HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving GIS Coordinator, Ben McConville's Participation on the State of Iowa Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team RESOLUTION NO. 20-388
RESOLUTION APPROVING GIS COORDINATOR,
BEN MCCONVILLE'S PARTICIPATION ON THE STATE OF IOWA
TYPE III ALL-HAZARDS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, Public Works staff member Ben McConville, GIS Coordinator, has been
participating as a member of the Iowa Homeland Security's (HLS) Type III All-Hazards Incident
Management Team(IAIMT) since 2010; and,
WHEREAS, the IAIMT is one of HLS's special teams and made up of state, local, and
federal employees from across the state; and,
WHEREAS,the team's purpose is to stand ready to provide on-scene incident management
support during incidents or events that exceed a jurisdiction's capacity, and the team trains and
operates under the National Incident Management System(NIMS) and Incident Command System
(ICS) framework; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. McConville currently serves as the GIS/Situation Unit Leader within the
Planning section and his membership requires employers to sign a Memorandum of Understanding
stating their support for employee involvement; and,
WHEREAS, there are no direct costs to the City,but this entails approving employee leave
for quarterly meetings and at least one multi-day training event annually; and,
WHEREAS, if deployed, either Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or the
State assumes responsibility for costs associated with the deployment including medical, work-
related injury, travel,benefits, and employee wages; and,
WHEREAS, salary and benefits are reimbursed to the City for time actively deployed; and,
WHEREAS, since IMT's inception,the City has supported up to four City staff from Police,
Fire, and Public Works participating on the IMT, most of whom also fill roles in the City's
Emergency Operations Center.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the approval of Ben McConville, GIS Coordinator,participation on the State of Iowa Type III
All-Hazards Incident Management Team is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 28`' day of July, 2020.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28t'day of July, 2020.