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Lamar County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Chapter Five <br />and resubmitted for State and Federal review every five years. Lamar County's Department of <br />Emergency Management, along with the HMPT will be responsible for evaluating and updating <br />the plan. Plan updates or revisions will be submitted to the Lamar County Board of <br />Commissioners and the local jurisdictions for adoption. <br />5.4 Plan Evaluating <br />The County Emergency Management Director and the County's HMPT will evaluate the Natural <br />Hazard Mitigation Plan every year to determine the effectiveness and /or progress of mitigation <br />actions and the implementation of other actions. <br />Plan evaluation should address the following questions: <br />• Do objectives address current and expected hazardous condtions? <br />• Has the nature or magnitude of the risks changed? <br />• Are the current resources appropriate for implementing mitigation actions? <br />• Are there any implementation problems, such as technical, political, legal, or <br />coordination issues with other agencies? <br />• Did outcome of mitigation actions occur as expected? <br />The HMPT and Emergency Management Director will have three months from the date of the <br />evaluation meeting, to update the plan with any changes needed and acquire mulit- jurisdictional <br />approval. The county will resubmit the plan for State and Federal review as needed but at least <br />once every five years. <br />5.5 Plan Updating <br />The multi- hazard plan will be kept on record at the Lamar County Emergency Management <br />(EMC) Office in Paris. Digital copies will be located at each jurisdiction. Lamar County EMC will <br />ensure that rgular review and update of the plan by the county planning team. It is highly <br />encouraged that the HMPT has an annual scheduled meeting that occurs at the same period of <br />time each year. The county EMC will be responsible for contacting the HMPT, scheduling the <br />review, and the posting of notices and agendas. Scheduling the annual reviews is important <br />because the plan is to be reviewed and revised on a minimum five -year cycle to ensure it is a <br />living document. <br />During the annual review meeting, the team will review the goals and action items to determine <br />their relevance to changing situations in the county, as well as changes in State or Federal <br />policy and to ensure that they are addressing current and expected conditions. The team will <br />also review the risk assessment portion of the plan to determine if this information should be <br />updated or modified. The parties responsible for the various implementation actions will report <br />on the status of their projects and will include which implementation processes worked well, if <br />any difficulties encountered, how coordination efforts were proceeding, and which strategies <br />194 <br />