Ord. 1219 06-13-05ORDINANCE NO. 1219
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND ADOPTING THE
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) AS THE
STANDARD FOR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT.
WHEREAS, on February 28, 2003, the President issued Homeland Security
Presidential Directive-5 (HSPD-5) that directed the Department of Homeland Security,
in cooperation with representatives of federal, state, and local government, to develop a
National Incident Management System (NIMS) to provide a consistent approach to the
effective management of situations involving natural disasters, man-made disasters or
terrorism; and
WHEREAS, the final NIMS was released on March 1, 2004, and
WHEREAS, the NIMS contains a practice model for the accomplishment of the
significant responsibilities associated with prevention, preparedness, response,
recovery, and mitigation of all major and national hazards situations, and
WHEREAS, the HSPD-5 requires that state and local governments adopt the
NIMS by fiscal year 2005 as a pre -condition to the receipt of federal grants, contract and
activities related to the management and preparedness for certain disaster and hazard
situations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Pearland desires to adopt the NIMS
as required by HSPD-5; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS:
PASSED and APPROVED ON FIRST READING this
May , A. D., 2005.
TOM REID
MAYOR
23rd
day of
ORDINANCE NO. 1219
PASSED and APPROVED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING this the 13th
day of June , A. D., 2005.
TTEST:
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ITY `"CRET RY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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TOM REID
MAYOR
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