IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Agreement with the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) for reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and authorizing activation and deployment of the County's disaster relief team.
Intro
RESOLUTION # 15642, October 3, 2005
INTRODUCED BY Rhonda L. Shoemaker, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, by Executive Order No. 05-28, the Governor of the State of Missouri has approved the participation of Missouri agencies in disaster relief and restoration efforts in the region ravaged by hurricanes and flooding; and,
WHEREAS, the Departments of Public Works and Parks and Recreations have requested approval to activate a team of approximately 20 employees to work as a multi-jurisdictional partner with Clay County, Missouri in response to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita in the Gulf Coast region of the U.S.; and,
WHEREAS, Jackson County recognizes the magnitude of the devastation to the Gulf Coast Region by two recent hurricanes and desires to work as a team with Clay County and other state agencies and political subdivisions to help restore the region to a livable area; and,
WHEREAS, Clay County, Missouri has entered into an agreement with the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) for reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and has approved activation and deployment of a Debris Removal Team to work in the disaster areas under the direction of SEMA as the agency coordinating Missouri relief efforts to these disaster areas; and,
WHEREAS, the Jackson County Public Works Department and Parks and Recreation Department have assembled a volunteer team of 13 employees with specific skills to accomplish the mission of removing storm debris and 6 employees providing administrative support has been assembled to work as a multi-jurisdictional partner with ...
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