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RESOLUTION NO. 2005
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS)
WHEREAS, the Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD-5, adopted February 28,
2003, established the National Incident Management System (NIMS);
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;
WHEREAS, the NIMS provides a consistent nationwide approach for federal, state, and
local governments to work together to prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic
incidents regardless of the cause, size or complexity;
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 March 1, 2005, the directive requires all City departments and
agencies to adopt NIMS, to the extent provided by law, to be eligible for federal preparedness
assistance through grants, contracts or other activities to local governments.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF GREENCASTLE
COMMON COUNCIL hereby adopts the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as its
system of preparing for and responding to disaster incidents.
PASSED AND AESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Greencastle at its
regular meeting this day of 7"V aApjt, 2005.
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENCASTLE, INDIANA
Thomas W. Roach Russell W. Evans
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Robert Sedlack
Approved and signed by me this 7 day of )1ro , 2005 at? ao'clock .(") .m.
Nancy A. ichael, Mayor
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Teresa Glenn, Clerk-Treasurer