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RESOLUTION NO. 2006 13
A Resolution of
The Board of County Commissioners
of Indian River County, Florida,
Adopting the
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
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
shall 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 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that: the National Incident Management
System (NIMS) be hereby adopted as its system of preparing for and responding to
disaster incidents.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Commissioner Bowden who
moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Davi s
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Chairman Arthur R. Neuberger Ave
Vice Chairman Gary C. Wheeler Ave
Commissioner Wesley S. Davis Ave
Commissioner Thomas S. Lowther IV_e_
Commissioner Sandra L. Bowden Aye
The Chair thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and adopted this 22nd
day of august , 2006.
BOARD OF`COUNTY.COMMISSIONERS
INDIAN RIVER COUNYY, FLORIDA
BY -
Arthur R. N u erger, Ch'Ir an
Attest
BY: C�-
�W `, Jeffrey K. Barton, Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND E S FICI
By
WILLIAM K. DEBRA L
ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY