Motion 19-05: Mr. Nellams moved that the Board of Trustees of Central Washington University hereby approve Resolution 19-02 honoring CWU’s Facilities Management Department, which was seconded by Mr. Thompson. The motion was approved. Vice President Bohman read Resolution 19-03: WHEREAS , the Ellensburg Police Department responded immediately to the 911 call, offering assistance and support to CWU Police; and WHEREAS , the Ellensburg Police Department helped to secure the Ellensburg campus, offering the highest level of professional emergency support; and WHEREAS , the Ellensburg Police Department launched the investigation that ultimately established that the report was a case of misinformation spread through social media; and WHEREAS , Ellensburg Police Department has long been a valued CWU partner for community policing; and WHEREAS , under the leadership of the Ellensburg Chief of Police, Ken Wade, CWU enjoys a close and productive relationship based on mutual respect and cooperation with the EPD; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the CWU Board of Trustees and the university community extend their most sincere thanks and appreciation to the Ellensburg Police Department for emergency response and support on February 6, 2019. ADOPTED and signed this 22nd day of February, 2019. Motion 19-06: Mr. Nellams moved that the Board of Trustees of Central Washington University hereby approve Resolution 19-03 honoring Ellensburg Police Department, which was seconded by Mr. Thompson. The motion was approved. Vice President Jackson read Resolution 19-04: WHEREAS , Dawn Alford leads emergency response for Public Affairs, and has completed the highest levels of state and federal training of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for public information management; and WHEREAS , Dawn’s emergency responsibilities began to increase Sunday, February 3 when heavy snow forecast for western Washington shut down University Centers; and WHEREAS , when the snowstorm overtook the entire state, Dawn’s work began to fill 20 hours a day, 7 days a week, communicating with University Center directors and coordinating the work of Public Affairs staff, pushing information out via traditional information channels as well as through social media, creating a new emergency-update web page, and responding to concerned employees, students and others; and
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