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RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE NATIONAL
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
WHEREAS, it is hereby resolved by the City of Jeffersonville, State of Indiana that;
WHEREAS, Emergency Response to critical incidents, whether natural or
manmade, required integrated professional management; and
WHEREAS, Unified Command of such incidents is recognized as the management
model to maximize the public safety response; and
WHEREAS, The National Incident Management Systems herein referred to as
NIMS has been identified by the Federal Government as being the requisite emergency
management system for all political subdivisions; and
WHEREAS, Failure to adopt NIMS as the requisite emergency management
systems 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 disaster
or emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that It shall be the public
policy of the City of Jeffersonvilie to adopt the NIMS concept of emergency planning and
i~c officials
unified command. It shall further be the policy of this C
responsible for emergency management.
Approved and signed by me this ~__._(~ da 6.
Robert L.WYaiz,
Presiding Office~
Clerk-Treasurer
Indiana at ~ o'clock ~ .m., this ~__ day of Februa~ 2006.
Peggy WJ~ter}~//
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TNs Resoluuon approved and sx~ed by me at ~1o~..,
day of Febma~ 2006. Robert ~W~z,
Ci~ of Jeffersonv~e
Presented by me as Clerk-Treasurer to the Mayor of said City of Jeffersonville,