SERC Membership Membership Current as of June 2009

Iowa Emergency Response Commission's Membership

The Commission is composed of 15 members appointed by the governor to a three-year term. Officers are elected in May of each year. Commission membership is made up of representatives from private industry, local government groups, and state agencies.

Member Breakdown


• 3 members representing facility owners and operators,
  
• 1 from the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship,
  
• 1 from Iowa Workforce Development,
  
• 1 from the Department of Justice,
  
• 1 from the Department of Natural Resources,
  
• 1 from the Department of Public Defense,
  
• 1 from the Department of Public Health,
  
• 1 from the Department of Public Safety,
  
• 1 from the Department of Transportation,
  
• 1 representative from Iowa's Local Emergency Planning Committees,
  
• 1 representative from the State Fire Services and Emergency Response Council,
  
• 1 representative from the Iowa Hazardous Materials Task Force, and
  
• 1 representative from the Governor's Office.

The current commission membership (pdf file)

The commission members representing the departments of Workforce Development, Natural Resources, Public Defense, Public Safety, and Transportation and one private industry representative designated by the commission shall be voting members of the commission. The remaining members of the commission shall serve as nonvoting, advisory members. Staff from Iowa Workforce Development, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and staff from the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) serve as the SERC's administrative staff.

Funding for the activities of the commission come from the Iowa General Assembly, and grants from US EPA, US DOT and FEMA.