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Linn County risk management cites vandalism at winter overflow shelter, plans drills and surveillance coordination
Summary
Risk Management Director Steve Esison told the board April 15 that the county has seen vandalism and copper theft at the winter overflow shelter since it ceased operations April 1, and that risk staff are coordinating with law enforcement, EMA partners and county departments on surveillance, emergency action plans and upcoming drills.
Steve Esison, Risk Management Director, told the Linn County Board of Supervisors on April 15 that risk staff are updating and communicating emergency action plans and expect to run spring severe-weather drills and fall fire drills.
Esison said county staff have logged repeated vandalism at the winter overflow shelter after the shelter ended active operations on April 1. "We're having some folks break in and take copper and damage like AC units and those types of things," he said, and added that county staff and local law enforcement (CRPD) have increased surveillance and night drive-bys in the area.
Esison said the county is evaluating options to "harden the facility a little bit, so you can't get in or out" when it is vacant. He also reported a vehicle-damage incident in the satellite public-health parking lot that the sheriff's office is reviewing for possible surveillance footage. Risk management also handles liability waivers and certificates of insurance for property-use requests that are routed through the technical review committee.
Esison said risk staff have been coordinating with Emergency Management Agency partners and county departments on state-led programs that affect county EMA work. He noted ongoing assistance in planning and logistics for events such as mock trials (a mock trial for Linn-Mar middle school is scheduled for May 19) and said he will speak on a Leadership Iowa panel on disaster recovery and resilience on May 1.
The board asked clarifying questions about shelter hardening and surveillance; Esison said staff will continue to coordinate with law enforcement and report back on options.
