24-12 · 2024 Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan · Adopted
Jun 24, 2024
A RESOLUTION OF HICKMAN COUNTY TO ADOPT THE 2024 HICKMAN COUNTY NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
Resolution No. 24-12
Adopted June 24, 2024 · 12 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent
Sponsors Todd Collins, District 2; Ron Mayberry, District 5
WHEREAS, the participating jurisdictions of Hickman County have worked together to develop a strategy known as the Hickman County Hazard Mitigation Plan to improve disaster resistance in the planning area; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA2000) pursuant 44 CFR Part 201 and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) require communities to adopt an approved hazard mitigation plan in order to be eligible to receive pre-disaster and post-disaster federal funding for mitigation purposes; and
WHEREAS, the participating jurisdiction has participated in the hazard mitigation plan by the formation of a Mitigation Planning Committee (MPC); and
WHEREAS, the MPC recommends the formal adoption of the Hickman County Hazard Mitigation Plan dated by the passing of this resolution; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Hickman County, Tennessee, in the regular session assembled, that:
Section 1. Board of Commissioners of Hickman County, Tennessee, hereby approves and adopts the updated hazard mitigation plan in its entirety with projects as adopted by the MPC; and agrees to be governed by the Hazard Mitigation Plan dated 06/24/2024 attached hereto and incorporated.
Section 2. Board of Commissioners of Hickman County, Tennessee, authorizes the appropriate participating officials to pursue funding opportunities for the implementation of proposals designated therein; and will, upon receipt of such funding or other necessary resources, seek to implement the actions contained in the hazard mitigation plan.
Section 3. Board of Commissioners of Hickman County, Tennessee, will continue to cooperate and participate in the hazard mitigation planning process, holding regular meetings, including reporting progress as required by FEMA, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA), and the MPC.
Adopted this 24th day of June, 2024.