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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 06-6499 (EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO.06-6499 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, TO ADOPT THE UPDATED EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN WHEREAS, the federal National Incident Management System (NIMS) and California's Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) legislation require the creation, maintenance, training, and exercising of emergency response protocols by every local government; and WHEREAS, Emergency Response to critical incidents, whether natural or manmade, requires integrated professional management, and Unified Command of such incidents is recognized as the management model to maximize the public safety response; and WHEREAS, The National Incident Management System, herein referred to as NIMS, has been identified by the Federal Government as being the requisite emergency management system for all political subdivisions, and that failure to adopt NIMS as the requisite emergency management system may preclude reimbursement to the political subdivision for costs expended during and after a declared emergency or disaster and for training and preparation for such disasters or emergencies. THEREFORE, it shall be the public policy of this City to adopt the NIMS concept of emergency planning and unified command. It shall further be the policy of this City to train public officials and emergency responders responsible for emergency management. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: 1 06-6499 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 is 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SECTION 1. To adopt the Emergency Operations Plan. SECTION 2. To grant authority to the City Manager to amend and update the Plan. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption hereof. ATTEST: City Clerk PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 26th day of September 2006. City Council and of the City of Hermosa Beach, California APPROVED AS TO FORM: 2 06-6499