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Ramsey County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan | February 2012 6-1 Section 6 EXECUTING THE PLAN 6.1 Plan Implementation The Ramsey County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee process was overseen by the Ramsey County Emergency Management and Homeland Security department. The plan will then be submitted to the Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for approval. The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners and all cities and townships will formally adopt the plan by resolution in accordance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. Each jurisdiction participating in this plan is responsible for implementing specific mitigation actions as prescribed in the mitigation strategies. In each mitigation strategy, every proposed action is assigned to a specific local department or agency in order to assign responsibility and accountability and increase the likelihood of subsequent implementation. This approach enables individual jurisdictions to update their unique mitigation strategy as needed without altering the broader focus of the countywide plan. The separate adoption of locally specific actions also ensures that each jurisdiction is not held responsible for monitoring and implementing the actions of other jurisdictions involved in the planning process. In addition to the assignment of a local lead department or agency, an implementation time period or a specific implementation date has been assigned in order to assess whether actions are being implemented in a timely fashion. As necessary, Ramsey County and its participating jurisdictions will seek outside funding sources to implement mitigation projects in both the pre-disaster and post-disaster environments. When applicable, potential funding sources have been identified for proposed actions listed in the mitigation strategies. 6.2 Evaluation All members of the Ramsey County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee and the emergency management director will be responsible for ensuring that the Ramsey County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan is evaluated as required. The evaluation will include analyzing current mitigation projects and evaluating success and reevaluating future mitigation needs and prioritization based upon changes in needs and/or capabilities of Ramsey County. The Ramsey County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee will reconvene annually to ensure that projects are on track and to reevaluate the mitigation goals, objectives, and action steps. The mitigation plan shall be viewed as an evolving, dynamic document. 44 CFR Requirement 201.6 (c) (4)(i) [The plan maintenance process shall include a] section describing the method and schedule of monitoring, evaluating, and updating the mitigation plan within a five-year cycle.