Huron Expositor, 2017-03-29, Page 7Shaun Gregory/Huron Expositor
Marty Bedard, the Fire Chief for Huron East said, "we're not sure what responsibilities
each municipality is going to have," relating to the new hiring of a County Emergency
Management Coordinator.
Huron East curious to what responsibilities
they have following the hiring of County
Emergency Management Coordinator
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
The County of Huron is projected to
hire a full-time County Emergency
Management Coordinator (CEMC)
employee for the entire region, leaving
Huron East wondering what duties
each municipality's obligations are.
When legislation passed in 2002, it was
in the hands of each council to create a
program catering to a potential CEMC,
but instead most municipalities left their
present staff to inherit such duties.
For Huron East, those responsibilities
were given to their fire chief, Marty
Bedard, who has held this position
since 2003.
At a Huron East council meeting
March 21, Huron East Mayor Bernie
MacLellan asked Bedard if he under-
stood what was expected in the future
from each lower -tier borough following
the filled position.
"We're not sure what responsibilities
each municipality is going to have," stated
Bedard by phone, a day after council.
Previously, this position was dubbed
to be part-time, the County however
felt a longing for a "level of consistency"
across Huron County, especially with
the emergency planning side of it,
according to a document provided by
Huron East.
Although the County is set to employ
a CEMC, Bedard mentioned that each
council is obliged to have an alternate
coordinator, which he said is pointing
towards him.
"I will probably be that person
because I have all the training."
The role of a fire chief has changed a lot
in the last decade, said Bedard, meaning
there is "more stuff downloaded to us."
But he said the CEMC protocol has
levelled off.
According to Huron East this new
position will be minor in terms of
impacting the budget.
Municipality of
Huron East
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