RESOLUTION 21-09-16-1
BOARD ORDER 21-385
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF YAMHILL COUNTY, OREGON (the "Board") sat for the
transaction of county business in formal session on September 16, 2021 at 10:00a.m., via Zoom,
Commissioners Mary Starrett, Lindsay Berschauer and Casey Kulla being present.
WHEREAS, the ongoing cOVID-19 pandemic has exhausted many providers of core public
services, including first responders, healthcare providers, educators and related staff,
emergency service providers, and public safety providers; and
WHEREAS, the recent surge of COVID-19 cases, due to the Delta variant, has further strained
the delivery of those public services and has filled regional hospitals with COVID-19 patients
and
WHEREAS, in an effort to address this new surge, the State of Oregon has attempted to further
increase the percentage of Oregonians who are vaccinated against CoVID-19 by imposing
vaccine mandates for certain sectors, including education, healthcare, emergency services and
state workers; and
WHEREAS, while some Oregonians have received the COVID-19 vaccine as a result of the state
mandate, other workers subject to the state mandate have left or are expected to leave
employment rather than receive the CoVID-19 vaccine; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners anticipates that Executive Order 21-29
mandating vaccinations for state executive branch employees, OAR 333-019-1010 mandating
vaccinations for healthcare providers and staff, and OAR 333-019-1030 mandating vaccinations
for teachers and school staff will have a detrimental impact on the delivery of healthcare,
education, public safety and emergency services within Yamhill County; and
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
WHEREAS, ORS 401 et. seq. and Yamhill County Ordinance 883 authorize the Board to declare
that an emergency exists within the county and to prepare for and carry out any activity to
prevent, minimize, respond to or recover from such emergency.
ITIS HEREBY ORDERED AND RESOLVED BY THE BOARD AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners formally declares that, in accordance with
ORS 401 et.seq. and Ordinance 883, a State of Emergency is hereby declared within
Yamhill County due to the immediately foreseeable lack of adequate resources to
deliver basic health, safety and emergency services; and
2. ORS 401 et. seq. and Ordinance 883 provide the bases for invoking this declaration
of emergency, which shall continue until December 31, 2021 unless extended or
earlier terminated by the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners upon a finding
that the emergency conditions no longer exist; and
3. The Board of Commissioners requests that the State of Oregon immediately withdraw
its vaccine mandates to prevent further exhaustion and departure of providers of core
public services, including first responders, healthcare providers, educators and related
staff, emergency service providers, and public safety providers, that are essential for the
safety and well-being of Oregonians living in, visiting and traveling through Yamhill
County.
Done this 16th day of September 2021
Yamhill County Board of Commissioners
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