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STATE OF GEORGIA RESOLUTION NO. 16-10-387
COUNTY OF FULTON
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MILTON'S ADOPTION OF THE
2016 FULTON COUNTY MULTI -JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
PURSUANT TO THE DISASTER MITIGATION ACT OF 2000
WHEREAS, the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA) provides the legal framework
for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) mitigation, planning requirements
for state, local, and tribal governments as a condition of mitigation grant assistance; and
WHEREAS, the DMA requires that states—as a condition of disaster assistance and with
support from local governmental agencies—develop hazard mitigation plans to prepare for and
reduce the potential hazards and facilitate cooperation between state and local authorities; and
WHEREAS, the Atlanta -Fulton County Emergency Management Agency ("AFCEMA") serves
as the leading coordinating agency for mitigation planning and coordinates with the Hazard
Mitigation Planning Committee ("HMPC"); and
WHEREAS, AFCEMA through County Code, Chapter 130 (Sections 130.1 to 130.30) is
designated as the Emergency Management Agency for Fulton County; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Fulton County Multi -Jurisdictional Plan is to identify and
address certain vulnerabilities that exist prior to and during a disaster in Fulton County; and
WHEREAS, through a comprehensive planning process and risk assessment, the plan creates a
unified approach through which all Fulton County communities can deal with identified hazards
and associated risks and thereby serves as a guide for local governments in their ongoing efforts
to reduce community vulnerabilities; and
WHEREAS, Fulton County submitted its Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan to FEMA
and FEMA subsequently determined that the County's Multi jurisdictional Mitigation Plan was
acceptable in September 2016; and
WHEREAS, DMA requires local hazard mitigation plans be formally adopted by the governing
body of each of the participating jurisdictions within Fulton County; and
WHEREAS, in 2016, AFCEMA made revisions to the hazard mitigation plan (2016 Fulton
County Multi jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan) based upon the hazard mitigation assistance
planning guidelines provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); and
WHEREAS, federal regulations require that the 2016 Fulton County Multi jurisdictional Plan be
formally adopted by the City of Milton; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Milton desires to accept the 2016 Hazard Mitigation Plan as revised by
AFCEMA based on the hazard mitigation assistance planning guidelines provided by FEMA for
purpose of ensuring mitigation and preparedness from natural hazards;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Milton is
directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to the Atlanta -Fulton County Emergency
Management Agency, that this Resolution shall be effective upon its adoption, and that all
resolutions and parts of resolutions in conflict with this Resolution are hereby repealed to extent
of conflict.
This Resolution shall be effective upon a majority vote by the City Council as ratified by the Mayor
of the City of Milton, Georgia.
SO RESOLVED, this 3rd day of October, 2016.
Attest:
Sudie AM Gordon, ty Clerk
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Joe Lockwoo , Mayor
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