COUNTY COUNCIL OF DORCHESTER COUNTY

COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING

501 Court Lane, P.O. Box 26 Cambridge, Maryland 21613

(410) 228-1700

GEORGE L. PFEFFER, JR., PRESIDENT

MIKE DETMER, VICE PRESIDENT

ROB KRAMER, JR.

WILLIAM V. NICHOLS

RICKY C. TRAVERS

State of Emergency

JERRY JONES COUNTY MANAGER

MACLEOD LAW GROUP LLC COUNTY ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, on behalf of the Dorchester County Council, I, George L. Pfeffer, Jr., President, have been informed that as a result of the impending winter storm, Dorchester County faces a significant risk of snow, icing, power outages, extreme cold temperatures, and other weather related hazards;

WHEREAS, power utilities, water utilities, the transportation system and other County-based critical infrastructure may be impacted by the winter storm as it arrives on February 22, 2026; PURSUANT to the authority granted by Bill No. 2010-17, Chapter 40 Roads, Article V, Snow Emergency, Parking on County Streets and Roads, the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office shall have the authority to take possession of, issue citations for remove, tow away and impound any vehicle found parked, stalled, incapable of proceeding under its own power or left unattended upon any County road or street while a snow emergency is in effect;

NOW THEREFORE, I do hereby proclaim pursuant to the authority vested in me by Dorchester County Emergency Operations Plan, that a State of Emergency shall exist in Dorchester County, effective 4:00 p.m., Sunday, February 22, 2026, and remain in effect until further notice.

Please act immediately to prepare and institute protective measures.