CC RES 2010-103 RESOLUTION NO. 2010-103
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES ADOPTING THE SEMS/NIMS MULTI-HAZARD FUNCTIONAL
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN.
WHEREAS, The federal National Incident Management System
and California's Standardized Emergency Management System 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
human made, 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 RANCHO PALOS VERDES
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS 30TH DAY OF NOVEMBER
2010.
Mayor
ATTEST:
crv--, City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles )ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify
that the above Resolution No. 2010-103 was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on November
30, 2010.
pf,--, City Clerk
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