DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
executive order #116
Relating to a Proclamation Declaring a State of Emergency in Executive Order #115
WHEREAS, a State of Emergency was declared in Executive Order # 115 in Dane and Richland Counties due to severe weather including high winds and tornadoes that occurred on August 18, 2005;
WHEREAS, high winds and tornado activity also caused substantial property damage to residential and commercial properties, agriculture, power distribution systems and other elements of the public service infrastructure, in Vernon County; and
WHEREAS, these severe weather conditions have created great hardship for the citizens and local governments of the affected counties; and
WHEREAS, additional personnel and resources are needed to expedite emergency recovery operations in the counties affected;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JIM DOYLE, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of this State, and specifically by Wis. Stat. 21.11 (1) and 166.03 (1)(b)1, do hereby:
1. Proclaim that a State of Emergency exists in Vernon County and continues to exist in Dane and Richland Counties; and
2. Direct all agencies of the State of Wisconsin to assist said counties in recovering from this natural disaster; and
3. Call to active duty such elements of the Wisconsin National Guard as the Adjutant General deems necessary to assess the damage, and if necessary, expedite emergency recovery operations; and
4. Authorize the Adjutant General to use personnel called to active duty pursuant to this order in emergency status.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the city of Madison this nineteenth day of August in the year two thousand five.
JIM DOYLE
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Bill Number Act Number
Publication Date
Senate Bill 193 Act
37
August 31
, 2005
Senate Bill 39 Act
43
August 31
, 2005
Sincerely,
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Brown added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 276 and a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 378.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
August 19, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Dunkin
, REgina,
of Beloit, as a member of the Public Defender Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 218 offered by Senator Kanavas.
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 259 offered by Senator Brown.
