Renewal And Continue A Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To A Ransomware Attack

Approved as to Form and Legality __________________________ Office of the City Attorney PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARED BY INTERIM CITY ADMINISTRATOR G. HAROLD DUFFY ON FEBRUARY 14, 2023 WHEREAS, the City of Oakland recently learned that it was subject to a ransomware attack, and the City and its Information Technology Department (ITD) are following industry best practices to investigate the scope and severity of the issue and develop a response plan; and WHEREAS, core functions, such as 911, are intact; and WHEREAS, as a cautionary measure, ITD has taken certain non-emergency systems offline while they work to secure and restore services safely, which may result in delays in City services; and WHEREAS, Government Code Section 8630 empowers the “governing body of a city, county, or city and county, or . . . an official designated by ordinance” to proclaim a local emergency due to the existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the territorial limits of the City of Oakland caused by such conditions as air pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot, drought, sudden and severe energy shortage, plant or animal infestation or disease, and further provides that any emergency declared by the City Administrator will not remain in effect for more than seven (7) days, unless the City Council ratifies the existence of the local emergency; and WHEREAS, the City Administrator in his capacity as the Director of the EOC has authority “to promulgate orders, rules, and regulations on matters reasonably related to the protection of life and property and the preservation of public peace and order, in accordance with Article 14 of the California Emergency Services Act, [and such] rules and regulations must be confirmed at the earlies practicable time by the governing body as required by law;” and WHEREAS, the City Administrator has determined that the recovery effort may require the procurement of equipment and materials, the activation or emergency workers, and/or the promulgation of orders on an expedited basis; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that based on the foregoing and in accordance with the authority vested in me pursuant to Oakland’s Emergency Services Act, Oakland Municipal Code Section 8.50.050.C., a local emergency now exists throughout the City of Oakland; and IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of said local emergency the powers, functions, and duties of the emergency organization of the City of Oakland shall be those prescribed by state law, by ordinances, and resolutions of the City of Oakland; and that this emergency proclamation shall expire seven (7) days after issuance unless confirmed and ratified by the City Council of Oakland, California, County of Alameda; and: DocuSign Envelope ID: 5687D277-DE19-471D-AA5A-2F012BE8FE61 DocuSign Envelope ID: 0B563877-3A5A-4DF4-9E40-C2A19567818C