ARTICLE I.
NAME
The name of this committee shall be the East Baton Rouge Parish Local
Emergency Planning Committee, hereinafter referred to as the "LEPC."
ARTICLE II.
PURPOSE
The LEPC has been established pursuant to Section 301(c) of Public Law
99-499, the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986. The
responsibilities of the LEPC are:
Develop and maintain up-to-date
plan for hazardous material accidents.
Collect and store information
from regulated facilities regarding hazardous materials stored, manufactured
or used.
Identify people and equipment
resources for responding to hazardous materials accidents.
Make the above information
available to the public on request.
Provide the public education on
emergency preparedness for hazardous materials accidents.
An annual full scale exercise will
be conducted.
ARTICLE III.
MEMBERSHIP
The LEPC shall consist of the following members:
A. Mayor or his/her
designated representative
B. Metro-Council
representative
C. Fire Department representative(s)
D. Law Enforcement representative(s)
E.
Emergency Management or Civil Defense representative(s)
F.
Environmental Agency representative(s)
G. Health
Department representative
H. Hospital, Emergency medical
Service, Medical Community representative(s)
I.
Transportation Agency representative(s)
J.
Industry representative(s)
K. Community Group
representative(s)
L. Public Information
representative
M. Communications representative(s)
N.
Media representative
O. State elected representative
P. Federal representative(s)
Q. Maritime
representative(s)
ARTICLE IV.
ALTERNATE MEMBERS
Each member may designate an alternate to assume his or her duties and
position on the LEPC in his or her absence. The alternate may vote only in
the absence of the member.
ARTICLE V.
OFFICERS
The Chairperson shall be
appointed by the mayor and serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.
The LEPC shall elect by a
majority vote other officers as deemed necessary to conduct business who
will serve at the pleasure of the LEPC.
The Chairperson shall preside at
meetings of the LEPC, appoint such standing and special committees as
needed to conduct the business of the LEPC, serve as spokesperson for
the LEPC, and shall keep a true record of the proceedings of all
meetings of the LEPC.
The powers and duties of other
officers shall be determined by the LEPC.
ARTICLE VI.
MEMBERSHIP VACANCIES
Vacancies on the LEPC shall be filled by a nomination from a current member
followed by majority vote at any regular scheduled meeting.
ARTICLE VII.
TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP
Membership on the LEPC may be terminated by:
Request to resign by a current
member to the LEPC Chairperson in written or oral form.
Request to terminate the membership
of an LEPC member by another member at a regular scheduled meeting if the
motion is seconded and a majority vote concurs.
ARTICLE VIII.
CONDUCT OF MEETINGS
The LEPC shall meet as often as is
necessary to conduct its business, and in no event less often than once per
quarter.
The LEPC shall conduct no business
in the absence of a quorum of its members present, a quorum being a majority
of the membership. In the event that a quorum is not present, informational
sessions may be conducted.
The LEPC shall conduct its business
by means of motions duly adopted by a majority of the membership.
Except as otherwise provided in
these bylaws, the LEPC shall conduct its business in accordance with
Robert’s Rules of Order.
ARTICLE IX.
AMENDMENTS
These bylaws may be amended or replaced by a majority vote of the
members at any regular meeting.
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