2005M46-NIMS
ORDINANCE NO. 05-M-46
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM (NIMS) AS THE STANDARD FOR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT BY
THE CITY OF SCHERTZ; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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 for the accomplishment of the
significant responsibilities associated with prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, and
mitigation of all major and national hazards situations, and
WHEREAS, HSPD-5 requires that state and local govemments 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 Schertz desires to adopt the NIMS as
required by HSPD-5.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
The City of Schertz hereby adopts the National Incident Management System as the
standard for incident management by all City of Schertz departments.
THAT the public importance of this measure constitutes and creates an urgent necessity to
comply with HSPD-5 that requires this Ordinance be passed and take effect as an emergency
measure, and shall take effect and be in force immediately upon and after its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this the
,2005.
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10.
HA~ BALDWIN, Mayor
City of Schertz
ATTEST:
Interim City Secretary