MARYLAND SECURITY COUNCIL

Representing Governor's Office: not yet appointed

Ex officio: Kendl P. Philbrick, Secretary of the Environment; Boyd K. Rutherford, Secretary of General Services; S. Anthony McCann, Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene; Thomas E. (Tim) Hutchins, Secretary of State Police; Robert L. Flanagan, Secretary of Transportation; Maj. Gen. Bruce F. Tuxill, Adjutant General; Robert R. Bass, M.D., Executive Director, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems.

State House, Annapolis, Maryland, May 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Contact: Dennis R. Schrader, Director, Governor's Office of Homeland Security

c/o Governor's Office of Homeland Security
Jeffrey Building
16 Francis St.
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 974-2389
e-mail: cnizer@gov.state.md.us
fax: (410) 974-2599

The Maryland Security Council was established within the Executive Department in March 2002 (Chapter 4, Acts of 2002). The Council advises and assists the Governor to ensure that the State is able to detect, prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies.

Emergencies considered by the Council include natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, storms, floods, landslides, mudslides, snowstorms, droughts, and fires. They also involve acts of sabotoge or terrorism.

The Council works with State, local and federal agencies, private entities, and the governments of other states to develop coordinated emergency plans. Periodically, it reviews such plans and recommends revisions. The Council also makes sure that State agencies keep informed about the State's emergency management strategy.

Of the Council's fifteen members, seven are appointed to three-year terms by the Governor, who designates the chair. One member represents the Governor's Office. Eight members serve ex officio (Code State Government Article, secs. 9-2501 through 9-2509).

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