13 - RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2017 LAMAR COUNTY MITIGATION PLAN

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Lamar County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Chapter Two • Phase 2 - Assess Risks - Identify hazards, profile hazard events, assess vulnerability, and estimate potential losses. • Phase 3 - Develop a Mitigation Plan - Identify potential mitigation actions and funding sources. • Phase 4 - Implement the Plan and Monitor Progress - Adopt the plan, implement action items, monitor the plan's success and update every 5 years. PHASE 1 - ORGANIZE RESOURCES: With the State of Texas Hazard Mitigation Grant Program approval of the Lamar County Commissioner's Court grant application for the development of a Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan the process was put into place. The County invited other eligible entities throughout the County to participate in the organization for the development of this plan. This plan was developed by a primary planning committee composed of the Lamar County Judge, the committee leader, and the Lamar County Emergency Management Coordinator. This initial committee compiled a Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan invitation list. Entities from across Lamar County were invited by email and mail to be a part of the planning process. This committee was called the Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee (MJHMPC). The committee was chaired by the Lamar County Emergency Management Coordinator. An open public involvement process was established to provide opportunities for the public, neighboring communities, regional agencies, businesses, academia, etc., to become involved in the planning process and make their views known. This was accomplished by hosting meetings in multiple locations to provide easy access to community members across the county. Meetings were advertised in social media, the county website, and notices in public places and by media press releases. To ensure the understanding of the roles and responsibilities of each jurisdiction a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by each respective jurisdiction. The MOU's which is an inter - local agreement outlining the respective roles and responsibilities in the planning process are located in Appendix F. Each jurisdiction was asked to appoint at least one representative to the county wide MJHMPC. This committee was also open to unincorporated jurisdictions or to citizens at- large. A workshop was conducted to educate the individuals on the invitation list on the purpose, procedures and general information regarding the Hazard Mitigation Planning process. The review and incorporation of appropriate existing plans, studies, reports, technical information and other research was included into the plan during the drafting process. Local Plans such as the Lamar County Emergency Operations Plan and the City of Paris Emergency Operations Plan are examples of existing plans. Previous work shops including the local annual Training and Exercise Planning Work shop were used as a technical source of information. 32