For Community Officials
This section provides resources helpful for community leaders.
Note: Some of
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Information for Community Officials
- Georgia Memorandum of Agreement Template
- Timeline for DFIRM Adoption
- Your Community's Floodplain Management Ordinance
- Using Data from Preliminary Flood Maps
- Reviewing Your Preliminary DFIRM Panels and FIS Report: A Guide for Community Officials
- Preparing for the Scoping Meeting
- Submitting Updated Flood Information to FEMA
- No-Rise Determinations
- Revalidations: Letter of Map Change (LOMC) and Summary of Map Actions (SOMAs)
- How to Adopt a Floodplain Management Ordinance: For First-Time Participants
- FEMA's Community Rating System
- Community Rating System Fact Sheet
- Floodplain Management Fact Sheet
- Strategies and Tools for Floodplain Management
- RDC DFIRM Production Scoping (PowerPoint presentation)
- Usefulness and Usability of Community Provided Digital Maps
- What are Your Options in Map Modernization (Types of Studies)
- What Do You Need for Each Type of Study?
- Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Model Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance
