1.2.2 The Marlborough CDEM Group Structure Marlborough District Council has established a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group for the purposes of the CDEM Act 2002 as a joint standing committee under clause 30(1)(b) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002. The Group is made up of the Council’s Assets and Services Committee who are elected representatives of the Marlborough District Council. The functions of the Group are detailed in Section 17 of the CDEM Act (2002). One of these functions is to develop, approve, implement and monitor a CDEM Plan. Supporting the CDEM Group is the Coordinating Executive Group whose membership is outlined in section 9.2.2. The CEG monitors the work plans and ensures that decisions are implemented while maintaining a platform that ensures responses are coordinated between all the member agencies. Under the CEG are a number of Committees which focus the work programmes onto the 4Rs. These Committees and their membership are: Reduction: Council’s Regulatory Department Manager is on the CEG and his team foster research programmes which guide Council’s planning and development processes. Some examples include the liquefaction studies and Wairau fault location project. Readiness and Response Committee: This committee is chaired by the Group Controller and is made up of the following organisations – FENZ, Public Health, Council 3 waters staff, Marlborough Roads (Transit agent), Nelson Marlborough Health, NZ Coast Guard, Police, Harbour Master, St John, NZ Red Cross, Top of the South Rural Trust, Te Puni Kōkiri, Rural Women NZ, Department of Corrections, Ministry of Education, Salvation Army, Department of Conservation, Marlborough Lines, CDEM Group Manager and MCDEM. Recovery Planning Team: This committee is chaired by the Group’s Recovery Manager. Membership includes MSD, Top of the South Rural Support Trust, Engineering Lifelines Chairperson, the CDEM Group Manager and MCDEM. During an emergency the Recovery Manager gathers together relevant agencies to assist in coordinating the recovery phase. Welfare Coordination Group: This group is chaired by the Group Welfare Manager. Membership includes Nelson Marlborough Health, MSD, Police, NZ Red Cross, MBIE, Oranga Tamariki, MPI, Group Recovery Manager, an Iwi representative, MCDEM and CDEM Group Manager. Marlborough Engineering Lifelines Group: This group is chaired by the Councils Asset Management Engineer. Membership currently includes Chorus, KiwiRail, Marlborough Airport, MDC Waters, Marlborough Lines, Marlborough Roads, Mt Campbell Communications (radio network), Port Marlborough, CDEM Group Manager and MCDEM. The Group, through the Council, employs three staff, a full time Group Manager, a full time Emergency Services Officer and a permanent part time Welfare Manager. Council provides the full budget and facilities as well as administration, GIS, PIM’s and social media support. In response the Group relies heavily upon the 17 Volunteer Rural Fire Forces (approximately 240 volunteers) and FENZ crews stationed throughout the District. The Group has the Marlborough Emergency Response Team (MERT) that is a dedicated CDEM response team specialising in response, welfare and recovery operations. 1.2.3 Key Appointments CEG Chairman: Mark Wheeler, CEO Marlborough District Council. Group Controller: Richard MacNamara, Regional Manager Rural, Region 4, Fire and Emergency New Zealand. Alternate Controllers: Mark Wheeler, CEO of Marlborough District Council. Brian Paton, Group Manager, Marlborough CDEM. Group Recovery Manager: Dean Heiford, Manager Support Services, Marlborough District Council. Alternate Group Recovery Manager: Robin Mortimer, Ministry of Social Development. Group Lifeline Coordinator: Asset Management Engineer, Marlborough District Council Group Welfare Manager: Catherine Coates, Marlborough CDEM. Marlborough Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2018-2023 Page 8