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Dept. / Agency: Public Safety/ Office of Emergency Management
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: All Hazard Mitigation Plan
Purpose: Resolution authorizing the City of Newark to adopt Essex County All Hazard Mitigation Plan 2020 Update.
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
Contract Period: N/A
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Service ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) N/A
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WHEREAS, all of Essex County has exposure to natural hazards that increase the risk to life, property, environment and the County's economy; and
WHEREAS, pro-active mitigation of known hazards before a disaster event can reduce or eliminate long-term risk to life and property; and
WHEREAS, the County of Essex and the Essex County Sherriff's Office of Emergency Management (Essex OEM), received a grant for pre-disaster mitigation from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the New Jersey State Office of Emergency Management (NJ OEM) for the purpose of coordinating and creating an All-Hazard Mitigation Plan (the "Plan") for Essex County and the twenty-two (22) municipalities within; and
WHEREAS, the Essex County Mitigation Planning Council is a coalition of Essex County jurisdictions with like planning objectives formed to pool resources and create consistent mitigation strategies within Essex County; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to address the natural hazards and remain in compliance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000), the City of Newark, assisted ...
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