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
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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