지난 2015년 12월 30일 미시간주 플린트시 Karen Weaver 시장은 제네시 카운티 회장 Jamie Curtis를 만나 시의 사고대응계획(Incident Action Plan)을 토론했다. Curtis 이번 계획이 공공보건을 보호하고, 구호활동 지원 및 공공정보 제공 등 시가 수행해 온 역할을 명확히 할 수 있도록 추가적인 장치를 더했다.

이번 계획은 제네시 카운티 긴급상황 관리 및 마을 보안청에 지난 12월 29일 제출됐으며, 15일 후 Weaver 시장은 시의 수자원 수준을 검토한 뒤 긴급사태 성명서를 선언했다.

 

 

 

Flint's mayor met with Genesee County officials to discuss the city's Incident Action Plan.

 

Mayor Karen Weaver met with Genesee County Board Chairman Jamie Curtis on Wednesday, Dec. 30, and discussed the Incident Action Plan, according to a news release from the City of Flint. Curtis added additional components to the plan to safeguard public health and clarify the role the county has played in supporting relief efforts and providing public information up to this date.

 

The plan was submitted to the Genesee County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 15 days after Weaver declared a State of Emergency over elevated lead levels in the city's water, according to the release.

 

Flint Mayor Karen Weaver spoke briefly of the plan during a special meeting Wednesday night after questioned by Councilman Eric Mays on the discussion she had with Curtis.

 

"I think we did a very nice job. We went into a lot of detail," said Weaver of the document she called a draft that's been sent to council members.

 

Weaver noted part of the plan dealing with support for children and families may involve help from the county health department and she spoke with Curtis on information that would help in the process.

 

"It's something we can continue to add to," she said. "We may take some things out of there as things are made available to us."

 

Elevated blood lead levels were found in children around the city and was announced in September. The Genesee County Health Department declared a Public Health Emergency on Oct. 1.

 

Key points of the Incident Action Plan include providing both immediate relief and long term solutions to safeguard the public health and rebuild the city's damaged and antiquated water distribution infrastructure, according to the release. Long-term solutions include the eventual replacement of lead water lines as a key factor in providing safe, clean water to residents.

 

Expanded services like WIC, the double-up food bucks program, and Project Fresh have been proposed in order to better provide high-quality nutrition to residents to help cope with lead exposure, according to the release.

 

The Incident Action Plan will be announced in its entirety and presented to the Genesee County Board of Commissioners Monday, Jan. 4.

 

[출처 = NSF International / 2015년 12월 30일]