1 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT COURSE MODULE 1: STATE GOVERNANCE

2 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Iowa Code 29C

3 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Iowa Code 29C 29C.3 Proclamation of state of public disorder by governor. – 4. A – I specifies powers 29C.6 Proclamation of disaster emergency by governor. – Activates response/recovery plans – Allows debris removal on private lands with owner approval

4 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Iowa Code 29C 29C.6 Proclamation of disaster emergency by governor (continued). – Pay up to 25% of Federal Grants, 29C.6.17.b requires Emergency Ops Plan – Suspend regulatory statues – Allows use of state resources – Direct evacuations and evac routes – Control ingress/egress from disaster area

5 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Iowa Code 29C 29C.8 Powers and duties of director – Approve/support specialty teams (more in Iowa Administrative Code) 29C.20A Disaster aid individual assistance grant fund – Income less than 200% Fed poverty level – Up to $5,000 – Reimbursement for specified expenses 29C.21 Emergency management assistance compact.

6 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Iowa Admin Code 605 Chapter Rule making and implementation Chapter 8 – Grants Chapter 10 – E911 Chapter 12 – Response Teams (next slide) Chapter 15 – Mass Notification Chapter 100 – LEPC

7 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Response Teams B-SAFE (Building Safety Assessment and Failure Evaluation) Team Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Bomb Squad) Incident Management Team (IMT) Region IV Disaster Saw Team Search and Rescue (Iowa Task Force 1) Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)/HazMat

8 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Other Iowa Code

9 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Chapter 21 Open Meetings 21.2 Definition – Gov’t Body = Commission – Meeting = in person or by electronic means, formal or informal, with majority, conducting policy-making

10 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Chapter 21 Open Meetings 21.4 Public Notice – Notice of time and location – Tentative Agenda – …reasonably calculated to apprise the public – Must inform media if notice requested – Less than 24 hours notice or in place not convenient to public….reason must be in minutes

11 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Chapter 21 Open Meetings 21.7 Conduct….public may use camera’s and recording devices 21.8 Electronic meetings – Only where meeting in person is impossible or impractical – Gov’t body provides public access to conversation to extent reasonably possible – Must have minutes

12 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Chapter 22 Open Records 22.1 Definitions – Government Body = ‘political subdivisions’ – Public Record = records, docs, tape, or other information 22.7 Confidential Records – Personal Information – Information concerning security … emergency procedures …shall only apply to information held by a government body that has adopted a rule or policy identifying the specific records…

13 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Chapter 28E 28E.1 Purpose: Permit state and local gov’t to make efficient use of powers…to co-operate in other ways of mutual aid. 28E.4 Agreement With Other Agencies: Requires…appropriate action by ordinance, resolution or otherwise before agreement enters into force

14 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Chapter 28E 28E.5 Specification 28E.8 Filing with Sec of State

15 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Other Chapters of Iowa Code Chapter 30 – Chemical Emergencies Chapter 455 – Natural Resources Chapter 34 – E 911 Budgeting – Chapter 24 Local Budgets – Chapter 331 Home Rule - Section 424 subsection 1 – Special Levy Chapter 670 Tort Liability of Gov’t Section – Commission is defined as a municipality for tort (civil lawsuits)

16 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Legislative Processes

17 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Legislative process

18 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course

19 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Follow up? Task book Mentor Further Training – Fundamental of Emergency Management Academy

20 Iowa Emergency Management Association Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Emergency Management Program Development Course Module 1: Governance Questions Comments Suggestions