RESOLUTION NO. R-7-2011

 

 

A Resolution of the Board of Council OF THE CITY OF FORT THOMAS aDOPTING THE “CAMPBELL COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN AND SUPPORT PLANS”.

 

 

            WHEREAS, the Campbell County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) serves as the emergency management services on a county-wide basis which includes the City of Fort Thomas; and

 

            WHERAS, the Commonwealth of Kentucky issued a directive that all counties convert their Emergency Operations Plans (EOP) from the “Annex Format” to the “Emergency Support Function Format”; and

 

WHEREAS, the Campbell County OEM has drafted a new EOP which complies with the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s directive and which will serve the following functions:

 

·                    To outline the responsibilities of local governments in the event of an incident;

·                    To provide guidance to local agencies as to their responsibilities in the event of an incident;

·                    To provide procedures to determine the severity and magnitude of incidents and outline the integrated emergency management system to be utilized for overall coordination of the incident response in the County;

·                    To outline the aid and assistance available to local government, individuals and businesses when a Local, State or Federal Disaster Declaration is issued;

·                    To outline the actions required of local governments to be eligible for state and federal assistance under Public Law 93-288, the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and other related Public Laws.

 

WHEREAS, the new EOP established direction for coordinating local, state and federal emergency response to an incident and details preparedness actions to be taken by local governments prior to an incident; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Council has determined that the new EOP and Support Plans are appropriate and beneficial to serve the emergency operations needs of the City.     

 

            NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Council of the City of Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Kentucky, that the “Campbell County Emergency Operations Plan and Support Plans” incorporated herein by reference are hereby approved.

 

           

 

 

 

Read, passed and adopted this 19th day of September, 2011

 

 

                                                                                    APPROVED:

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ___________________________________

                                                                                    Mary H. Brown, Mayor

ATTEST:

 

 

 

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Melissa K. Kelly, City Clerk