[MRIC] New Email List Members
Dan Blasberg
ka8ypy at verizon.net
Thu Mar 22 14:15:15 EST 2007
I second Pat's sentiment, no problem what so ever.
Dan Blasberg
KA8YPY
Prince George's County RACES RO
Prince George's County AEC
On Mar 22, 2007, at 12:51 PM, Pat Scolla wrote:
> Terry,
>
> I have zero problem with you being a part of this group.
>
> 73,
> Pat Scolla, WB0EGR
> Harford County RACES Officer
>
> Terry Sapp wrote:
>> Thanks Brett.
>> You are correct--I absolutely cannot speak on behalf of any RACES
>> group whatsoever, and it terms of DHMH, my small part of DHMH
>> representation is for the Cities Readiness Initiative. Although I
>> definitely see some merit to having a DHMH RACES group--a number of
>> other DHMH hams already began this conversation some time ago--one
>> has not been formed, and if it does form, it will certainly need to
>> be through all of the appropriate processes. (I'm not volunteering
>> myself the task of creating a DHMH RACES group--I cannot give that
>> effort the time it deserves)
>>
>> As the CRI Coordinator, I have asked all of the Baltimore-Metro CRI
>> counties receiving the ham equipment to make contact with their local
>> RACES group (if none exists in their county, they may need to look to
>> adjacent counties for aid) and to place RACES into their CRI plans
>> communication annex. The primary reason why I asked Warren and Brett
>> for RACES assistance with frequency assignments, was to ensure that
>> the appropriate organization (RACES) was involved with this. (It was
>> outside of my scope and position)
>>
>> If there is discomfort having me on the MRIC listserv, I have no
>> problem removing myself. Brett and Warren have been very helpful and
>> open with their assistance, and I'm sure they will keep me informed
>> on items pertaining to health depts and ham. Brett thought it would
>> be beneficial to include me on the listserv--I will not take it
>> personally if I need to "bow out."
>>
>> Best
>> Terry
>> KF6DLM
>>
>>>>> <BrettHam at aol.com> 3/19/2007 2:27 am >>>
>>>>>
>> Pat,
>> Thank you for your comments.
>> I would like to preface my following comments with the statement
>> that my job as Chairman is to keep things moving along on the track
>> chosen by MRIC as a group, and I do not intend to dictate anything
>> to the committee that we have not already agreed upon. The floor is
>> open to any topic within the constraints of our Charter, and any
>> MRIC member can make a motion to change things. That said, here's my
>> opinion:
>> My concern about opening the MRIC email reflector to anyone, was
>> that hams and RACES Operators would be contributing to the
>> conversation without authority to speak for their jurisdiction, and
>> we would get off-track. By having the ROs clear the contributions of
>> other hams, they take responsibility for those statements. The
>> reason I proposed at the MRIC meeting that EMs (or their designees)
>> be able to contribute, is that they are the ones that formed this
>> committee and are our supervisors. I don't think there are many that
>> want to get involved in the details we are working on, but I don't
>> think we should explicitly exclude them either. Especially since
>> they will be approving, via the Association, our recommendations as
>> passed in MRIC. But this decision is not up to me. This is up to the
>> MRIC committee members, so let's hear from everyone else. Keep in
>> mind the EMs have authority to override anything we do, and I do not
>> think they will like being explicitly excluded. An added bonus of
>> allowing our supervisors to participate is that it keeps the
>> discussions more professional.
>> Since Hank and Michael have authorization from their EMs to join the
>> email discussions, I felt they fit the criteria we agreed upon at
>> our first meeting. Incidentally, they outrank their ROs and have
>> more say over what gets approved in the Association. Their
>> participation ensures a more favorable vote by the Association.
>> Terry does not have authority to speak for the state RACES, but my
>> understanding is he does have authority to speak for DHMH and I added
>> him so he could participate in the discussion of DHMH requirements
>> and available equipment. He was referred to us by MEMA, so I
>> inferred that adding him would not be an issue with MEMA, and did
>> not think it would be a problem with any other jurisdiction, but
>> then again, it is up to us. If anyone objects, please speak up.
>> Regarding Terry creating a DHMH RACES Group, it is my understanding
>> of the FCC regulations that the RACES Officer reports to the EM
>> (formerly called Civil Defense) of a jurisdiction. If it is true
>> that Terry is planning on creating a RACES group at DHMH, I hope he
>> is doing so with the approval of MEMA (i.e. the state EM). It was my
>> understanding in talking with Terry recently, that the local RACES
>> organization in each jurisdiction would be providing the service for
>> DHMH, rather than DHMH themselves. Perhaps Terry can clarify.
>> Brett Hammond
>> Chairman, MRIC
>> In a message dated 3/18/2007 11:49:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> wb0egr at comcast.net writes:
>> Brett,
>>
>> I am concerned about the addition of Hank Black to this e-mail
>> reflector since he is not a RACES Officer for MEMA or any other
>> jurisdiction, and I express the same concern about Mike Boldosser, a
>> Talbot County Emergency Planner. I would also be expressing a
>> similar concern over the addition of Terry Sapp from DHMH, except
>> that I know that DHMH is looking to form a RACES Group in the near
>> future and Terry might be their first RO, hence he has a bona fide
>> reason for being in this group.
>>
>> I feel that if Hank, Mike, or any other jurisdiction's personnel
>> need to find something out about MRIC, then they should obtain that
>> information from their RO. After all, is not that why you wanted to
>> form this e-mail reflector rather than using the MDRACES Yahoo Group
>> since the MDRACES Yahoo Group was too open?
>>
>> I believe that if we start letting everyone into this that is not
>> either a RACES Officer nor a Deputy or Assistant RACES Officer, then
>> the basis/foundation of this group will be lost. I believe that by
>> keeping MRIC to only ROs & Assistant/Deputy ROs, we will be more
>> effective at fulfilling the mission the Emergency Managers
>> Association has task us.
>>
>> 73,
>> Pat Scolla, wb0egr
>> Harford County RACES Officer
>>
>>
>>
>> BrettHam at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> All:
>>>
>>> Today I added some new folks to our MRIC email reflector list:
>>>
>>> Bob Lovell - Kent Assistant RO with permission from the Kent EM.
>>> You may recall Bob voted for Kent in Jeff's absence during our
>>> meeting in
>> Annapolis last
>>> month.
>>>
>>> Michael Boldosser - Talbot Emergency Planner, per Talbot EM
>>> Hank Black - State Communications Officer, per MEMA
>>>
>>> Terry Sapp - State CRI Coordinator, Office of Preparedness &
>>> Response, Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DHMH),
>>> per MEMA
>>> They all have authority from their jurisdictions to speak on
>>> behalf of
>> the
>>> jurisdiction. Terry is a little different in that he was added at
>>> the
>> request
>>> of MEMA, to participate in RACES frequency coordination (more on
>>> this in
>> a
>>> future email), but does not speak for MEMA. If anyone has any
>>> objections
>> to
>>> them being added, please let me know. Thank you.
>>> Brett Hammond
>>> Chairman, MRIC
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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