Emergency Services Advisory Committee
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Overview
The Emergency Services Advisory Committee in Lennox & Addington is actively shaping the safety of your community.
Mandate
The mandate of the County of Lennox & Addington Emergency Services Advisory Committee is to advise the Council of the County of Lennox & Addington regarding the coordination of emergency services and emergency management programs within the County and its four lower-tier municipalities.
- More specifically, the Emergency Services Advisory Committee will advise County Council regarding:
- Policies related to emergency planning and preparedness, public education and the selection of programs and projects;
- Matters related to the periodic review, revising and testing of the County’s Emergency Plan and its linkage with the Emergency Plans for the County’s four constituent lower-tier municipalities;
- Matters related to the provision of 9-1-1 service and the periodic revisions of the County mapping database and GIS information;
- Matters related to communication systems and their linkages within the County;
- Matters related to the overall preparedness of the County and its four constituent lower-tier municipalities to address and mitigate the effects of emergencies;
- Matters related to the broader alerting and advisement protocols in order to ensure notification of an impending, potential or existing emergency situation.
Membership
The County of Lennox & Addington Emergency Services Advisory Committee will be comprised of eight (8) members as follows:
- One representative from Lennox & Addington County General Hospital
- One representative from the Ontario Provincial Police
- One representative from Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health
- One representative from each of the County’s four constituent lower-tier municipalities
- One representative from the County of Lennox & Addington
General Information
Meetings will be chaired by the County of Lennox & Addington representative.
Meetings will be held two times a year, as required, or at the call of the chairperson. An agenda for the meeting will be circulated in advance and a record of the proceedings will be maintained.
A report outlining the recommendations of the Emergency Services Advisory Committee will be filed at the next regularly scheduled meeting of County Council.
A quorum will consist of more than 50% of the membership. A majority vote of members present will be used to reach a decision on a matter.
The Emergency Services Advisory Committee may establish sub-committees or special project task forces as required. The sub-committees may utilize volunteers from outside of the committee membership to provide additional expertise and support as may be required.
