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R-25-38 <br />A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2025 EDITION OF THE EMERGENCY <br />OPERATIONS PLAN FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH. <br />WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Services and Disaster Law of 2000 requires <br />that the Commonwealth of Virginia, and each county and city thereof, develop and <br />maintain a current Emergency Operations Plan; and <br />WHEREAS, § 44-146.19 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, requires <br />that each locality conduct a comprehensive review and revision of its Plan on a regular <br />basis; and <br />WHEREAS, the purpose of an Emergency Operations Plan is to outline a <br />locality's appropriate response to any emergency of a size and/or complexity beyond <br />routine response systems; and <br />WHEREAS, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations and <br />the Virginia Code require local government approval of its Emergency Operations Plan; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the revised 2025 edition of the Emergency Operations Plan that has <br />been prepared by the City of Portsmouth Office of Emergency Management is compliant <br />with the guidelines established by the federal government and the Commonwealth of <br />Virginia. <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia that it hereby approves the 2025 edition of the Emergency <br />Operations Plan. <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held <br />on November 25, 2025. <br />Teste: <br />City Clerk <br />