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D. Renaming of Indian River County Civil Defense Department <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated 10/6/83: <br />TO:The Honorable Membersof the DATE:October 6, 1983 FILE: <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />THRU: Michael Wr t <br />County A i strator <br />SUBJECT: Renaming the Indian River County <br />Civil Defense Department <br />FROM: S. Let Nuzie REFERENCES: <br />Civil Defense Director <br />The Civil Defense Staff requests that this department <br />be renamed the Department of Emergency Management (Civil <br />Defense). <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />Chapter 252, F.S. update passed the bill during the extended <br />1983 session renaming the Bureau of Disaster.Preparedness to the <br />Bureau of Emergency Management to be effective October 1, 1983. <br />Another highlight of the bill changed the term "disaster" <br />to "emergency." <br />ALTERNATIVE AND ANALYSIS <br />An alternative is to have this department still designated <br />as the Civil Defense Department. However, this decision would <br />not be consistent with the Bureau's endeavor to be recognized <br />as Emergency Managers. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUNDING <br />It is recommended that the Civil Defense Department be <br />renamed Department of Emergency Management (Civil Defense). <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Lyons, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner Bowman, the <br />Board unanimously approved the renaming <br />of the Indian River County Civil Defense <br />Department to Department of Emergency <br />Management. <br />Q7 <br />OCT 19 1983 90K 55 ?Ad 8 <br />