IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION adopting and recognizing the National Incident Management System.
Intro
RESOLUTION # 15638, September 26, 2005
INTRODUCED BY Rhonda L. Shoemaker, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, emergency response to critical incidents, whether of natural or other origin, requires integrated professional management of law enforcement agencies and other governmental service providers to provide for the effective and timely use of all available resources; and,
WHEREAS, unified command of responses to such incidents is recognized as the management model to maximize the public safety response; and,
WHEREAS, on February 28, 2003 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security established the National Incident Management System ("NIMS") by Presidential Directive; and,
WHEREAS, NIMS is part of an effort to establish a single, comprehensive approach to domestic incident management to ensure that all levels of government across the Nation have the capability to work effectively together using a national approach to domestic incident management; and,
WHEREAS, the Jackson County Safety Coordinator/Emergency Management Director ("EMD") has been advised that as of October 1, 2004, all federal departments and agencies have been required to make the adoption of NIMS a condition precedent for federal emergency preparedness grants for local governments for Federal Fiscal Year 2006 and thereafter; and,
WHEREAS, the federal deadline for local governments to adopt NIMS is September 30, 2005; and,
WHEREAS, failure to adopt NIMS as the requisite emergency management system may preclude reimbursement to political subdivisions for costs expended for training and preparation for such disasters or emergencies; and,
WHEREAS, the County has already taken steps through the Sheriff's Office to provide for an effective unified command structure in response to a critical incident; and,
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