Moniteau County ARES: Organization

Served Agencies

Our primary served agency is Moniteau County Emergency Management Agency.

We also provide ground truth information to the National Weather Service. Either directly or via the Mid-Missouri SkyWarn Association.

Leadership

Emergency Coordinator: (ARRL Membership Required)
• Responsible for management of their district ARES program, makes AEC assignments as necessary.
• Manages their district to meet the goals and objectives of the statewide ARES plan.
• Develops and maintains local emergency communication plan.
• Communicates with members weekly.( nets, drills, meetings or email)
• Provides general emergency training at least once per month.
• Reports monthly on (FSD-212) and annually on (Form C) and after all drills and activations.
• Documents members in their district progress meeting the objectives of the MO ARES program.

Assistant Emergency Coordinators:
• Manages the district program in the absences of the EC.
• Assists with NETs, drills and client agency liaison or other duties as assigned by the EC.

At this time Moniteau County ARES does not have a treasurer or secretary. These positions will be created if it is determined that they are needed in the future.

Membership

Any Licensed Amateur Radio Operators may submit an application for membership with Moniteau County ARES.

Membership approval is based on review of the application and applicant by the ARES DEC, EC, AEC, current membership and served agency representative.

Member participation will be primary factor in determination of active status.

ARES Member:
• Maintains ARES registration, contact & resources information via the ARES website.
• Demonstrate NTS skill by sending a minimum of one ARRL message per quarter, to their EC.
• Participates in a minimum of one local on-air net, training session or meeting per month.
• Participates in a minimum of three MO ARES quarterly sponsored drills per year
• Serve as Net Control Station (NCS) at least once per year.
• Have a 72-hour ready kit prepared.
• Actively seek ARRL Emergency Certification.

Activities

Moniteau County ARES conducts an on air traffic and training net.

Service/event nets are conducted as necessary.

Moniteau County ARES will maintain a station at the County EOC.

A UHF repeater to serve the county will also be maintained.

Equipment

To best serve the public, any equipment that will be in dedicated/long term service will be owned by Moniteau County ARES and not individuals. This means that the repeater, dedicated station accessories, etc will be owned by Moniteau County ARES. Exempted from this requirement is equipment that is brought in for use expressly for a given emergency event or training exercise. The idea behind this is to not compromise the ability of the organization to serve the public in the event of a member's departure from the area or organization.

Meetings and Mail

Meeting date, time and location will be announced on the regular nets.

ARES maintains a mailbox at the Moniteau County Emergency Dispatch Center (911).