The Cass County Board of Supervisors have issued a Disaster Declaration due to the current COVID-19 pandemic event. Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon says “A Disaster Declaration does not mean any increase in risk to residents of Cass County. What the Declaration does is open the door for the County to access possible Mutual Aid, Regional, State and Federal resources should the County exhaust all of its resources.”

CASS COUNTY DISASTER DECLARATION

• WHEREAS confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the State of Iowa are posing a serious threat to the public health and safety of the residents of Cass County, Iowa; and
• WHEREAS community spread of COVID-19 has occurred in the State of Iowa; and
• WHEREAS the CDC has recommended that people should not congregate in gatherings of over ten people to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19; and
• WHEREAS the Hon. Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a State of Public Health Disaster Emergency in the State of Iowa and has recommended that all school districts within the State of Iowa close for a period of four weeks to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 within the State; and
• WHEREAS the Cass County Board of Supervisors has restricted public access to all county offices with those services available by appointment only; and

NOW, THEREFORE the Cass County Board of Supervisors hereby declare a State of Emergency in Cass County, Iowa, authorized under Iowa Code and will execute the expenditure of emergency funds from all available sources, the invoking of Mutual Aid agreements , and applying to the State of Iowa for assistance in response to this disaster.