Madison Parish Police Jury adopts 2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan

Jane Sanders, president of the Madison Parish Police Jury, presided as the jury on June 24 unanimously adopted Resolution 2024-08, the Madison Parish Police Jury 2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan.

E. Atcheson, director of the Madison Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (OHSEP), told jurors it was time to update the parish's hazard mitigation strategy. The resolution describes the plan as a multi-hazard mitigation plan prepared in accordance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and says it identifies goals and actions to reduce long-term risk to people and property in Madison Parish.

The resolution was offered for adoption following Atcheson's presentation. Mr. Jerry Hicks offered the motion to adopt, Mr. Ogden seconded, and the resolution was read in full before a roll-call vote. The recorded vote listed Hicks, Ogden, Wilson, Hughes and Sanders as voting "yea;" no nays or abstentions were recorded and the resolution was adopted.

The adopted plan, as described to the jury, lays out mitigation goals and actions intended to reduce the parish's exposure to future hazards and disasters. The transcript does not specify next procedural steps (such as submission to state or federal officials) or implementation deadlines in this excerpt.

The jury took no public comments on the resolution during the meeting and adjourned after completing the day's business.