HomeMy WebLinkAboutMO # 1690MUNICIPAL ORDER NO. 1690
A MUNICIPAL ORDER ADOPTING THE REVISED AND UPDATED
2012 JACKSON PURCHASE NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN AS THE
OFFICIAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
KENTUCKY
WHEREAS the City of Paducah has experienced damage from severe
thunderstorms (lightning, hail, wind, or tornadoes) and flooding on many occasions in the past
century, resulting in property loss, loss of life, economic hardships, and threats to public health &
safety and the potential for similar loss from an earthquake; and
WHEREAS the Jackson Purchase Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (the Plan) has
been updated and revised after more than one year of research and work by the staff of the
Purchase Area Development District, the members of the Jackson Purchase Region Natural
Hazard Mitigation Committees, and the representatives of the community; and
WHEREAS the Plan recommends hazard mitigation actions that will protect the
people and property affected by the natural hazards that face the Purchase Area Development
District; and
WHEREAS public meetings were held as required by law.
BE IT ORDERED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah hereby adopts the Revised and Updated
2012 Jackson Purchase Region Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan as the official plan of the
Purchase counties and the jurisdictions within: Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves,
Hickman, Marshall, and McCracken.
SECTION 2. The respective city officials identified in the strategy of the Plan
are hereby directed to implement the recommended actions assigned to them. These officials will
report yearly on their activities, accomplishments, and progress to the Jackson Purchase Region
Natural Hazard Mitigation Committee.
SECTION 3. The Jackson Purchase Region Natural Hazard Mitigation
Committee will provide annual progress reports on the status of implementation of the Plan to the
Mayor of Paducah. This report shall be submitted to the county in November of each year.
SECTION 4. This Municipal Order shall be effective from and after the date of
its adoption.
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Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners October 9, 2012
Recorded by Tammara S. Sanderson, October 9, 2012
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