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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Emergency Management Act of 1996 places responsibility
upon each political subdivision to establish a local organization for emergency management,
including appointment of a director to organize, administrate, and operate the local
organization under the direction and control of the Mayor and Common Council; and,
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Emergency Management Act of 1996 states a county
organization for emergency management has jurisdiction throughout the county outside of a
city or town that has a local emergency management organization; and,
WHEREAS, Chapter 14A of the Rochester Code of Ordinances ("R.C.O.") established
an Office of Emergency Management within the Rochester Fire Department for the purpose of
coordinating all emergency and disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery
activities within the City, and authorized the Mayor to appoint an Emergency Management
Director who shall have responsibility for the organization, administration, and operation of the
office, subject to the direction and control of the City Administrator and Common Council; and,
Wounty
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Emergency Management Act of 1996 states each local and
organization for Jamergency management shall perform emergency management
functions within the territorial limits of the political subdivision within which it is organized; and,
WHEREAS, an Emergency Operations Plan describes how emergency management
functions will be performed in the City of Rochester, and the Minnesota Emergency
Operations Plan states a local emergency operations plan enables city government to
continue to operate and carry out emergency functions, and fulfill the primary responsibility for
meeting the immediate health and safety needs of its citizens in the event of a major
disaster/emergency within the City's territorial limits; and,
WHEREAS, R.C.O. Ch. 14A directs the Emergency Management Director to coordinate
the development of the City of Rochester Emergency Operations Plan ("EOP"), which shall be
consistent with the Minnesota Emergency Operations Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Emergency Operations Plan allows local jurisdictions to
adopt any acceptable method for organizing the plan; and,
WHEREAS, The City of Rochester EOP was prepared using the Emergency Support
Function ("ESF") model outlined in the Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA")
publication Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101• Developing and Maintaining
Emergency Operations Plans, and the City EOP was designed to fulfill expectations outlined
the Chapter 14A, and in accordance with State of Minnesota planning requirements; and,
WHEREAS, Chapter 14A specifies departments which must provide an annex to the
plan, and further specifies that departments shall be responsible to prepare and continuously
update an annex to the City of Rochester EOP providing for the delivery of emergency
management activities by that agency or department in a form prescribed by the Emergency
Management Director.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Rochester that the City authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the City of Rochester
Emergency Operations Plan.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS /51- DAY OF Obeli-- , 2012.
ACTING PRES) ENT OF SAID
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• APPROVED THIS Ztict DAY OF ''-CZZE g'k 12012.
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
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Rochester, Minnesota)
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