McHenry County Local Emergency Planning Committee met Aug. 19.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
Welcome – Robert Ellsworth/EMA Chief Deputy
Attending – Patrick Finlon, Mark Jenkins, Rachel Mintle, Lisa Anderson, Paul DeRaedt, Ed Markison, Tom Smith, Christina Loomis, Jackie Speciale, Alicia Schueller, David Christensen, Bob Ellsworth, Bob Leracz, Robin Gibbs
Approval of Minutes – No quorum
Public Comment – None
FOIA’s /Incidents – None
IEMA Annual Report – Report of 2020 meetings and membership was submitted
American’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 Webinar – Bob Ellsworth attended this webinar; focus was to provide community water systems (CWS’s) with hazardous chemical inventory data and to further educate LEPC’s on the best practices; intended for facilities that have chemicals on site that have the possibility of getting into the water system.
Membership Review – Still looking to fill all positions; if you know anyone who could be a good fit to fill please let us know. Submit your membership application for yourself or someone else to the EMA office; see application attached.
Chemical Emergency Response Plan – Working with our Regional Coordinator on any comments or concerns before submission.
Bylaws – Before submitting to the County Board for final approval, we will need to fill the outlined positions (Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Secretary). Please consider filling one of these positions.
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