Minutes

Present: Senator Warren Limmer - Chair, Senator Mark Johnson - Vice Chair, Senator Bruce D. Anderson, Senator Karla Bigham, Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen, Senator Mary Kiffmeyer, Senator Ron Latz, Senator Andrew Mathews, Senator Sandra L. Pappas

Absent: No Members Absent

Senator Warren Limmer called the meeting to order at 1:02

S.F. 7: Senator Rosen: State-declared disasters definition modification to exclude civil unrest authorization.

Senator Julie Rosen presented SF0007 

Testifiers:

Joe Kelly, Director - Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DPS)

Judson Freed, Director – Ramsey County Emergency Management and Homeland Security 

Eric Waage, Director - Emergency Management for Hennepin County

Barret Lane, Director -Office of Emergency Management, City of Minneapolis 

Dewey Johnson, President -MN Emergency Managers Association 

Member discussion

Oral Amendment

Amendment was adopted  

Senator Ingebrigtsen moved that S.F. 7, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:37

Senator Warren Limmer, Chair	Sage Petrusa, Legislative Assistant