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Resolution to Appoint A New Emergency Management Director and Establish the Line of Succession to the Emergency Management Director for the City of Ann Arbor
Memorandum
Section 1:326 of the Ann Arbor City Code vest the Mayor with the appointment of the Emergency Management Director for the City of Ann Arbor. Recent changes in the Safety Services Area staffing assignments and structure necessitate the need for changes in the Office of Emergency Management structure.
The attached Resolution appoints Sergeant Edward Dreslinski, PEM to succeed Lt. Myron Blackwell as Emergency Management Director. Sgt. Dreslinski has many years of incident command experience with the Police Department and received his Professional Emergency Management (PEM) Certification from the Michigan State Police Emergency Management & Homeland Security Division in September 2005.
The attached Resolution also appoints the following assistant to serve and assist the Emergency Management Director and in the absence or unavailability of the Emergency Management Director, in order of precedence named, assume the duties of the Director on an interim basis: Lucy Teets, Lt. Myron Blackwell, Mary Joan Fales, Matthew Naud, Matthew Schroeder and Andrew Box. All of the named assistants, with the exception of Matthew Naud, have received Professional Emergency Management Certification.
Staff
Sponsor: Mayor Hieftje
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Whereas, The Emergency Preparedness Act, Public Act 390 of 1976, as amended (“the Act”), authorizes the City to provide for the mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery from natural and human-made disasters;
Whereas, City Council has adopted Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordinances to comply with the requirements of the Act and ensure complete and efficient utilization of all City resources during periods of disaster or emergency;
Whereas, The Mayor acts as required by the Act and Section 1:327 of the Code as the Director of emergency services forces of the City ...
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