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ORDINANCE NO.: 2005-41 INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Rinker and Council as a Whole AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEIVIENT SYSTEM (NIMS) WHEREAS, President Bush issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-5, Management of Domestic Incidents, on February 28, 2003, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop, submit for review to the Homeland Security Council, and administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS); and WHEREAS, Governor Taft issued Executive Order 2004-14T on July 30, 2004 ordering all departments and agencies of the State to utilize the Incident Management System prescribed bythe Department of Homeland Security; and WHEREAS, NIMS will provide a consistent nationwide approach allowing federal, state, local and tribal governments to work effectively and efficiently to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents; and WHEREAS, the Department of Homeland Security has sought extensive input on NIMS from state, local, and tribal officials, the emergency response community, and the private sector and has incorporated the best practices currently in use by incident managers; and WHEREAS, effective homeland security incident management involves new concepts, processes, and protocols that will require refinement over time. The collective input and guidance from all homeland security partners has been, and will continue to be, vital to further development of an effective and comprehensive national incident management system; and WHEREAS, NIMS was published by the Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2004; and WHEREAS, HSPD-5 and NIMS require all federal departments and agencies to adopt NIMS and use it in domestic incident management and emergency prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation programs and activities, as well as to assist state, local or tribal entities; and WHEREAS, HSPD-5 and NIMS require federal departments and agencies to make state, tribal and local organizations adopt NIMS as a condition for federal preparedness assistance beginning in federal fiscal year 2005; and WHEREAS, short-term compliance will include adopting the basic tenets of the Incident Command System identified in the NIMS document. The Secretary of Homeland Security published standards, guidelines, and protocols for determining compliance in December 2004. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED bythe Council ofthe Village of Mayfield, Countyof Summit and State of Ohio: SECTION 1. That all designated department heads, safety forces and employees of the Village of Mayfield shall utilize the Incident Management System prescribed by the Department of Homeland Security, and as implemented by the Village of Mayfield.