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Board adopts updated Richland County All Hazards Mitigation Plan, will forward to state and FEMA
Summary
The board adopted resolution 22‑101 to accept the five‑year updated all hazards mitigation plan; county emergency management staff will distribute the plan to participating municipalities and submit it to Wisconsin Emergency Management and FEMA for approval.
The Richland County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution adopting the county’s updated All Hazards Mitigation Plan, a five‑year update required under the Stafford Act to maintain eligibility for certain federal disaster funds.
Darren Gudgeon, representing Richland County Emergency Management, summarized the plan and the update process. He said the office met with city officials, the five villages and 16 townships, distributed surveys and incorporated feedback. “The plan is posted on the website,” Gudgeon said, and he told the board that sections C and D outline strategies and accomplishments from the previous five‑year cycle.
The resolution (22‑101) directs the county Emergency Management Director to submit the adopted plan on behalf of participating municipalities to Wisconsin Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for final review and approval. The board approved the resolution by voice vote; the chair declared the resolution adopted.
Why it matters
The all hazards mitigation plan is a precondition for counties and municipalities to remain eligible for certain hazard mitigation funding tied to presidentially declared disasters. Gudgeon said that after the county approves the plan, county staff will prepare parallel resolutions for each participating township, village and the city so they may adopt the plan as their official mitigation plan.
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