs resulting in drugs that are cheaper to
purchase, more powerful, more addictive, and more dangerous; now therefore,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, hereby
ORDERS as follows:
Section 1. Pursuant to ORS 401.309, DCC 2.04 and the Deschutes County EOP, the Board of
Commissioners for Deschutes County formally declares a state of emergency for Deschutes County, effective on
this 7t'. day of February, 2024 and continuing for ninety (90) days from the date of this Order, unless extended
or terminated earlier by the Board of Commissioners.
Section 2. Upon this declaration of a state of emergency the Board of Commissioners shall be
authorized to take and/or direct such actions and issue such orders as are determined to be necessary to protect
the public and to efficiently conduct activities that minimize or mitigate the effect of this declared public health
emergency as authorized by ORS, DCC and the Deschutes County EOP.
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Section 3. The County Administrator, Local Public Health Administrator and Emergency Manager
--shall take all necessary -steps authorized by law to coordinate -response -to this emergency including where
available and feasible, but not limited to, coordinating with the State of Oregon and the federal government in
order to qualify Deschutes County for all available state and federal emergency assistance, not limited to use of
shared resources, assistance from state and federal agencies, and financial assistance and reimbursements.
Section 4. Emergency procurements of goods and services are authorized pursuant to ORS
27913.080, ORS 279C.335(6), ORS 279.380(4), and Deschutes County contracting rules.
Section 5. With regard to county employees, the Board of Commissioners may authorize
modification(s) to relevant personnel leave, payroll processes, and workplace requirements/designations as
deemed necessary by the Board of Commissioners to address impacts associated with this declared public health
emergency.
Section 6. This Order is effective upon signing.
Dated this of T, 2024
A TEST:
Recording Secretary
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
PATTI ADAIR, Chair
ANTHONY DeBONE, Vice Chair
PHIL CHANG, Commissioner
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MEETING DATE: February 7, 2024
SUBJECT: Consideration of Declaration of a Local State of Emergency: Fentanyl Public
Health and Safety Crisis
BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS:
On January 301", the State of Oregon, Multnomah County and the City of Portland jointly
declared a state of emergency to address the effects of the fentanyl crisis in the City of
Portland.
As the dramatic negative impacts of fentanyl distribution and use exist across the State, the
Board of County Commissioners will consider declaring a Local State of Emergency
regarding the significant public health and safety crisis arising from the presence and
effects of fentanyl in Deschutes County.
BUDGET IMPACTS:
None identified.