Fiscal Note
No appropriation required.
Title
Authorizing participation in the WisWarn Mutual Aid and Assistance Program and further authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the WisWarn Agreement (City-wide).
Body
WHEREAS, Wis. Stats. 66.0301 authorizes a municipality to enter into an agreement with other municipalities for the receipt or furnishing of services or joint exercise of any power or duty required or authorized by law; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Wis. Stats. 66.0301, Wisconsin municipalities together seek to create and participate in an intrastate program for mutual aid and assistance for water and wastewater systems called WisWARN; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of WisWARN is to provide for cooperation and coordination of activities relating to emergency and disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery for the municipal water and wastewater systems; and
WHEREAS, WisWarn is established by municipalities adopting the WisWARN Mutual Aid and Assistance agreement pursuant to Wis. Stats. 66.0301 and becoming a member of WisWARN; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council considers it to be in the best interest of the City to be a party to the WisWARN Mutual Aid and Assistance Agreement,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council:
1. Authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the WisWARN Mutual Aid and Assistance Agreement, and deliver it to (a) the Chair of the WisWARN Steering Committee, or (b) if the WisWARN Steering Committee has not yet been established, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, c/o Gabrielle Peterson, Water Security Specialist, 101 S. Webster Street, P.O. Box 7621 - DG/5, Madison WI 53707-7921; and
2. Agrees the City of Madison will comply with all terms of the Agreement.