HomeMy WebLinkAboutMO #2846MUNICIPAL ORDER NO. 2846
A MUNICIPAL ORDER ADOPTING THE PURCHASE ADD REGIONAL MULTI -
JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN 2023 UPDATE FOR THE CITY
OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah, Kentucky 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;
WHEREAS, the Purchase ADD Regional Multi -Jurisdictional 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;
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.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
Section 1. The Purchase ADD Regional Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard
Mitigation Plan has hereby adopted as an official plan of the Purchase counties and the
jurisdictions within: Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall, and
McCracken.
Section 2. The respective City of Paducah, Kentucky 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 Purchase ADD Regional Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation
Committee.
Section 3. The Purchase ADD Regional Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard
Mitigation Committee will provide annual progress reports on the status of
implementation of the Plan to the city annually.
Section 4. This Municipal Order shall be effective from and after the date
of its adoption.
AT'
say Parish, Clerk
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners on January 23, 2024
Recorded by City Clerk, Lindsay Parish, on January 23, 2024
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