2005-098-RES ADOPTING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS)
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-098
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS); MAKING OTHER FINDINGS
AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Homeland Security Presidential Directive / HSPD-5, 28 Feb 2003
established the National Incident Management System (NIMS); and
WHEREAS, the NIMS establishes a single, comprehensive approach to domestic
incident management to ensure that all levels of government across the Nation have the
capability to work efficiently and effectively together using a national approach to
domestic incident management; and
WHEREAS, the NIMS provides a consistent nationwide approach for Federal,
State, and local governments to work together to prepare for and respond to, and recover
from domestic incidents regardless of the cause, size or complexity; and
WHEREAS, the NIMS provides for interoperability and compatibility among
Federal, State and local capabilities and includes a core set of concepts, principles,
terminology and technologies covering the incident command system, unified command,
training, management of resources and reporting; and
WHEREAS, beginning October 1,2004 all Federal departments and agencies are
required to make adoption of the NIMS a requirement, to the extent provided by law, for
providing Federal preparedness assistance through grants, contracts or other activities to
local governments; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby
in all things approved.
Section 2. That the City of Paris hereby adopts the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) as its system of preparing for and responding to disaster
incidents.
Section 3, That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of
passage.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of August, 2005,
ATTEST:
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ce EllIs, CIty Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
. Schenk, City Attorney