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17-R-02 - Appointing Members to the Alamo Area Council of governments Regional Emergency Prepardness CommitteeRESOLUTION NO. 17 -R -02 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS REGIONAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH WHEREAS, Membership in AACOG is open to all governmental units in the 13- county Alamo area planning region. A governmental unit is any county, city, town, village, authority, district, or other political subdivision of the State of Texas. WHEREAS, ACCOG members are allowed to appoint a representative to the Regional Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council ( REPAC); and WHEREAS, REPAC members meet monthly to review, draft, and approve regional emergency strategic plans, Threat, Hazard Identification Risk Assessments (THIRA), and the State Preparedness Report; and WHEREAS, REPAC members meet annually to set regional homeland security priorities of funding for projects applying for the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant; and WHEREAS, the City staff of the City of Schertz (the "City ") has recommended that the City of Schertz have representation on the Regional Emergency Preparedness Advisory Committee by appointing members of the Fire, Police and EMS Departments; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to appoint Police Lieutenant, Thad Siwecki, as first alternate, to replace Police Lieutenant, John Correu as the City's representative to serve on REPAC. Assistant Fire Chief, Kade Long will remain as the primary representative, and EMS Operations Manager, Toni Bradford, will remain as the second alternate member. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT: Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the appointment of Police Lieutenant, Thad Siwecki, as first alternate, to replace Police Lieutenant, John Correu as the City's representative to serve on REPAC. Assistant Fire Chief, Kade Long will remain as the primary representative, and EMS Operations Manager, Toni Bradford, will remain as the second alternate member Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a part of the judgment and findings of the City Council. Section 3. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein. Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America. Section 5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid provision. Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended. Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage, and it is so resolved. PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 7th day of February, 2017. ATTEST: City Secretary, Brenda definis (CITY SEAL) CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS Michael R. Carpenter, Mayor -2- r Michael R. Carpenter Mayor February 07, 2017 Ms. Marcela T. Medina Public Safety Director The Alamo Area Council of Governments 8700 Tesoro Drive San Antonio TX 78217 Dear Ms. Medina: CITY HALL, SCHERTZ This memo appoints Police Lieutenant Thad Siwecki, of the Schertz Police Department as a replacement to Police Lieutenant, John Correu as the City's first alternate member to serve on the Alamo Area Council of Government's Regional Emergency Preparedness Board (REPAC). Appointed members are authorized to execute any and all necessary actions on behalf of the City of Schertz to promote homeland security and "all hazards" preparedness within the region. ;4ael R. Carpenter, Mayor Community. Service. Opportunity. 1400 Schertz Parkway Schertz, Texas 78154 210- 619 -1040