CITY OF SALISBURY DECLARATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY AND
CONSENT TO APPLICATION OF ROWAN COUNTY STATE OF EMERGENCY
DECLARATION WITHIN CITY OF SALISBURY
WHEREAS, the City of Salisbury is under imminent threat from a winter storm, which is
expected to significantly impact the City of Salisbury; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the above-described emergency I have determined that there is
an imminent threat of, or existing conditions have caused or will cause, widespread or severe
damage, injury, or loss of life or property; and
WHEREAS, Rowan County has declared a state of emergency; and
WHEREAS, the City of Salisbury is located within Rowan County.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority vested in me as the Mayor of the City of
Salisbury, under Article 1A of Chapter 166A of the North Carolina General Statutes and Chapter
15-62 of the City of Salisbury Code of Ordinances:
Section 1. Pursuant to G.S. 166A-19.22(b)(2), the state of emergency declaration
issued by Rowan County shall apply within the corporate limits of the City of Salisbury.
Section 2. Emergency restrictions and prohibitions imposed pursuant to Rowan
County’s state of emergency declaration shall apply with the City of Salisbury unless otherwise
declared by an authorized municipal official on behalf of the City of Salisbury.
Section 3. This Declaration shall be in effect beginning January 21, 2026, when the
Governor of the State of North Carolina issued a Declaration of a State of Emergency and
Temporary Waiver and Suspension of Motor Vehicle Regulations, Executive Order No. 31 (the
“Executive Order”), and shall remain in effect until rescinded. The descriptions of the anticipated
impacts of the winter storm contained in the Executive Order are incorporated by reference in this
Declaration.
DECLARED this 25th day of January, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.