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Kenosha County board approves slate of reappointments to local Emergency Planning Commission
Summary
The Kenosha County Board of Supervisors approved a series of reappointments to the Kenosha County Local Emergency Planning Commission, voting unanimously on most nominees and recording two abstentions on two appointments because a supervisor said the candidate is their direct supervisor.
Kenosha County supervisors on Feb. 18 approved a package of reappointments to the Kenosha County Local Emergency Planning Commission, endorsing local fire and environmental officials to continue serving on the advisory body.
The board moved through Resolutions 164–170 after Judiciary and Law Enforcement Committee recommendations. The appointments include Chief Craig Repke of the Pleasant Prairie Fire Department, Assistant Chief Aaron Longrie of the Pleasant Prairie Fire Department, Carter Hansen, Jeff Zampante, Mark Melotich (name varies in the record), Dave Giordano and Andrew Minor.
Why it matters: the Local Emergency Planning Commission helps coordinate county-level emergency preparedness and response among municipal fire departments, public health and private-sector partners.
Supervisor Franco moved Resolution 164 to reappoint Chief Craig Repke; Supervisor Gray seconded. During discussion one supervisor said they would abstain "because he serves as my supervisor," and added, "I fully support Chief Repke's appointment." That resolution passed by roll call, 17 yes and 1 abstain.
Resolution 165, to reappoint Assistant Chief Aaron Longrie, likewise passed 17 yes and 1 abstain after a supervising member cited the same conflict of interest and again stated support for the nominee.
Subsequent reappointments (Resolutions 166–170) were bundled by motion and approved unanimously. The transcript identifies roles for several appointees: Carter Hansen (environmental director, EMCO Chemical Distributors, LLC), Jeff Zampante (Media and Communications Coordinator, Community State Bank), a Mark Melotich/Malotak (identified as an environmental health manager for Kenosha County Public Health in the record), Dave Giordano (executive director, Root Pike Watershed Initiative Network) and Andrew Minor (plant director, Rust-Oleum).
A motion to combine Resolutions 167 through 170 was made during the meeting and passed to expedite consideration; each reappointment was then approved as part of the grouped vote.
The board did not record any objections to the nominees beyond the two abstentions tied to professional relationships. Committee reports in the record show that the Judiciary and Law Enforcement Committee voted unanimously to recommend each appointee.
The board took no further policy action on the commission appointments during the meeting.
Next steps: the newly reappointed members will serve on the Kenosha County Local Emergency Planning Commission as specified by the county and state statutes governing local emergency planning.
