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HomeMy Public PortalAboutr 08:157 ~ezol1tfio1t of fqe tiornngq of QIcrrferef1 ~ + 3J + No. 08 -15 7 Date of Adoption July 10, 2008 RESOLUTION ADOPTING NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (nims) FOR ALL INCIDENTS IN THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET WHEREAS, on February 28, 2003 the President of the United States issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) - five (5) which directed the Department of Homeland Security, in cooperation with representatives of federal, state and local government to develop a National Incident Management System (NIMS) to provide a consistent approach to the effective management of situations involving national disaster, man-made or terrorism; and WHEREAS, it is necessary that all Federal, State and Local emergency management agencies and other public safety agencies coordinate their efforts to effectively and efficiently provide the highest levels of incident management; and \VHEREAS, to facilitate the most efficient and effective incident management it is critical that Federal, State and Local organizations utilize standard tenninology, standardized organizational stmctures, unifonn personnel qualification standards, unifonn standards for planning, training and exercising, comprehensive resource management and designated incident facilities during emergencies or disasters; and WHEREAS, the NIMS standardized procedures for managing personnel, communications, facilities and resources will improvement the ability to utilize State and Federal funding to enhance County and Local agency readiness maintain fires responder safety, and streamline incident management processes; and WHEREAS, the Incident Command System components ofNIMS are already an integral pari of various incident management activities throughout the State, County and Local Municipalities, including all public safety and emergency response organizations training programs; and WHEREAS, over Federal grant programs mandate that NL\1S be adopted as a prerequisite for obtaining these grants. NO. 08-157 PAGE?d? NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Borough of Carteret, County of Middlesex, State of New Jersey that the Borough ofCarteret mandates that the National Incident Management System (NIMS) be utilized for all incident management in the Borough of Carteret; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution shall take effect immediately. Adopted this 10ili day of July, 2008 and certified as a true copy of the original on July II th, 2008. KATHLEEN M. BARNEY, MMC Mnnicipal Clerk RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE COUNCILMAN YES NO NY A.B. COUNCILMAN .YES NO NV A.I3. .-- BEILIN) X KIDi. u X ~. +--- . X <ruN __no X - DIAZ SITARZ X X - - - X.Jndicate Vote AS. Absent NV. Not Voting XOR . (nd[culc:{ VlltC III Owrnilc Vlllll ---- Adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council -') ~et~~~~~~~ n.;t'.O --