Clayton County, Iowa

EMA Minutes - February 8, 2011

CLAYTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

MEETING MINUTES

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The meeting convened at 7:00 P.M. at the Clayton County Law Enforcement Center’s Training Room outside Elkader, Iowa.
Those in attendance included Michael Tschirgi (Sheriff’s Office); Gary Bowden (Board of Supervisors); Robert Pope (Strawberry Point); Robert Ludovissy (North Buena Vista); Jerry Schrader (Luana); Margaret Corlett (Farmersburg); Jim Fannon (Edgewood); Jerry Gamm (Elkader); Lynette Sander (McGregor); Dan Bickel (Marquette); Bill Crandall (Volga). Others in attendance included James Gordon (Holy Cross); Donald Riniker (North Buena Vista); Dave Brietbach (North Buena Vista); Joel Biggs (CCEMA).

CALL TO ORDER: BILL CRANDALL (CHAIR)

ROLL CALL OF VOTING MEMBERS: JOEL BIGGS FOR BILL CRANDALL, SIMPLE QUOREM IN ATTENDANCE

APPROVAL OF PAST MINUTES: MOTION TO APPROVE PAST MINUTES PROPOSED BY MARGARET CORLETT (FARMERSBURG) AND SECONDED BY ROBERT POPE (STRAWBERRY POINT). ALL IN ATTENDANCE APPROVED THE PAST MINUTES.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA: MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA PROPOSED BY JERRY GAMM (ELKADER) AND SECONDED BY ROBERT LUDOVISSY (NORTH BUENA VISTA). ALL IN ATTENDANCE APPROVED THE AGENDA.

SUMMARY OF LAST YEARS ACCOMPLISHMENTS: REFERENCING THE COORDINATOR’S PERSONEL ACTIVITY REPORT (PAR) ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE THE CREATION OF FOUR ESF PLANS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL, MULTI-HAZARD PLAN; IMPROVEMENT OF CALL CENTER; SUPERVISION OF A FUNCTIONAL EXERCISE (FAT TIRE EXERCISE); DEVELOPMENT OF A SUCCESSFUL  EMPG (I.E., $26,000) GRANT; INSTALLATION OF RIVER GAUGES ON THE TURKEY AND VOLGA RIVERS AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY; COMPLETION OF 24 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, ETC.

REVIEW OF COORDINATOR SALARY: A HANDOUT WAS PROVIDED TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS BY BILL CRANDALL (CHAIR) INDICATING COMPARATIVE SALARY INFORMATION REGARDING SPECIFIC SALARY LEVELS. DISCUSSION OF A PROPOSAL TO BRING THE COORDINATOR’S SALARY IN LINE WITH NEIGHBORING COORDINATORS AND SPECIFIC CLAYTON COUNTY STAFF INSUED. FOLLOWING THE DISCUSSION, THE CHAIRMAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION  INCREASE THE COORDINATOR’S ANNUAL SALARY TO $35,000 AND HOLD THE SALARY AT THAT LEVEL FOR TWO YEARS.  A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL WAS MADE BY JERRY SCHRADER (LUANA) AND SECONDED BY ROBERT LUDOVISSY (NORTH BUENA VISTA). ALL IN ATTENDANCE APPROVED THE MOTION.

REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF FY’2012 BUDGET (i.e., $64,467): THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FY’2012 WAS PRESENTED TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND DISCUSSED. AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY DAN BICKEL (MARQUETTE) AND SECONDED BY ROBERT POPE (STRAWBERRY POINT) TO APPROVE THE $64,467 EMA BUDGET FOR FY’2012.  THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.

REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF FY’2012 LEVY LEVEL:  A DISCUSSION REGARDING INCREASING THE CURRENT LEVY RATE OF $2.00/RESIDENT BY $.25 OR $.50 PER CAPITA WAS CONSIDERED.  FOLLOWING FURTHER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY DAN BICKEL (MARQUETTE) TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL LEVY RATE TO $2.25 PER CAPITA.  THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY ROBERT POPE (STRAWBERRY POINT).  THE MOTION WAS APPROVED BY ALL IN ATTENDANCE.

ELECTION OF CHAIR FOR FY’2012: A MOTION WAS MADE FOR BILL CRANDALL TO REMAIN AS CHAIRPERSON BY MARGARET CORLETT. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY ROBERT LUDOVISSY (NORTH BUENA VISTA). THE MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.  A MOTION WAS ALSO MADE BY JERRY GAMM (ELKADER) FOR JERRY SCHRADER TO BECOME VICE-CHAIR AND SECONDED BY JIM FANNON (EDGEWOOD).  THE MOTION WAS APPROVED BY ALL IN ATTENDANCE.

OPEN SESSION: JOEL BIGGS DISCUSSED THE POTENTIAL FLOODING THAT COULD TAKE PLACE ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THIS SPRING.  HE INFORMED COMMISSION MEMBERS THAT 100,000 SAND BAGS HAD BE ACQUIRED AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY.  HE ALSO NOTED THAT DISCUSSIONS WERE UNDERWAY WITH THE CORP OF ENGINEERS TO RAISE THE DIKES IN MCGREGOR AND MARQUETTE TO 26 FEET.  IF THE CORP WERE TO AGREE TO THE PROJECT, THE CITIES WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE THE FILL BUT MOST OF THE COST FOR THE PROJECTS   WOULD BE PAID FOR BY THE CORP.

CLOSE OF MEETING: MOTION MADE TO CLOSE THE MEETING BY GARY BOWDEN AND SECONDED BY DAN BICKEL (MARQUETTE).
 
NOTE: COPIES OF THE HANDOUTS PROVIDED TO COMMISSION MEMBERS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE EMA OFFICE AT 100 HIGH STREET, ELKADER, IOWA.

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