2009/05/13 Council Agenda Packet

member of the Statewide Committee. Further, the Statewide Committee also 2 may include as non-voting members representatives from the Washington 3 State Department of.Health Office of Drinking Water, Washington State 4 Department of Ecology, Washington State Emergency Management Division, 5 Rural Community Assistance Corporation, Evergreen Rural Water of 6 Washington, Washington State Public Health Laboratory, EPA Region 10, 7 Washington Association of Sewer and Water Districts, and the Washington 8 PUD Association. Under the leadership of a Statewide Committee Chair 9 elected by majority vote of the voting members of the Statewide Committee, 10 the Statewide Committee shall plan and coordinate emergency planning and 11 response activities for the Network. 12 13 C. Members' administrative activities shall be voluntary and members shall not 14 be required to finance the administration of the Network, nor shall the Network 1s hold real or personal property. 16 17 18 ARTICLE IV 19 PROCEDURES 20 21 In coordination with the Regional Committees, and emergency management and 22 public health systems of the State, the Statewide Committee shall develop and 23 adopt operational and planning procedures for the Network that are consistent 24 with this Agreement. The Statewide Committee shall review these procedures at 25 least annually and shall update them as needed. 26 27 28 ARTICLE V 29 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE 30 31 A. Member Information: Promptly after executing this Agreement, the signatory 32 Member shall deliver the following to the Statewide Committee: (1) a certified 33 copy of the action of Member's governing body that authorized the signing of 34 this Ageement and (2) an original signed Agreement. Each Member shall 35 identify an Authorized Official and one alternate Authorized Official. Each 36 Member shall provide current 24-hour contact information for its Authorized 37 Officials to the Statewide Committee, which shall maintain a current list of all 38 Members and the contact information for their Authorized Officials. The 39 Statewide Committee shall provide to all Members an updated version of this 40 list annually and whenever there is an addition or withdrawal of a Member 41 and whenever there is a change of Authorized Officials' contact information. 42 43 B. Request for Assistance. In the event of an Emergency, a Member's 44 Authorized Official may request mutual aid and assistance from Members Mutual Aid and Assistance Agreement for Washington State WARN 3-12