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(Adopted February 15, 1994)
Mission: We are an organization founded to create a forum of Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) throughout Alaska dedicated to improving communication and cooperation between LEPCs to enhance our local, regional and statewide disaster planning efforts. We will work together to discuss issues of relevance to our efforts, to develop methods to present all of our positions accurately to the state government and others when we deem it necessary, and to help each other when possible. Membership: All LEPCs within Alaska are members unless they officially request not to belong to our organization. LEPCs still forming, representing a distinct area in the state, will be considered full members of the Association. LEPC Association Representation: The chair of any LEPC, or their designated representative, may represent that LEPC at any LEPC Association meeting, with voting rights. Each LEPC will have one vote. LEPC Association Structure: We will elect by majority vote, by those present, one Chair, one Vice-Chair, and one Secretary/Treasurer for the Association. Officers will be reaffirmed by a vote of confidence prior to each State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) meeting. Officers will be authorized to speak for the organization. LEPC Association Positions: Votes will be taken on issues, when appropriate, among the LEPCs which are in attendance at any meeting. There is no quorum requirement. When opinions are unanimous, it will be so stated, with a detail of which LEPCs were officially involved in the vote. When there is dissent, both opinions will be presented, with a breakdown of which LEPCs favor which opinions. Copies of the minutes will be forwarded to all LEPCs after any Association meeting. LEPCs not represented at any meeting will have an opportunity to add a dissenting opinion or agree with the group, if they wish to do so when they receive the minutes, in a timely fashion. Nothing within our Association is intended to decrease the rights of all LEPCs to represent their opinions whenever they deem it necessary, and, in fact, all LEPCs are encouraged to do so. LEPC Association Meetings: To be held prior to the tri-annual SERC meetings, with time on the agenda allocated to discussion of any items on the SERC agenda of significance to the LEPCs. Teleconferences will be held whenever any LEPC feels it is important to do so. Meetings will be consistent with the Open Meetings Act and its requirements, according to state law. |
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