Emergency Management

Emergency Management is a coordinated effort involving local, state, and federal government agencies as well as volunteer organizations and businesses. Within an integrated emergency management framework, these entities assist citizens and their communities to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and eliminate or reduce the effects of natural, manmade, civil, and technological emergencies and disasters.

Iowa Code states that each county shall form an Emergency Management Commission and that the commission shall consist of a member of the Board of Supervisors, the Sheriff or the Sheriff’s representative, and the mayor or the mayor’s representative from each city within the county. The commission members are the operations liaison officers between their jurisdiction and the commission.

Furthermore, Iowa Code states that the Commission shall appoint a Coordinator. The coordinator oversees the day-to-day activities of the office and fulfills the planning, training, and exercise requirements outlined in Iowa Code.  Per Iowa Code 29C, the Emergency Management Commission is a municipality. The appointed coordinator reports directly to the designated jurisdiction representatives who comprise the Emergency Management Commission.

Representation for Clayton County consists of designated individuals from:

• Clayton
• Edgewood
• Elkader
• Elkport
• Farmersburg
• Garber
• Garnavillo
• Guttenberg
• Littleport
• Luana
• Marquette
• McGregor
• Monona
• North Buena Vista
• Osterdock
• Saint Olaf
• Strawberry Point
• Volga
• Sheriff
• Board of Supervisor

Contact the Emergency Management Office for specific information regarding the representative from your jurisdiction.