An Emergency Management official identified in the record as Speaker 2 told the committee that the office is continuing credentialing work and an emergency operations plan review, and that it will host a FEMA training course and a homeland security exercise at the EOC Training Room and the Stephenson County Courthouse.

Speaker 2 said the training will include a senior-officials overview for executives, elected and appointed officials, and that the overview will be held on a Saturday in March (exact date to be scheduled). The official also said the office participated in Starcom 21 and is finalizing details for the exercise and training series.

On grant funding, Speaker 2 said the county has not yet applied for the EMPG locally and that $22,364.21 is invoiced and approved at the state level but has not been sent to the county. "We still have not applied for that... we have $22,364.21 that is invoiced and approved, but has not been sent from the state to us," the official said.

Speaker 2 added that the EMA office has been tasked with working with the Stephenson County Courthouse to rewrite its continuity of operations plan, noting the last plan was updated in 2010 and that state legislation required an update by this year. The EMA office said it will oversee courthouse departments in rewriting the plan.

No formal action was taken; these were informational updates and the EMA official requested to return with scheduled dates once finalized.