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<br />CABARRUS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AGENDA ITEM REQUEST <br /> <br />Agenda Item # f - / 0 <br /> <br />Meeting Date 1/24/05 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br />Resolution designating the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the standard <br />for Incident Management in Cabarrus County <br /> <br />BRIEF SUMMARY: <br /> <br />Presidential Homeland Security Directives require the adoption of the NIMS by local <br />jurisdictions in order to continue to receive federal grant funding for Homeland Security. <br />NIMS is an incident management system to be used by all federal, state and local <br />jurisdictions to effectively and efficiently manage domestic incidents. NIMS will be <br />incoporated into our existing Emergency Operations Plan and training to use standardized <br />terminology and principles. All emergency responders nationwide will be operating under <br />one uniform system of incident management once adopted. <br /> <br />REQUESTED ACTION: (Suggested motion ifthe Board approves the agenda item as presented) <br />Approve the attached resolution <br /> <br />Attachments ~ Yes D~o Expected Length of Presentation 5 minutes <br />Submitted By: Bobby Smit~M Director Date: 1/4/05 <br /> <br />Budget Amendment Required: D Yes ~ No <br />Budget Amendment Attached and Reviewed by Budget Officer: DYes D No <br />County Manager's Recommendations/Comments: <br /> <br />Manager's Signature <br /> <br /> <br />Action Taken: <br />Approved [] <br />Denied [ ] <br /> <br />Deferred [] <br />Other [ ] <br /> <br />]:-10 <br />