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Soda Springs council adopts Caribou County multi‑jurisdictional all‑hazard mitigation plan
Summary
The council approved a resolution adopting the county’s 2025 multi‑jurisdictional all‑hazard mitigation plan so the city can be included in FEMA mitigation eligibility and post‑disaster assistance.
The Soda Springs City Council voted to adopt Resolution 2025‑6 to join the Caribou County multi‑jurisdictional all‑hazard mitigation plan, a step staff said is required for jurisdictions to be eligible for certain federal mitigation grants and to demonstrate coordinated mitigation priorities to FEMA.
Council discussion was brief. City staff described the planning process, noting the county prepared a draft, included city‑requested mitigation items and submitted the plan to FEMA. Staff said FEMA requested local adoptions first under the agency’s current guidance: "FEMA came back this time and said, well, we're not gonna approve your plan because no one's adopted it," a staff presenter said during the meeting.
Council member [name not specified in transcript] moved to adopt Resolution 2025‑6 and a second was received; the council voted "aye" and the resolution was adopted. Staff said the next step will be to forward the city’s adoption documents to FEMA; once FEMA signs off staff will circulate the final, FEMA‑approved plan to local jurisdictions.
Adoption adds the city’s mitigation projects to the county plan and preserves eligibility for mitigation funding and post‑disaster assistance, staff said. The council did not specify project funding in the meeting; details about the mitigation items the city requested were included in the draft plan provided to the council.
