​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The purpose of the Legislative Committee is to advise the Statewide Emergency Communications Board on all matters related to legislation and government affairs that have the potential to impact the board, its members and users of the public safety communications systems across Minnesota.

Resources

The Legislative Committee typically meets on the first Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. by conference call.  Telephone conference call information and, when applicable, Internet connections for meetings will be provided at the top of the meeting’s agenda. The actual meeting date, time, and location can be found on the meeting’s agenda.

Agendas, supporting materials, and minutes for future meetings and approved documents within the last six months may be found on the Meeting Materials page. Requests for information on anything older than six months can be submitted to SECB.DPS@state.mn.us 

To request that an item be heard or considered by the Legislative Committee, the item should be submitted to the Committee Chair at the below address. Meeting materials must be submitted no later than nine business days prior to the meeting.

Statewide Emergency Communications Board
Legislative Committee Chair
c/o Emergency Communication Networks
445 Minnesota St., Suite #1725
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101

Email: SECB.DPS@state.mn.us

Committee Membership

Organization	Primary	Secondary
South Central Emergency Communications Board	Kip Bruender (Chair) Commissioner, Blue Earth County	Vacant
Metropolitan Emergency Services Board	Jill Rohret Executive Director, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board	Kevin Anderson Commissioner, Hennepin County
Minnesota Department of Transportation	Shane Chatleain	Dave Klema
Minnesota Sheriff’s Association	Vacant	Vacant
Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association	Vacant	Vacant
Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association	Vacant	Vacant
League of Minnesota Cities	Vacant	Vacant
Association of Minnesota Counties	Jeff Jelinski Commissioner, Morrison County	Joe Perske Commissioner, Stearns County
Minnesota Ambulance Association	Vacant	Buck McAlpin (No contact information available)
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council or Tribal Government	Vacant	Vacant
Northwest Emergency Communications Board	Jim Duckstad Commissioner, Marshall County	David Ebinger Commissioner, Clay County
Northeast Emergency Communications Board	Brian Smith Sheriff, Kanabec County	Jeremy Hanson Itasca County Jeremy.hanson@co.itasca.mn.us
Central Minnesota Emergency Communications Board	Micah Myers IT Director, City of St. Cloud	Steve Schmitt Commissioner, Meeker County
Southwest Emergency Communications Board	Eric Wallen Sheriff, Lyon County	Carl Nyquist Emergency Manager, Murray County
Southeast Emergency Communications Board	Marcia Ward (Vice-Chair) Commissioner, Winona County	Don Kullot Emergency Management Director, Fillmore County