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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan Kittitas County, Washington Chapter 6: Plan Maintenance 229 CHAPTER 6. PLAN MAINTENANCE The Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires the monitoring, evaluation and updating of the hazard mitigation plan every five (5) years. This Hazard Mitigation Plan is designed to be a “living” document and therefore will be reviewed and updated within five (5) years from its approval date. The Kittitas County Hazard Mitigation Steering Committee will provide leadership and guidance throughout the Plan’s life cycle (i.e., monitoring, evaluating, and updating). Updates will allow municipal leaders and the public to provide input into the process. The public will be notified of this opportunity via legal public notices. The Plan maintenance process includes a schedule for annual monitoring and evaluation of the programmatic outcomes established in the Plan and for producing a formal Plan revision every five (5) years. 6.1. PLAN UPDATE The Plan may be reviewed on an annual basis by Kittitas County Public Works, and reviewed and revised every five (5) years by the Kittitas County Hazard Mitigation Steering Committee to determine the effectiveness of programs and to reflect changes that may affect mitigation priorities. The Kittitas County Water Resource Program Manager, or designee from Kittitas County Public Works, will be responsible for contacting the Steering Committee members and organizing the review. Members of the Steering Committee will be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the progress of the mitigation strategies in the Plan. Additionally, the goals and actions will be reviewed by the Steering Committee to determine their relevance to changing situations in the County as well as changes in Federal policy, and to ensure they are addressing current and expected conditions. Furthermore, the Steering Committee will also review the hazard risk assessment portion of the Plan to determine if this information should be updated or modified, given any new available data. The organizations responsible for the various action items will report on the status of the projects, the success of various implementation processes, difficulties encountered, success of coordination efforts, and which strategies should be revised or removed. The Kittitas County Water Resource Program Manager, or designee from Kittitas County Public Works, will be responsible for ensuring Plan updates and will notify all stakeholders and plan participants when changes have been made. Every five (5) years, the Plan will be updated and submitted to the Washington State Emergency Management Division and to FEMA Region 10 for review and approval. 6.1.1. Monitoring, Evaluation To ensure the Kittitas County Hazard Mitigation Plan continues to provide an appropriate path for risk reduction throughout the County, it is necessary to regularly evaluate and update it. Kittitas County Public Works will be responsible for monitoring the status of the Plan and gathering mitigation action status reports from the appropriate parties. The Steering Committee will convene on an annual basis to determine the progress of the identified mitigation actions and will also be an active participant in the next Plan update. As this Plan matures, new stakeholders and/or plan participants will be identified and encouraged to join the existing Hazard Mitigation Steering Committee, especially those stakeholders and organizations that represent underserved population and groups within the County. Kittitas County Public Works is responsible for contacting Steering Committee members and organizing the annual meeting. During each annual meeting, the Steering Committee will be responsible for a brief evaluation of the 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan and to review the progress on mitigation actions. Each annual meeting must be documented, including the plan evaluation and review of mitigation actions.