Department of Emergency Management/Council

Purpose

Staffed by the command personnel of the DEM's various member agencies, the DEM Leadership Council exists to coordinate the efforts of those groups, discuss and define overall policy, resolve inter-agency disputes, and direct the DEM's diplomatic policy (reviewing alliances, partnerships and membership requests). In general, all rules and decisions made on a DEM-wide basis are the purview of the Council. It is intended as a place where the leadership can speak with complete frankness on any subject and act as a set of checks and balances for each other.

Process

In general the Leadership Council strives to reach decisions by overall consensus - if this cannot be reached, the DEM Chairperson is the final arbiter in his or her role as the DEM's chief executive, unless their decision is overturned by a 2/3 supermajority veto of all voting council members. In the absence of a chair (due to retirement, mishap or other circumstances) the Leadership Council assumes command of day to day operation of the DEM pending the selection of a new chair by council election.

Composition

At present the DEM Leadership Council consists of:

	DEM Command DEM Chair DEM Academy Commandant
	Axes High Firsts Among Equals (2)
File:Mci small.png	Malton Central Intelligence MCI Director
	Malton Civil Defense Unit MCDU Ground Forces Commander MCDU Second in Command MCDU Chosen Unit Commander
	Malton Emergency Medical Service MEMS Chief Medical Officer MEMS Assistant Chief Medical Officer
	Malton Fire Department MFD Fire Chief MFD Assistant Fire Chief MFD Battalion Chiefs (2)
	Malton Forensics Unit MFU Chief of Forensics MFU Head Coroners (4)
	Malton Marshals Malton Marshals Liason
	Malton Police Department MPD Commissioner MPD Deputy Commissioner MPD Superintendents (4)

In addition to these seats, all past council members are welcome to participate in council discussions in a non-voting capacity.

Contact

The best way to reach the DEM Leadership Council is via the public communications section of the DEM forums. For individual council members, please utilize the links above or refer to the DEM contact page. In doing so please be aware that in order to allow all council members to weigh in on an issue, council decisions will take some time - typically at least a couple weeks for something other than an utmost emergency.