Franklin County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
Monday, June 15, 2009
Table 1-1: Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning Team Members Name Gary Kraft Gary Bartolotti Ronald Somers Lena Bennett Billie-Jo Cockrum Gayla Sink Jamie McGrew Zeth Montgomery Kathie Flowers
Title Mayor Mayor Village Trustee Park Ranger Disaster Preparedness Coordinator Administrative Assistant Manager Staff Public Information Officer
Mandy Greger
GIS Specialist
Mark Roderich
Park Ranger
Ronda Koch
Emergency Prep.
Ryan M. Buckingham
Director Administrative Assistant Staff Executive Director President Fireman President Elect President Chief Fireman President Mayor Chief
Samantha Ramicone William Beaty William Dill Dennis Harland Ron Little Pete Witkewiz Burt Lancaster Cletus McBride Las Darnell Martin Buchanan Marion Presley Wes Taylor
Organization
Jurisdiction
City of Benton City of Christopher Village of Ewing US Corp. of Engineers
Benton Christopher Ewing Federal
Franklin Hospital
Franklin County
Franklin County Board
Franklin County
People’s National Bank Franklin County EMA
Franklin County Franklin County
Franklin County EMA
Franklin County
Franklin County Assessor’s Office USACE Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Dept. Franklin County EMA
Franklin County
Franklin County EMA
Franklin County
Franklin County EMA FREDCO Village of North City Coello Fire Dept. Village of Orient Village of Royalton Sesser Fire Protection District Thompsonville C.E.F.P.D. Village of Valier City of West Frankfort West Frankfort Fire Dept.
Franklin County Franklin County North City North City Orient Royalton Sesser Thompsonville Valier West Frankfort West Frankfort
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The Disaster Mitigation Act (DMA) planning regulations and guidance stress that planning team members must be active participants. The Franklin County MHMP committee members were actively involved on the following components: • • • • •
Attending the MHMP meetings Providing available Geographic Information System (GIS) data and historical hazard information Reviewing and providing comments on the draft plans Coordinating and participating in the public input process Coordinating the formal adoption of the plan by the county
An MHMP introductory meeting was held at SIU-C on March 19, 2008. Representatives of Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, and Williamson Counties attended the meeting. John Buechler, MHMP Project Manager from The Polis Center, and Nicholas Pinter, SIU-C Geology, explained the motive behind the MHMP program and answered questions from the participants. Nicholas Pinter, Andy Flor, and Harvey Henson from SIU provided an introduction to hazards, and John Buechler and Dave Coats from The Polis Center provided an overview of HAZUSMH. John Buechler described the timeline and the procedures to take place throughout the
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