13 - RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2017 LAMAR COUNTY MITIGATION PLAN

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Lamar County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Chapter One 1.5 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE The Lamar County Commissioner's Court utilized funding from the Pre - Disaster Mitigation grant program to compile, produce and approve a new Lamar County Hazard Mitigation Multi - Jurisdictional Plan to comply with 44 CFR Part 201. The purpose of creating a comprehensive multi - jurisdictional plan was to protect and improve the safety of the citizens living and working in Lamar County, Texas. The jurisdictions participating in and contributing to the planning process included Lamar County Commissioner's Court, the City of Blossom, the City of Deport, the City of Paris, the City of Reno, the City of Roxton, the City of Sun Valley and the City of Toco. Other interested entities included Paris Junior College, Paris Regional Medical Center, Campbell Soup, Kimberly Clark, banks, realtors, insurance agencies, State agencies, school districts, nonprofits, Corp of Engineers, historical preservation, legislators and utilities. Lamar County Judge, M. C. Superville served as the lead from Lamar County. The Commissioner's Court contracted with Ginger Cook to serve as the lead for the development and writing of the plan. The project manager was changed to Heath Thomas Lamar County Emergency Management Coordinator after Mrs. Cook could no longer work on the project. The Direct Representation Model was used as a guide in the planning process. Ms. Cook's responsibilities (Transferred to Mr. Thomas) as lead for the development of the Lamar County Hazard Mitigation Multi- Jurisdictional Plan included: • Provide technical assistance and necessary data to the Lamar County Hazard Mitigation Multi- Jurisdictional Plan; • Schedule, coordinate and facilitate community meetings with the assistance of the planning committee; • Provide any necessary materials, handouts, etc., necessary for the public planning meetings; • Work with the planning committee to collect and analyze data and develop goals and implementation strategies; • Prepare, based on community input and committee direction, the first draft of the plan and provide technical writing assistance for review, editing and formatting; • Coordinate with stakeholders within the cities and the unincorporated areas of Lamar County during plan development; • Submit final plan to the State of Texas and provide follow up technical assistance to the Lamar County Hazard Mitigation Multi - Jurisdictional Plan committee to amend any noted deficiencies subsequent to the review of the plan by the State of Texas; • Upon the approval by the State of Texas, submit the plan to FEMA and provide follow up technical assistance to the Lamar County Hazard Mitigation Multi - Jurisdictional Plan committee to amend any noted deficiencies subsequent to the review of the plan by FEMA; 27