ADOPTED - JANUARY 27, 2009

                                                                                                                      Agenda Item No. 37

Introduced by the Law Enforcement Committee of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE UPDATED EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN AND HAZARD ANALYSIS FOR INGHAM COUNTY

 

RESOLUTION #09-025

 

WHEREAS, Ingham County Government Officials have the responsibility for the protection of the lives and property of the citizens, the environment, and to recommend protective actions before, during and after disaster situations; and

 

WHEREAS, Ingham County is subject to a variety of natural and man made hazards; the most likely hazards include storms, flooding, fires, tornadoes, civil unrest, technological attack, hazardous material incidents, and terrorism; and

 

WHEREAS, local municipalities will respond to emergencies, render assistance to the public in accordance with intergovernmental procedures, mutual aid agreements, and use of volunteer groups as needed; when local resources are exhausted, the Ingham County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will be contacted for support to satisfy unmet needs; and

 

WHEREAS, upon occurrence of a threat or emergency, the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners or his/her designee will declare a “Local State of Emergency” in accordance with this Plan; and

 

WHEREAS, this Plan embraces an “all-hazards” principle that most emergency response functions are similar, regardless of the hazard; the response includes the four (4) phases of Emergency Management activities: Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery; and

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Emergency Operations Plan and Hazard Analysis had not been updated since 2004; the Plan includes many County Departments and during a disaster or emergency becomes directive in nature to those outlined in the Plan.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners adopts the updated Ingham County Emergency Operations Plan and Hazard Analysis. 

 

LAW ENFORCEMENT:  Yeas:  Schor, Holman, Celentino, Copedge, Thomas, Schafer

    Nays:   None         Absent:  None         Approved 1/15/09