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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council Monday, October 17, 2022 Page 4 Mayor Bodnar stated, thank you. Council President Schutt stated, thank you Senator Cirino. Presentation from Cuyahoga County to Mayfield Village by David Wood, Mark Christie and Dawn Calovini regarding Ready Certify Council President Schutt welcomed Mr. David Wood, Mr. Mark Christie and Ms. Dawn Calovini from Cuyahoga County who are here this evening to make a presentation regarding Ready Certify. Mr. Christie, County Emergency Manager, introduced himself. I am here with David Wood, Senior Emergency Management Specialist with our office. We are here for a positive reason tonight. For those who might be unfamiliar with what Emergency Management is or what we do, during emergencies, we are in a support role to the public safety forces throughout the County. We respond to recovery efforts and assist with resource coordination and other items communities might need to help their citizens responder recovery team or disaster management team. During times of peace, a lot of what we are focused on is implementing programs and initiatives that are going to help ensure that coordination exists amongst our 59 different communities, most of which have their own Police and Fire Departments. One of the ways we do that is through our Ready Certify Program which is a voluntary program that communities and large organizations in our County go through. It's a standards-based program. They are rigorous standards but they are attainable. It basically consists of what we feel constitutes a strong emergency management program at the community level or a large organizational level. So standards pertaining to training, pertaining to operations, pertaining to exercising and planning; these are things that communities aren't required to do but we feel that if they do them they are going to be better prepared and equipped to handle whatever might occur in their community. These standards are based off of national best practices, lessons learned; it's not something that you develop in a silo. These are really different charges that a community can put themselves in a much better position to respond and recover effectively from emergencies. Initially in 2017 Mayfield Village went through this program with us. It is a 5 -year recertification process. You have reaffirmed your commitment for the safety of your citizens in an emergency. You definitely have something to be proud of. We are here tonight to present a plaque for the certification. Again, there's not many communities who go through this process. This is extra work for the Chiefs and other members of your City government to undertake this initiative so it really is just worth acknowledgement. We would like to present this plaque and take some photographs and then you can proceed with your agenda. It is in recognition of Mayfield Village's enduring commitments to preparedness for the safety and well-being of the citizens. It is with great honor that Mayfield Village has re- certified with Ready Certify for the certification programs. Congratulations. Council President Schutt stated, thank you Mr. Wood, Mr. Christie, and Ms. Calovini.