Columbus, Georgia

A RESOLUTION



NO.______



A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPROVAL TO ACCEPT THE GRANTEE-SUBGRANTEE LOCAL ALL

HAZARDS EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANNING AGREEMENT FROM GEMA (GEORGIA EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY), TO INCLUDE GRANT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $49,603.00; AND

CONTRACT WITH GTARC/GTRI (GEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATION AND GEORGIA

TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE), IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THE GRANT AMOUNT, TO

ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY OPERATION

PLAN (LEOP); AND AMEND THE MULTI-GOVERNMENTAL FUND BY THE GRANT AMOUNT.



WHEREAS, FEMA has awarded $2,900,741 to Georgia through the Office f Planning

and Budget/Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) to perform the Local

Emergency Operation Plan Program; and,



WHEREAS, GEMA has contracted with GTARC/GTRI to provide an automated web-based

planning tool that Georgia counties can utilize in the preparation and

completion of their LEOP; and,



WHEREAS, as a result of this program the City will be prepared to respond and

recover from terrorist acts and other emergencies and disasters; and,



WHEREAS, this grant does not require a local match.



NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:



That the City Manager is hereby authorized to accept the Grantee-Subgrantee

Local All Hazards Emergency Operations Planning Agreement from GEMA (Georgia

Emergency Management Agency), to include grant funding in the amount of

$49,603.00; and contract with GTARC/GTRI (Georgia Tech Applied Research

Corporation and Georgia Tech Research Institute), in an amount not to exceed

the grant amount, to assist in the development and implementation of a Local

Emergency Operation Plan (LEOP); and amend the Multi-Governmental fund by the

grant amount.

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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held

the _________ day of _________________, 2003 and adopted at said meeting by the

affirmative vote of _________ members of said Council.



Councilor Allen voting __________.

Councilor Anthony voting __________.

Councilor Davis voting .

Councilor Henderson voting __________.

Councilor Hunter voting __________.

Councilor McDaniel voting __________.

Councilor Rodgers voting __________.

Councilor Suber voting __________.

Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.

Councilor Woodson voting __________.





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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Robert S. Poydasheff, Mayor