Can the local level Mitigation 20/20™ be used to develop multi-jurisdictional local mitigation plans?
Yes, the local Mitigation 20/20™ program was specifically designed to both encourage and support a multi-jurisdictional, multi-organization mitigation planning process. For example, a county or regional planning district could serve as the primary jurisdiction, maintaining the master Mitigation 20/20™ database, coordinating the planning, and providing support staff. Then the incorporated municipalities, e.g., towns, cities, townships, etc., within the primary jurisdiction would each participate. The local level Mitigation 20/20™ relies on a planning approach that encourages cooperation and consultation among adjacent jurisdictions to ensure coordinated planning, yet provides for an individual, unique mitigation plan to be prepared for each participating jurisdiction. Mitigation 20/20™ can also be used to develop a mitigation plan for a single jurisdiction, with some minor editing of the included mitigation plan.
