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Recognizes Directors/Staff/Professional Members of the Emergency Management Association of Ohio for exemplary service in the field of emergency management.

Meetings are usually held virtually with date and time to be determined.

Chairs: Jeff Jadwin (Muskingum County) and John Wieber (Licking County)

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Maintains a program of Emergency Management mutual aid assistance both in Ohio and Nationwide. The Committee will continue to develop training, skills, and abilities to maintain deployable Emergency Management assistance teams. The Committee also will continually assess best practices on needs for assistance to better shape our assets.

Meetings are usually held virtually or during scheduled conferences.

Chair: Jon Kochis (Fairfield County)

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Monitors proposed legislation at the state and/or local level which may impact emergency management activities or the goals of the association or may set a precedent for the future legal implications.

Meetings are held quarterly or as needed.

Co-Chairs: Jeff Klein (Wood County) and Ryan Shackelford (Portage)

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Legislative Committee Meeting Minutes:

EMAO Legislative Committee Minutes - October 2025

EMAO Legislative Committee Minutes - April 2025

EMAO Legislative Committee Minutes - February 2025

EMAO Legislative Committee Minutes - October 2024

The committee takes responsibility for creating and coordinating publications, monitoring, and creating social media content. In addition, the committee upon request will oversee the updating and revision of Official EMAO documents and the EMAO website.

Chairs: Erin Konecki (Wood) and Garrett Blevins (Fairfield)

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EMAO Publications Committee Meeting:

EMAO Publications Committee Meeting - November 2025

EMAO Publications Committee Meeting - July 2025