Flowood adopts Hazard Mitigation Plan 2017–2022

The Flowood Board of Aldermen unanimously adopted the City of Flowood Hazard Mitigation Plan 2017–2022 at its Jan. 3, 2017 meeting, approving a resolution to guide the city’s disaster-risk reduction and emergency-response priorities through 2022. Emergency Manager Johnny Dewitt presented the plan before the board voted to adopt it following a motion by Alderman Don Flynt and a second by Alderman Deron Harmon.

The plan is recorded in the minutes as the City of Flowood Hazard Mitigation Plan 2017–2022 edition; the board’s adoption was by formal resolution. The measure passed with unanimous approval from all board members present, reflecting the city’s stated intent to coordinate mitigation efforts and clarify priorities for infrastructure resilience and emergency management.

The adoption was part of routine business during the Jan. 3 meeting, which also included consent-agenda approvals and personnel actions. The minutes do not specify funding changes or implementation deadlines tied to the plan in the board discussion. Further administrative steps (such as publishing the plan, assigning departmental responsibilities, or scheduling follow-up reports) were not recorded in the minutes excerpt provided.