03-06-08-Ordinance-Adopting the National Incident Management System NIMS-03/03/2008ORDINANCE 03-06-08
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
(NIMS) AS THE STANDARD FOR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT BY THE CITY OF
SANGER, TEXAS
WHEREAS, on February 28, 2003, the President issued Homeland Security
Presidential Directive (HSPD) - 5 that 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 natural disasters, man-made disasters or terrorism; and
WHEREAS, the final NIMS was released on March 1, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the NIMS contains a practice model or the accomplishment of the
significant responsibilities associated with prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, and
mitigation of all major and national hazards situations; and
WHEREAS, the HSPD - 5 requires that state and local governments adopt the NIMS
by fiscal year 2005 as a pre -condition to the receipt of federal grants, contracts and activities
related to the management and preparedness for certain disaster and hazard situations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Sanger desires to adopt the NIMS as
required by HSPD-5.
DULY PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, this the day of March 2008, by
the City Council of the City of Sanger, Denton County, Texas.
APPROVED:
e Higgs, M o
Rosalie Chavez, City Secreetary