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City of Renton
Proclamation of Emergency
WHEREAS, the City of Renton, State of Washington, empowers the Mayor to proclaim
the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency in the City, when the City is affected
or likely to be affected by a major emergency or natural disaster; and
WHEREAS, Governor Bob Ferguson proclaimed a state of emergency for many counties
in Washington State, including King County, due to a severe storm event which began impacting
Washington State on December 2, 2025, producing high winds, and extreme rainfall resulting in
localized flooding, saturated soils, landslides, stream bank and slope erosion, fallen trees and
tree limbs, and flying debris; and
WHEREAS, County Executive Girmay Zahilay issued an emergency proclamation due to
this same incident and resultant conditions in King County; and
WHEREAS, the City of Renton has experienced significant impacts from this storm; staff
from multiple departments were required to transition to emergency operations; and the
potential exists for significant impacts to health, safety, life, and property in the city; and
WHEREAS, the City of Renton Utility Systems Director and Incident Commander for this
incident, Ronald Straka, requested that Mayor Armondo Pavone proclaim the existence of a
local emergency therein; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor finds that conditions of peril to the health and safety of persons
and property have arisen within the City, caused by and heavy rainfall resulting in flooding and
saturated soils, fallen tree limbs, damaged trees and other woody debris, and that the perils are
anticipated to continue for an unknown number of days; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor proclaimed the existence of an emergency on December 18, 2025;
and
WHEREAS, the City is continuing to evaluate and discover damages on or about public
property and facilities that may require the ability to expedite contracts so that they may be
repaired without delay and risk of additional damage; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor has determined that this additional work requires that the original
emergency proclamation issued on December 18, 2025 be amended and extended;
NOW THEREFORE, I, Armondo Pavone, Mayor of the City of Renton, proclaim that an
emergency exists in the City of Renton and proclaim as follows:
1. The above recitals are found to be true and correct in all respect.
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2. The proclamations of emergency by the Governor and the County Executive are
confirmed and adopted by the City of Renton.
3. It is hereby proclaimed that during the existence of said local emergency, the powers,
functions, and duties necessary to stabilize and control said incident are hereby
delegated to Ronald Straka, Utility Systems Director and Incident Commander.
4. Each City of Renton Department is authorized to exercise powers vested under this
declaration/proclamation in light of the exigencies of an extreme emergency situation,
including but not limited to seeking aid, implementing staffing needs, accommodations
and operations, providing any appropriate and available emergency assistance to the
victims of such disaster, and doing what is necessary in order to protect human lives.
5. Each City of Renton Department Administrator or their designees are authorized
pursuant to: the provisions of RCW 39.04.280; Renton Policy and Procedure 800-12,
paragraph 4.9; and Renton Policy and Procedure 250-02, paragraph 5.3, to waive
competitive bidding requirements and award all necessary contracts on behalf of the
City of Renton to address the emergency situation and those needs that may arise as a
result of it. Within two weeks of awarding any contract pursuant to this emergency,
each relevant City Department shall provide a written finding of the existence of the
emergency and notice of any contract thereby awarded to the City Council and
memorialize the same with the City Clerk, who shall publish all necessary information in
accordance with city policy.
6. This local emergency shall be deemed to continue until 12:00 AM February 16, 2026.
Dated January 15, 2026
______________________
Armondo Pavone, Mayor
City of Renton
Attest:
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Jason Seth, City Clerk