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RESOLUTION NO. 4 5 4 0
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING A NEW CITY OF
AUBURN COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PLAN (CEMP), REPLACING AND SUPERSEDING THE
PRIOR PLANS
WHEREAS, Chapter 38.52 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
and Chapter 118-30 of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) require
counties and cities within the State of Washington to establish emergency
management organizations and emergency plans for the protection of persons
and property in the event of disaster and to provide for the coordination of
emergency management functions with other public agencies and organizations;
and
WHEREAS, since 1985, the City has had Comprehensive Emergency
Management Plans in place and in effect, with the most current Plan
promulgated in 2004 and reviewed for update in 2006; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the state law, the Comprehensive Emergency
Management Plan provides the City with a method to address the City's
preparedness for handling and responding to disasters and emergencies, and
assisting citizens to be prepared in the case of disasters or emergencies; and
WHEREAS, the City's existing Comprehensive Emergency Management
Plan is required to be updated every two to four years, and must be reviewed
and approved by the State of Washington; and
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WHEREAS, the City commenced work on an update of its Plan in 2008,
but it was determined, in consultation with the State of Washington, that a more
comprehensive re-write was needed rather than an update of the Plan; and
WHEREAS, in accordance therewith, the City prepared a comprehensive
re-write of the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan to reflect changes
in local, state, and federal laws and regulations, and submitted this Plan to the
State, in April 2009; and
WHEREAS, the City's proposed Comprehensive Emergency
Management Plan was reviewed and approved by the State in August 2009,
provided that the State's review included some minor suggestions that the State
wanted to see incorporated in the Plan; and
WHEREAS, City staff incorporated the State's suggested changes as
appropriate in the version now before the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Adoption of Updated Plan. The City Council of the City of
Auburn hereby adopts the City of Auburn Comprehensive Emergency
Management Plan, dated December 2009,' a copy of which shall be on file with
the office of the City Clerk. This Plan fully replaces and supersedes the City's
prior Plans.
' Pursuant to WAC Section 118-30-060, the plan shall be identified by month and year adopted
(the month and year of the most recent revision shall be identified on each page of the plan).
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Section 2. Implementation. The Mayor of the City of Auburn is hereby
authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to
carry out the directions of this resolution.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect
upon passage and signatures hereon.
SIGNED and DATED this day of December 2009.
C
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PET R B. LEWIS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Danielle Daskam, City Clerk
APP ED S TO FORM:
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