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Dept/ Agency: Public Safety / Office of Emergency Management
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: 2025 Essex County Hazard Mitigation Plan
Purpose: Resolution authorizing the City of Newark to adopt Essex County All Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025
Entity Name: Essex County Sheriff's Office (Office of Emergency Management)
Entity Address: 560 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey 07052
Contract Amount: No municipal funds required
Funding Source: N/A
Contract Period: N/A
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( X ) n/a
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark recognizes the threat that natural hazards pose to people and property within the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, the County of Essex, in conjunction with the City of Newark Office of Emergency Management, has prepared a multi-hazard mitigation plan, hereby known as the 2025 Essex County Hazard Mitigation Plan ("Plan") in accordance with federal laws, including the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended; the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended; and the National Dam Safety Program Act, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the Plan identifies mitigation goals and actions to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property in the City of Newark from the impacts of future hazards and disasters; and
WHEREAS, adoption of the Plan by the City of Newark demonstrates its commitment to hazard mitigation and to achieving the goals outlined in the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The 2025 Essex County Hazard Mitigation Plan ("Plan") is hereby adopted. While the content of the Plan as it relates to the City of N...
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