File #: R-23-24    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/22/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/29/2024 Final action:
Title: Emergency Management & Public Safety - For the purpose of recognizing April as Maryland Flood Awareness Month and the efforts that City of Annapolis public safety experts make each year, both personally and professionally, to protect our residents from flooding and other natural emergencies.
Attachments: 1. R-23-24 First Reader, 2. R-23-24 Fiscal Impact Note, 3. R-23-24 Staff Report, 4. R-23-24 Signed (b&w), 5. R-23-24 Signed (color)

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Emergency Management & Public Safety  - For the purpose of recognizing April as Maryland Flood Awareness Month and the efforts that City of Annapolis public safety experts make each year, both personally and professionally, to protect our residents from flooding and other natural emergencies.

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CITY COUNCIL OF THE

City of Annapolis

                     

Resolution 23-24

 

Introduced by: Alderwoman Pindell Charles

 

 

A RESOLUTION concerning

 

Emergency Management & Public Safety

                     

FOR                      the purpose of recognizing April as Maryland Flood Awareness Month and the efforts that City of Annapolis public safety experts make each year, both personally and professionally, to protect our residents from flooding and other natural emergencies.

 

WHEREAS,                      Public safety professionals play a vital role in our communities, working tirelessly to keep us safe; and

 

WHEREAS,                      These professionals include the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, 9-1-1 dispatchers, and many others who dedicate their lives to serving the public; and

 

WHEREAS,                      The OEM provides vision, direction, and subject matter expertise to coordinate and manage all-hazards emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts and, in particular, during Spring rains, dealing with flooding in Historic Annapolis; and

 

WHEREAS,                      April is Maryland Flood Awareness Month and OEM consistently provides up-to-date flooding and road closure notices on the City of Annapolis website; and

 

WHEREAS,                      Recognizing the courage, commitment, and sacrifice of emergency personnel is essential;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Annapolis City Council does hereby recognize Maryland Flood Awareness Month and expresses its deepest gratitude to all public safety professionals for their unwavering dedication to our safety and well-being.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Annapolis City Council encourages all citizens to join in recognizing the outstanding service of our Office of Emergency Management along with the City's other public safety professionals; and

 

AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that this resolution shall take effect upon passage.