Board of Commissioners

Town of Swansboro Board of Commissioners Emergency Operations Center Committee April 14, 2022, Joint Special Meeting Board of Commissioners in attendance: Mayor John Davis, Mayor Pro Tem Frank Tursi, Commissioner Pat Turner, Commissioner Harry PJ Pugliese, Commissioner Larry Philpott, Mayor Pro Tem Tursi, and Commissioner Jeffrey Conaway. Emergency Center Operations Committee members in attendance: Laurent Meilleur, Dusty Rhodes, Roy Herrick, Junior Freeman, Russ Davis, Jennifer Ansell, Paula Webb, David Degnan. Alex Wood and Ken Jackson were absent. ********************************** Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 5:30 pm. Mayor Davis led the Pledge of Allegiance. The purpose of the meeting was for the Board and the Committee to discuss, determine, and/or establish a direction for the committee. Mayor Davis welcomed the committee members. He requested that an additional member be added, Brenda Pugliese. All board members were in favor. Board members shared their desires/concerns, summarized as follows: • Location is important o Keeping distance from downtown in mind • Spend the funds wisely – exceeding budget will not be supported • Explore options o Update current buildings o Build a new building o Partner with other agencies o EOC only or Public Safety Building with EOC • Provide options with pros and cons • If Public Safety Building, equipment must be protected • Consider a consultant • View other area EOC’s Committee members introduced themselves and provided details on how their background would be of benefit to the committee. The committee agreed to hold a special meeting the last week of April. Members would be contacted by email with details on dates available. Adjournment On a motion by Commissioner Philpott, seconded by Commissioner Conaway the meeting adjourned at 6:39 pm. Page 1 of 1