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Lamar County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Chapter Two <br />• enables comprehensive approaches to mitigation of hazards that affect multiple <br />jurisdictions; <br />• allows economies of scale by: <br />- leveraging individual capabilities; and <br />- sharing costs and resources; <br />• avoids duplication of efforts; and <br />• imposes an external discipline on the process.? <br />Lamar County's goal for the Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation plan is to also improve <br />coordination and communication among local governments and districts and facilitate each <br />participant in the Multi- Jurisdictional plan to be eligible for FEMA mitigation funding programs. <br />The inclusion of all cross sections of Lamar County into the Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation <br />Committee was an integral part of the planning process. <br />The following chart illustrates Lamar County's HMPC's planning process and how a four phase <br />development process was utilized. <br />CHART 2 PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS <br />Phase 1 Organize <br />Hazard Mitigation Phase 2 <br />Plan Assessment <br />Phase 4 Phase 3 <br />Implementation Mitigation <br />The hazard mitigation planning process involves four distinct phases: <br />Phase 1 - Organize Resources - obtain support for planning, form an Advisory <br />Committee, identify community assets. <br />7 http: / /www.wvdhsem.gov/ herbs% 20training% 20directory /howto8_O92006 %5B1 %5D.pdf <br />31 <br />