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Hitchcock council adopts flood‑hazard definitions, approves emergency policy and several payments
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Hitchcock City Council approved a flood‑hazard ordinance update to codify definitions for increased cost of compliance, passed an emergency operations/pay policy required by FEMA, and approved settlement payments discussed in the consent agenda.
The Hitchcock City Council on the evening of the meeting codified 2022 changes to the city’s flood‑hazard language and approved an emergency operations and emergency pay policy required by FEMA, along with multiple consent‑agenda payments.
Council members approved an ordinance to add definitional language to Title 15 to clarify terms used for floodplain remediation and recovery, including definitions for increased cost of compliance, repetitive loss, substantial damage and substantial improvements. City staff told the council that increased cost of compliance coverage can provide up to…
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