Yavapai County issues Proclamation of Countywide Emergency

Yavapai County Board of Supervisors Chairman Craig Brown signed a Proclamation of Countywide Emergency on Thursday, March 19, 2020.

Yavapai County Board of Supervisors Chairman Craig Brown signed a Proclamation of Countywide Emergency on Thursday, March 19, 2020.

Following in the footsteps of local, state and federal governments, Yavapai County has officially issued a Proclamation of Countywide Emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yavapai County Board of Supervisors Chairman Craig Brown signed the proclamation on Thursday, March 19.

By doing so, it provides the board's chairman with additional opportunities and resources to protect Yavapai County residents, working in coordination with local cities and towns, should the need arise in the future, according to a news release.

“COVID-19 poses a serious public health threat for infectious disease spread to Yavapai County residents and visitors if proper precautions recommended by public health are not followed,” the proclamation reads.

“In Yavapai County, public health and health care systems have identified precautions and interventions that can mitigate the spread of the virus,” the proclamation continues. “It is necessary and appropriate to take action to ensure the spread of COVID- 19 is controlled and that the residents of Yavapai County remain safe and healthy.”

Per the Yavapai County Emergency Operations Plan, Yavapai County Resolution No. 1967, and A.RS. § 26-311, the chairman of the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors is authorized to declare an emergency.

During an emergency, the chairman shall govern by proclamation and have the authority to impose all necessary regulations to preserve the peace and order in the unincorporated areas of the county, including but not limited to:

• Imposing curfews

• Ordering the closing of any business

• Closing to public access any public building, street, or other public place

• Call upon regular or auxiliary law enforcement agencies and organizations within or without the political subdivision for assistance

• Notify the constitutional officers (sheriff, county attorney, recorder, treasurer, assessor, superintendent of schools, and supervisors) that the county office for which they are responsible may remain open or may be closed for the emergency


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