Resolution 182-2022 RESOLUTION NO, 182 -2022
A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS ADOPTING THE MONROE COUNTY
2022 COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN.
WHEREAS, Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, assigns to the Board of County
Commissioners responsibility for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County is subject to natural and man-made hazards including
hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, droughts, fires, and chemical releases, and faces potential
damage to life, property, natural resources and the local economy; and
WHEREAS, Rule 90-6.0023, Florida Administrative Code, requires each county
emergency management agency to prepare a county Comprehensive Emergency Management
Plan as a precaution for protecting the citizens of the county from emergencies; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan has
been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Rule 27P-6.0023, Florida Administrative
Code; and
WHEREAS, Rule 27P-6, Florida Administrative Code (FAC) requires the State of
Florida Division of Emergency Management (DEM) to review and approve the Comprehensive
Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, in June of 2022, DEM reviewed the Monroe County Comprehensive
Emergency Management Plan in accordance with the provisions of Rule 27P-6, FAC, and
determined the plan to be in compliance with the criteria for such plans; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
establishes a framework through which Monroe County may realistically prevent or mitigate
the impacts of, prepare for, effectively respond to, and recover from a wide variety of
emergencies which may or do occur either naturally or as a result of technical or man-made
causes; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Comprehensive Emergency Plan is designed to be a
process oriented document with review and revision procedures that allow the Emergency
Management Director to meet new or changing conditions including hazard event frequency,
perceived local needs and funding opportunities; and
WHEREAS, Rule 27P-6.006(l1), FAC, states that after a determination that a County
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan is in compliance with the terms of the Rule, the
approved plan must be adopted by resolution of the governing body of the jurisdiction within
ninety (90) days of receiving notification of compliance from DEM before the Comprehensive
Emergency Management Plan becomes the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan for
such local government.
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NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,FLORIDA:
Section 1. The 2022 Monroe County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
is hereby adopted.
Section 2. The Monroe County Emergency Management Department is directed to
notify the State Division of Emergency Management (DEM) of the adoption date of
the Monroe County 20 22 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, at a regular meeting held on the 20th day of July 2022.
Mayor David Rice Yes
(0`3 C..:Q) Mayor Pro Tern Craig Cates Yes
' '0f t Commissioner Michelle Coldiron Yes
i-tit gs 23 % Commissioner James Scholl Yes
g .{ :, Commissioner Holly Raschein Yes
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C° David Rice, ayor
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ATTEST: Kevin Madok, CLERK MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
James D. Molenaar°igita"ysig"edbyJames°.M°'e"aa`
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A(Deputy „erk Approved for form and legal sufficiency
James Molenaar, Assistant County Attorney
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