The City of Plano is required to develop and update a Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) every five years to meet state and federal statutes. As part of the update to the CEMP, the emergency management ordinance for the City of Plano is also updated to reflect adoption of the most current CEMP document.
The city manager and mayor are required by state policy to sign the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Basic Plan document, identifying approval of the plan and its contents. A copy of the signed plan is then forwarded on to the State of Texas Division of Emergency Management to authenticate our compliance with state policy. A current CEMP is required for the City of Plano to remain eligible for state and federal emergency management, mitigation, preparedness, and homeland security grant funding streams.
The 2022 CEMP involved almost two years of revision, modification, and alignment of the plan itself to state and federal statutes. The content of the emergency management plan did not significantly change. Several areas of the plan were expanded to address modifications to planning standards which occurred over the five year approval cycle. The plan was reviewed by state planning staff to assure adherence to federal and state planning requirements.
Adoption of the resolution and signature on the CEMP Basic Planning document is the last step required by the state to document formal plan adoption.
At the September 20, 2022 City Council meeting, I respectfully request action by city council on the following:
· Approval of a resolution updating the emergency management ordinance to reference the 2022 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan.
· Signature of approval by the city manager and mayor on the 2022 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Basic Plan document.
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.