IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to adopt and implement the Regional Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan as recommended by the participating jurisdictions of the Regional Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Review Committee of the Mid-America Regional Council.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18936, September 21, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Federal Hazard Mitigation Grant program of 2004, all communities must adopt a natural mitigation plan to be eligible for federal hazard mitigation funding following a Presidential Declaration of Emergency; and,
WHEREAS, the 2010 Regional Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan ("Plan") was developed with the assistance of the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) with the goal of reducing loss of life, property, human suffering, economic disruption and disaster assistance costs from natural and man-made disasters; and,
WHEREAS, under the 2010 guidelines, the County has affirmed that it will participate in the review and update of the Plan no less than every five years; and,
WHEREAS, the 2015 Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan contains new information about the tools and capabilities available to communities as they work toward mitigating hazards; and,
WHEREAS, the 2015 plan includes hazards that previously have not been included: severe thunderstorms (separated from tornadoes), levee failures, trans-boundary animal disease, public mass shootings, cyber disruption, and terrorism; and,
WHEREAS, participants of the Plan review process were given the opportunity to outline future goals and strategies for each hazard that impacts their community; and,
WHEREAS, the adoption of an updated plan by area counties and jurisdictions will ensure that the County will remain eligible for grants under federal hazard mitigation assistance programs; and,
WHEREAS, adoption and implementation of the 2015 Regional M...
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