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Harrisonville adopts 2025 multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan
Summary
The Harrisonville Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a resolution adopting the 2025 Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, a five-year regional blueprint required to secure federal disaster mitigation funding; city staff said the adoption carries no direct cost.
Harrisonville 'The Board of Aldermen on Monday voted unanimously to adopt the 2025 Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, a regional strategy that coordinates disaster planning across counties, cities, school districts and fire districts and helps secure federal mitigation funding.
City staff described the plan as a comprehensive update produced every five years and said it is necessary to keep the city eligible for federal mitigation programs. "The cost is nothing," staff said during a question-and-answer exchange when asked whether adoption carried a price tag, adding that the cost of not having the plan would be greater.
The resolution, filed as Resolution 2024-29 after the vote, was moved and seconded, and the aldermen recorded aye votes in roll call. Staff explained the plan inventories hazards, outlines mitigation projects and is intended to be updated if circumstances change between scheduled five-year reviews.
Supporters said the plan represents many hours of staff and interjurisdictional work and stressed its value in ensuring federal dollars are available for local mitigation projects. The board did not attach a funding appropriation at the meeting; staff said adoption itself does not create a direct cost but is a prerequisite for some federal funding streams.
With the adoption complete, staff said the plan will be filed with regional partners and federal reviewers; no additional board action on the adoption was scheduled at the meeting.
