Opinion No. Oag 3-93, (1993)

Mr. Robert Thompson, Chair State Emergency Response Board 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 99A Post Office Box 7865 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7865

Dear Mr. Thompson:

You have asked for my opinion as to whether State Emergency Response Board (SERB) committee1 members and Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) subcommittee members are entitled to indemnity for damage liability under section 895.46 (1)(a), Stats., and legal representation by the attorney general under section 165.25 (6).

In my opinion both board members who sit on SERB committees and committee members who are not board members of SERB…