Urgent necessity definition
Urgent necessity means a threat of violation of the law, or a genuine threat to the functioning of public agencies in a democratic society.
Urgent necessity. ] means more than convenience and more than ordinary necessity. It is something that requires immediate action. Something that cannot wait. When pleaded as an excuse for failure to comply with any statutory requirement it must be decided by the circumstances of the particular case in which it arises.” “Whether or not a case of urgent necessity exists so that a board of education may be enabled to build, alter or repair a school house or make other improvements without complying with the provisions of this section, as to competitive bidding is dependent upon the determination and declaration of the board itself and cannot be questioned for any reason other than fraud, collusion, absence of good faith or abuse of discretion. "1927 OAG 908.
Urgent necessity means damage to any pipe or conduit that poses an immediate threat to life, property, or loss of utility service, the repair of which may not be postponed until an encroachment permit is issued without injury to persons or substantial damage to property.