City emergency management staff presented a proposed ordinance to adopt the National Incident Management System (NIMS), describing it as a nationwide framework to improve coordination and interoperability for incidents of all types. The item was informational; council had no substantive objections and asked no further questions.

Ron Gonzales (pronounced "Gonzales" in the meeting) described NIMS as a standard that grew from federal directives after the September 11, 2001 attacks and as the product of decades of work to improve incident coordination. He said NIMS is already practiced in Logan among law enforcement, fire, emergency management and other departments and that formal adoption would position the city to qualify for future federal funding for planning, training, response and recovery. "Moving forward, the emergency management program robust process such as onboarding, new employees to to have some familiarization with with NIMS as well," Gonzales said.

Councilmembers asked whether neighboring jurisdictions and the county have adopted NIMS; Gonzales said the county has and that the terminology helps jurisdictions work together. The presentation concluded with no request for immediate action; staff said they would return with the ordinance for formal consideration and any questions could be routed to the emergency management office.

The presentation clarifies that adoption is meant to align local practice with state and federal partners and to maintain eligibility for federal funding tied to joint standards and training.