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BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS INFORMATION FORM

Name of Board/Commission Emergency Management Advisory Council Date 3/24/09
Authority for Creation The Emergency Management Advisory Council was created by joint resolutions adopted by the City Council on November 16, 1951, and by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners on December 3, 1951.
Purpose/Function The purpose of the Advisory Council is to advise City and County officials on civil preparedness matters, to recommend the annual budget, and to recommend nominees to the Mayor and Chairman of the County Commissioners to fill Advisory Council vacancies.
Method of Appointment Six members are appointed by the City Council upon the recommendation of the Mayor. Six members are appointed by the Forsyth County Commissioners upon nomination by the Chairman. An ex-officio member is appointed to represent the following organizations: the City Council, Forsyth County Commissioners, Kernersville Board of Aldermen, League of Women Voters, Forsyth Northwest Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Emergency Management Director.
Number of Members Twelve members and six ex-officio members
Terms of Office Three years
Meeting Date and Time Second Wednesday of January, March, May, July, September, and November - 3:00 p.m.
Chief Staff Person
Melton Sadler
Title
Emergency Management Director
Telephone Number
767-6161


Current Membership - Emergency Management Advisory Council
Name Race/Gender Term Expiration
City Council Appointments
Arjun B. Chatterjee BeM 2 9/09
Charles Timothy Davis WM 1 9/10
Duane Evans WM 1 9/09
Alejandro Hortal-Sanchez HM 1 9/10
Kim Nguyen

VAF

1 9/11
Vacant
County Appointments
Linda Booth WF 2 9/09
Henry Banks BM 1 9/09
Shawn Cline WM 1 9/10
Christopher Langham WM 1 9/11
David Saunders WM     1 9/10
Marsha Sucharski WF 2 9/11

Ex-Officio Members

William Mangan, American Red Cross Emergency Services Director
Keith Mason, Kernersville Alderman
Molly Leight, City Council Member Representative
Melton J. Sadler, Emergency Management Director
Gloria Whisenhunt, Forsyth County Commissioner
League of Women Voters, Vacant

(BeM – Bengali Male)
(VAF - Vietnamese American Female)

Special Notes:

  *0= Filling unexpired term of more than 50% of term.
**0= Filling unexpired term of less than 50% of term (less than one year).