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Essex board adopts remote participation policy, names emergency-management officials and emergency-operations plan

Essex County Board of Supervisors · January 15, 2026
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Summary

The board adopted Resolution 26-003 (remote participation policy), appointed Rob Akers director of emergency management, named Kyle Durham coordinator/chief of emergency services and Mitchell West Packet deputy coordinator, and adopted Resolution 26-004, the county's emergency operations plan.

At its Jan. 13 meeting the Essex County Board of Supervisors approved a set of governance and emergency-management items, including a remote participation policy, multiple appointments and an updated emergency operations plan.

The board unanimously…

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