Ain  Office oft thel Mayor Chokwe Antar) Lumumba, Mayor  219: Southl President Street Post Office Box 17 Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0017 Telephone: 601-960-1084 Facsimile: 601-960-2193  PROCLAMATION  WHEREAS, Section 45-17-1, ets seq., oft the Mississippi Code of1 1972, as amended, authorizes the WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, is authorized to declare a State of Emergency and toj promulgate such rules, regulations, and orders as he deems necessary to protect life and  Mayor ofa municipality to proclaim the existence ofac civil emergency; and  property; and  WHEREAS, the National Weather Service has issued advisories on Tropical Storm Francine, WHEREAS, Tropical Storm Francine is presently predicted to become al hurricane this afternoon WHEREAS, Hurricane Francine is forecast to make landfall along the GulfCoast on Wednesday afternoon or evening and proceed through central Mississippi as early as Thursday morning; and WHEREAS. Hurricane Francine is likely to impact much of the State of Mississippi, including Jackson, carrying the risk of excessive rainfall, flash flooding, high and gusty winds of up to 60 miles per WHEREAS, this storm system has high potential to cause damage to homes, businesses, public property, and to threaten the safety of the citizens and property ofthe City of Jackson, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, in consideration of the health, safety, and welfare of the City's residents and the protection of their property within the affected areas, and in the public interest, all efforts should be taken  which is presently located: in the western GulfofMexico offshore ofr northeastern Mexico; and  ort tonight: and  hour, spin-up tornadoes, and power outages; and  to protect people and property.  NOW, THEREFORE, I, Chokwe A. Lumumba, Mayor of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, pursuant to the authority vested in me under Section 45-17-1, et. seq., oft thel Mississippi Code of1972, as amended, and in the public interest and for the general welfare of the City of. Jackson, do hereby proclaim aSTATE OF EMERGENCY for the City ofJackson, and said emergency shall be reviewed every seven (7) days until such local emergency is no longer in effect and proclaimed terminated by the Mayor of the  City of. Jackson, State ofl Mississippi.  ITIS ORDERED that thel Emergency Operations Center oft the City of] Jackson, Mississippi, place IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all agencies and departments of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, shall render all possible assistance and discharge their emergency responsibilities and provide  into effect the City of. Jackson's Emergency Management Operations Plan.  full cooperation with this Proclamation.    WITNESS MY HAND, on this 10th day of September, 2024,at_ 2:20AN    CHOKWE. A. LUMUMBA, MAYOR CITYOFJACKSON, MISSISSIPPI  ATTEST: shaph  fonui  2