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Commissioners remove emergency director and promote deputy after no-confidence vote; EMA reports storm damage
Summary
Following an Emergency Management Advisory Council no-confidence vote, commissioners voted to remove the executive director and appointed Deputy Director Cory Kissik as executive director, contingent on a revised job description. Kissik and emergency management staff also reported widespread storm damage and revisions to siren activation protocols.
Delaware County commissioners voted June 15 to remove the emergency management executive director after the Emergency Management Advisory Council registered a vote of no confidence. The board unanimously approved a motion to place Deputy Director Cory Kissik into the executive director role, contingent on a review and amendment of the job description and Kissik’s signature on the amended description.
"Mr. Kissig is very qualified for that. He's been running that department exceptionally well since March," a commissioner said during the motion discussion. Commissioners praised the department's recent response to storms and requested changes to the job description to add protections and clarified duties.
Kissik and staff described a severe thunderstorm event on June 11 that produced straight-line winds of 70–80 mph in parts of the county. Damage assessments completed with the National Weather Service recorded one destroyed structure, 11 major and 21 minor residential damages, and additional commercial impacts. Cory Kissik said the emergency operations center was activated during the event and staff conducted damage assessments and coordination with ESF partners.
The board also discussed whether to activate tornado sirens for National Weather Service 'destructive thunderstorm' tags; staff said they are revising policies and will consider additional public-notification steps. Commissioners asked for after-action reporting and confirmation of policy changes at a future meeting.
