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MOTION TO ADOPT PROPOSED RESOLUTION 2024-R-05.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION 2024-R-05 IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA; APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. The State of Florida Emergency Management Act, which has been Codified as Chapter 252 (the “Statutes”), Fla. Stat., provides each local government in the State with the authority to develop and enter into mutual aid agreements within the State for reciprocal emergency aid in the event of a disaster or emergencies too extensive to be dealt with unassisted.
2. The Statutes provide the Florida Division of Emergency Management (the “Department”) with the authority to coordinate and direct emergency management assistance between local governments, including rendering mutual aid among the political subdivisions of the State to carry out emergency management functions and responsibilities. The Statutes also authorize the State to coordinate the provision of any equipment, services, or facilities owned or organized by the State of its political subdivisions for use in the affected area upon the request of the duly constituted authority of the area.
3. This Resolution authorizes the request, provision, and receipt of interjurisdictional mutual assistance in accordance with the Emergency Management Act, Chapter 252, among political subdivisions within the State of Florida.
4. As indicated in the attached Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement (SMAA), there is no need for a declaration of emergency to be issued for the agreement to be activated (See Exhibit 2). When an entity requests aid, the requesting entity agrees to reimburse the assisting party per the terms of the reimbursement in the SMAA.
5. The City Commission of the City of Pembroke Pin...
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