2007-01-24 - Emergency Management Agency - Minutes Board or Commission: ❑ Emergency Management Agency
Document Type: ❑Agenda 0 Minutes
Meeting Date: 01/24/2007
Type of Meeting: ❑ Regular Meeting
MINUTES
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMISSION (EMC)
LOWER LEVEL CONFERENCE ROOM
Village of Buffalo Grove
January 24, 2007
I. CALL TO ORDER: 9:33 a.m.
I. ROLL CALL
Present: Boysen, Bucalo, Brimm, Ciecko, Giddens, Kuenkler, Kuhl, Levy,
Remblake, Sheehan, Zucker, Jason Zucker
Absent: Belfield, Diamond, Lehmann, Morton, Zucker
I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the regular meeting of September 21 , 2005 were
unanimously approved.
I. OLD BUSINESS
Discussion took place about the direction EMA should take. Consensus
was reached regarding the need to review the revised Emergency
Operations Plan and implement the directives therein, e.g., a planned
emergency exercise. Committee members agreed to continue to
formalize the interdepartmental nature of their procedures and
communications through updates to their standard operating
procedures.
The status of the Village's NIMS compliance was reviewed. The Incident
Command week-long class was recommended as being very beneficial.
I. NEW BUSINESS
The Commission reviewed the procedure regarding events which
trigger the opening of the Emergency Operations Center. This was
discussed in the context of the flooding last October.
Commissioner Remblake discussed hand-held portable video equipment
technology and discussion ensued as to possible benefit to the Fire
Department for on-scene use.
I. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at approximately 9:55 a.m.
Next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 7, 2007.
Respectfully submitted by,
Susan L. Levy