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ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING r
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TO: Thomas Dorsey, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Charles P. Mehls, Chairman
COMMITTEE TITLE: Emergency Government Committee
DATE OF MEETING: Tuesday; January 12, 1999
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION: Emergency Government Conference Room
Government Center, Hudson
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING OPEN
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
OLD BUSINESS
1) Internet and E-Mail Update
2) Status of Auxiliary Power for Ag Center
NEW BUSINESS
1) Introduction of New Committee Member
2) FFY (Federal Fiscal Year) '99 1st Quarter Plan-of-Work
3) Approve December Bills
4) Director's Report
5) Public Comments
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: Jack Colvard, Emergency Government PHONE #3864719/3864718
DATE: December 30, 1998
Copies to: County Board Office Committee Members
County Clerk News Media/Notice Board
MINUTES
Emergency Government Committee
January 12, 1999
PRESENT: Chuck Mehls, Arthur Jacobson, John Mortensen, Bob Boche -
County Board; Jack Colvard - Emergency Government; Bruce
Brantner - Emergency Communications; Donna Jean Weber -
Salvation Army.
Chairman Mehls called the meeting' to order at 9:00 a.m. The agenda was
adopted on a Jacobson/Mortensen MOTION.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: February 11, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.
After review, Minutes from the December 21, 1998 meeting were approved
on a Mortensen/Boche MOTION.
NEW BUSINESS
1) Chairman Mehls welcomed Supervisor Boche to the Committee.
Supervisor Boche was a member of the Committee during his term as
County Board Chairman.
OLD BUSINESS
1) Internet and E-Mail Update:
Colvard informed the Committee that internet and E-mail has been
approved for the department. This will be installed as soon as
computer services has the time to do it.
2) Auxiliary Power for Ag Center
There was discussion of the Ag. Center's need for an auxiliary
generator in order to bring Supervisor Boche up to date on the
installing of the Emergency Government's generator at the facility.
Also, the limitations of the generator were identified, due to its
output of only 15 kw.
NEW BUSINESS, continued
2) FFY 99 (Federal Fiscal Year)- 1st Quarter Plan of Work
Colvard distributed a copy of the quarterly letter that he has to
submit to the State, outlining the quarter's plan of work
activities the department must complete in order to meet grant
requirements.
3) Approve December Bills
After review and discussion, the bills were approved on a
Mortensen/Boche MOTION.
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4) Director's Report
Colvard informed the Committee that the total grant and training
reimbursed monies received by the department totaled $61,066.12 for
the calendar year of 1998-. ' So far, for this year the County has
been awarded $1007 for training classes to be presented in 1999.
On January 6, 1999, Colvard met with Weber and Terri Leece of the
Salvation Army, in order to discuss their roles and resources in
cooperation with Emergency Government and the Red Cross. Another
meeting is planned in February to include representatives of the
St. Croix Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross.
Emergency Government has received a check for damage assistance for
the City of New Richmond for $6,806.50. This will be presented to
the City by Chairman Tom Dorsey.
Sue Nelson, Chair, of the Safety and Security Team sent out a
letter requesting comments and concerns of the employees. Colvard
submitted the concerns addressed by his secretary and the U.S.
Marshal for panic alarms in the department. Also, the
recommendation of the use of. badges to identify employees.
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5) Public Comments
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Weber commented on the meeting that took place with Emergency
Government and outlined Salvation Army activities in the County,
for the Committee. She also is going to attend a State sponsored
course on Evacuation Planning through Emergency Management on
February 1-2, 1999 at Fort McCoy.
Mehls requested that Colvard try and see if he can obtain a list
from Wisconsin Central identifying how many and how much hazardous
materials were transported via Wisconsin Central through the City
of New Richmond in 1998.` He would like to use this information for
municipal planning.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 a.m. on a Mortensen/Jacobson
MOTION.
Respectfully submitted,
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Arthur Jac o son, Secretary
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