TITLE
Title
APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2019 GUILFORD COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Jim Albright
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BACKGROUND
Background
Guilford County is required to have a comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan based on Guilford County Ordinance 7.5 and NC General Statute 166a. The Guilford County Emergency Operations Plan was last approved by the Board of Commissioners in 2015. Over the past twelve months, Guilford County Emergency Management has coordinated a comprehensive review and update process, which included all 117 plan stakeholders. Sixteen meetings were held to ensure that all of the elements within the Emergency Operations Plan were in line with current departmental and organizational missions, priorities, and resources.
Based on partner agency feedback, Guilford County Emergency Management utilized guidance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and North Carolina Emergency Management NCEM to produce a draft plan for stakeholder review. All plan stakeholders were included in the document review phase, and corrections and modifications were made to the original draft to bring the plan in line with stakeholder recommendations.
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RESOLUTION
Resolution
WHEREAS, Guilford County has identified natural, technological, and man-made hazards that have the potential to disrupt day-to-day activities and/or cause extensive property damage, personal injury, and/or casualties; and,
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Emergency Management Act of 1977 as amended (NCGS 166A. et. seq) and Guilford County Ordinance 7.5 - Civil Emergencies confers upon local governing boards comprehensive powers to be exercised in providing for the protection of the lives and property of their citizens against natural, technological, and man-made disasters/emergencies; and,
WHEREAS, assistance from other jurisdictions, the state, and/or federal government may be available under certain circumstances when emergency or disaster resp...
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