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Rutland-region emergency committee elects new chair and advances regional recovery planning
Summary
At a recent meeting, the Rutland Regional Emergency Management Committee appointed Mike Jones as chair and Jan Sedrakis as vice chair, named Pete Mantello and Tom Johnson to regional representative roles, and discussed forming a Rutland Regional Disaster Cooperative to coordinate long-term recovery and preparedness after July flooding.
The Rutland Regional Emergency Management Committee (REMC) approved its agenda and minutes and moved to several organizational appointments before turning to regional recovery planning. Members voted to appoint Mike Jones as chair and Jan Sedrakis as vice chair and approved Pete Mantello as the Thyra SPR representative and Tom Johnson as the integrated preparedness and planning workshop representative.
Maggie, who circulated the agenda and led the meeting, outlined ongoing state-level conversations prompted by the July 23 flooding about standing up longer-term recovery structures. She said the Central Region already uses a regional recovery officer and that the state recovery officer, Doug Farnham, would be the umbrella for any regional network. "We are lifting the Rutland Regional Disaster…
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