Membership

The Memphis-Shelby County LEPC (MSCLEPC) meets on the third Thursday of the month at 2:30 p.m. at the Shelby County Office of Preparedness Emergency Operations Center located at 1075 Mullins Station Road, Memphis, TN 38134. These meetings are open to members of the general public.

Check the MSCLEPC calendar for updated information on regularly scheduled meetings

The LEPC shall consist of at least as many members as needed to include one each from the required groups or organizations in PL 99-499, as appointed and reported to the TERC and Governor. Groups and organizations include:

  • Elected state officials
  • Elected local officials
  • Law enforcement
  • Emergency Management
  • Firefighting
  • First aid
  • Health
  • Local environmental
  • Hospital
  • Transportation
  • Broadcast media
  • Print media
  • Community groups
  • Owners and operators of facilities subject to the requirements of PL 99-499

An individual member maintains membership by attending a minimum of three (3) regular LEPC meetings per calendar year. Individual members shall serve from year to year and may hold unlimited successive annual terms as long as they are active members maintaining current membership status.

Organizational members may designate an alternate to represent them at regular meetings. Such designees will have full voting rights on behalf of the regular member.

There shall be no limit on the number of members approved by the LEPC for confirmation except that there shall be no more than one voting member from each facility or organization.