Subject:
Title
Amendments to the 2020 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and Adoption of the 2020 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan as amended.
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Emergency Management/County Attorney
Requested Action:
Recommendation
1)Approve changes to the proposed 2020 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan submitted to the State of Florida for approval and adopt the Plan as amended per the attached resolution. 2) Direct staff to implement the same changes to the existing Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and submit changes to the State of Florida if necessary. 3) Direct staff to make all other minor amendments necessitated by the changes in the sections presented in Attachment 1 in the 2020 and 2016 Plans. 4) Continue authorization of County Manager, or his designee, to sign extensions of local state of emergency as needed. 5) Continue current delegation of emergency authority to Vice Chair until the end of term as Vice Chair to allow consistency with existing and ongoing pandemic procedures. 6) In the event an issue arises regarding FEMA reimbursement eligibility as a result of any of the proposed actions, staff is authorized to take all necessary steps to preserve FEMA eligibility. 7) Direct Emergency Management staff and the County Attorney to meet with city representatives to explore options to increase city input and participation in emergency procedures. 8) Include city representatives in the annual pre-storm season organizational meeting of Emergency Management at the Emergency Operations Center. End
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The 2020 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan was submitted to the State of Florida on March 12, 2020. In April, 2020, the Board requested options for changes to the 2016 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan currently in place. Accordingly, we must address the plan submitted to the State and the existing plan.
As to the policy group issue, the plans are substanti...
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