The Purpose of the Disaster Preparedness Committee is to: 

  • Review and recommend changes to the City's Disaster Plan and City-wide evacuation plan
  • Provide recommendations to the City Council on disaster preparedness programs
  • Encourage citizen education in disaster preparedness and resilience
  • Encourage citizen participation in disaster preparedness activities
  • The Disaster Preparedness Committee shall suggest achievable, low cost, short-term and long-term actions that the City and its residents may take to facilitate its goals
  • The Committee will not hear, advise, or make recommendations on public safety procedure or personnel matters and shall limit its discussions to those areas listed above; its focus shall be on tangible, practical, cost-effective actions that can be implemented at the local level

Meetings

  • All meetings of the Disaster Preparedness Committee are open to the public
  • Meeting times and agendas may be viewed on the meetings and agendas page for the Disaster Preparedness Committee

Member Requirements

  • Members must be Sausalito residents.
  • Members must be appointed by the City Council.
  • The City Council encourages residents to apply to serve on the Disaster Preparedness Committee; if interested, please fill out an application form.
  • The term length is three years, with a maximum of two terms.
  • A member may continue to serve after her or his term expires, until a new member is appointed.

Liaisons

Information & Resources

  • Additional information and resources relating to disaster and emergency preparedness can be found by visiting the City of Sausalito's Disaster Preparedness page or the Southern Marin Fire District's Emergency Preparedness page.

Questions

  • To send a group email message to the commissioners, email disasterprep@sausalito.gov.
  • If you have any questions about the Disaster Preparedness Committee or an item under consideration, please contact the Police Department at (415) 289-4170.
  • The desk hours at the Police Department are Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.