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Affirming and extending the Declaration of Local Emergency issued July 29, 2025 by Mayor Melvin Carter III.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, located within Ramsey County, Minnesota, is the subject of a digital security incident beginning July 25, 2025; and
WHEREAS, this digital security incident has caused disruption to critical systems and access to digital services; and
WHEREAS, this digital security incident poses a risk to the provision of essential services to the population of Saint Paul and critical infrastructure of the City of Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, the City has taken protective measures to identify, track, and remediate, the source of the digital security incident, and determined that the disruption caused by the digital security incident is likely to continue; and
WHEREAS, the necessary resources to respond to this digital security incident and restore critical systems, access to digital services, and the orderly provision of essential services to the public exceed those resources immediately available within the City of Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, additional resources will be needed from Ramsey County, and state and federal sources; and
WHEREAS, under the authority given in Minnesota Statutes ยง 12.29, Mayor Melvin Carter III declares that a state of emergency exists within Saint Paul, effective July 29, 2025, with all the powers and responsibilities attending thereto as provided by Chapter 12, Minnesota Statute, and Saint Paul Legislative Code, Chapter 13; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor directs the Saint Paul Director of Emergency Management to request and coordinate appropriate aid and resources from surrounding jurisdictions, the Ramsey County Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, and the State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor directs the Saint Paul Director of Office of Technology and Communications to coordinate cyber security partners as needed and assist in the administration of the remediation and...
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