Board discusses formalizing Emergency Preparedness Committee into an Emergency Management Department
Trustees discussed a proposal to give the Emergency Preparedness Committee more structure by creating a non‑paid Emergency Management Department for succession planning, grant eligibility, and improved interagency coordination; Eric (S3) outlined the proposal and said legal review is underway.
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Chair (S2) introduced a proposal to convert the village’s existing Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC) into a formally structured Emergency Management Department. The aim, he said, is not to add salaries or bureaucracy but to create a chain of command, succession planning, and a clearer structure to improve grant competitiveness and joint agency response.
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