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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
AUBURN CITY COUNCIL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 27, 2017
Contact: Danielie Daskam, City Clerk
Phone: 253-931-3037
Email Address: ddaskam@auburnwa.gov
Notice is hereby given that the Auburn City Council wili conduct a special
meeting on Monday, March 6, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. for the purpose of participating
in emergency management training. The Council will discuss emergency
operations center (EOC) operations, the role of elected officials in an emergency,
and how staff operate during an emergency.
This is a training session for the Council. The Council will take no final action at
the special meeting, and no public comment will be received.
The meeting will be held in the EOC located on the third floor of the Annex, 1
East Main Street, Auburn.
AUBURN * MORE THAN YOU IMAGINED
City of Aubum
2017 EOC Staff Training Plan Details
12-19-16
Training for Elected Officials (January)
Handouts for class:
CEMP SA#1 Direction and control, SA1
Support Annexes; 1-5 (Org charts)
1. Training for Elected O�cials (January)
Basic EOG operations, use of DOCs and EOC, general description of our EM
program with a focus on staff involvement. How elected offic.ials fit into the
larger emergency management efforts including 4he Policy Group.
Topics
i. Overview of City Staff involvement
a. All are emergency workers
b. COOP
c. DOC
d. EOC-de.scribe ICS based EOC operations and focus.
e. Each department has basic responsibilities for the four phases
of EM: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery
f. EM Committee-made up of staff from each department, as well
as outside agencies, VRFA, ASD, GRCC, Boeing, AMC, etc.
Provides input into EM plans and for sta�ng EOC.
g. Emergency Management Board, (Policy Group) Mayor, and all
city department heads oversee emergency operations and
provide policy recommenda4ions to the city council during
emergency and recovery periods.
The Emergency Management Board, is chaired by the Mayor
and vice-chaired by the Director of Emergency Management
during non-emergency times. All Department Heads are
members of the Emergency Management Board. The Board's
responsibility is to provide policy recommendations fo the City
Council during emergency and recovery periods and to provide
policy direction for development and maintenance of the
emergency operations plan. During an emergency, the Board is
chaired by the Director of Emergency Management.
h. Director of Emergency Management for the city. Oversight of
EM and serves a§ incident commander for major incidents.
i. City Council will be convened to perForm legislative duties as the
situation demands and shall receive reports relative to EM
activities.
z. How incidents wiil I'ikely occur
a. Incidents and evenfs that build over short time period
b. Incidents and events that hit all at once
c. Examples of departments getting overwhelmed
d. How and when the EOC is activated
e. Who staffs it
f. Components of our EOC (sections, include policy group)
3. Types of issues for the Council
Use SA #1 Direction and Control Pg. 173 M describe
Council responsibilities
a. Establish emergency management policy and
budget, prior to, during, and after an incident
sufficient to fulfill the requirements of the City's
preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery
activities.
b. Forthe duration of an event, maintain liaison with
the EOC Policy Group via the Mayor. Part of the
policy group if requested by Mayor.
c. Communicate tq the EOC via the Mayor, the status
of various neighborhoods and any public concerns
that exist in the City.
d. Communicate to the public only that informa4ion
which is approved by the Mayor or Incident
Commander for dissemination.
e. Attend emergency City Council meetings called by
the Mayor pu�suant to RCW 42.14 and RCW
42.30.070 to conduct urgent business of the City.
f. Provide for the continuity of the legislative branch
and temporarily fill any vacancy of an elected
position by appointment.
g. Upon request of tfie Mayor, host and accompany
VIPs and govemmental officials on tours of the
emergency/disaster area,
4. Mayor
a. Sign proclamations of emergency as warranted by the incident
b. Preserve the continuity of the executive branch of goyernment.
c. Provide for the implementation of planning, including drills and
exercises, for the preparedness of persons and property within
the City in the event of an emergency or disaster.
d. Provide visible leadership in the community, through direct
visits, press conferences, and other means, proViding interviews
to the media as arranged by 4he Public Information O�cer.
e. Host and accompany VIPs and governmental officials on tours
of the emerge.ncy/disaster area.
f. Provicle for the coordination of local, State, Federal, private, and
volunteer organizations and resources before, during, and after
an incident.
g. Provide for the appointment of a Liaison Officer to serve in the
Incident Command structure to act as the point of contact for
outside organiiations and agencies.
h. Approve activation of the EOC as recommended by the Director
of Emergency Management or other staff.
i. Call emergency meetings of the Ciry Council to pass ordinances
and conduct other urgent business pursuant to RCW 42.14 and
RCW 42.30.070.