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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
REQUESTING A HEARING OF THE COOK COUNTY HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act (20 ILCS 3305/10, Cook Country Ordinance created the Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) to coordinate the efforts of the County to develop, plan, analyze, conduct, provide, implement and maintain programs for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery within the County and with private organizations, other political subdivisions, the State and federal governments, established; and
WHEREAS, DHSEM is tasked, among other things, with the preparation of an emergency operations plan in the event of an emergency, such as inclement weather, domestic terrorism, or hazardous contaminations; and
WHEREAS, numerous security threats and disasters, both natural and man-made, have frequently occurred throughout the last year in the United States, and internationally, causing for an increased security awareness and the need to be adequately prepared to respond to such threats and disasters; and
WHEREAS, DHSEM deploys assets to municipalities in response to incidents, trains municipalities on disaster preparedness issues and maintains an Emergency Operations Center to respond to threats; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners hereby requests meeting of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Committee be convened to update the Commissioners on the Department's plans, activities, and preventative measures in the event of an emergency in Cook County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby request that a meeting of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Committee be convened; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Executive Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management appear before the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Committee and be prepa...
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