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Bennet council adopts updated Hazard Mitigation Plan
Summary
The Bennet City Council unanimously adopted an updated Hazard Mitigation Plan (Resolution 2025-11.3) after City Engineer Brian Schuele outlined changes; the plan was adopted to guide emergency preparedness and risk reduction planning for the city.
The Bennet City Council adopted an updated Hazard Mitigation Plan on Dec. 8, 2025, approving Resolution 2025-11.3 to incorporate changes described by City Engineer Brian Schuele. Mayor Ryan Cheney introduced the agenda item and Schuele summarized the revisions that staff and consultants made to the document.
The plan update, presented at the meeting, reflects recent technical and procedural changes intended to improve the city’s preparedness for hazards. The council voted to adopt the plan on a motion by Councilmember Pete Simmons and a second by Councilmember Dan Zieg. The recorded vote was yes from Councilmembers Josh Buck, Jesse Schmidt, Pete Simmons and Dan Zieg.
The council did not record any amendments to the plan during the meeting. Adoption of a hazard mitigation plan is a prerequisite for certain federal and state hazard mitigation grants and formalizes recommended measures to reduce community risk, though council members did not detail specific funding actions tied to the plan during the session.
The council returned to other agenda items after the vote. The meeting minutes record that the plan was adopted and that associated materials will remain part of the public record at city offices.
