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Senior Advisory Committee Charter The governance of the SHSP and UASI programs through the SAC should be directed by a charter. All members of the SAC should sign and date the charter showing their agreement with its content and their representation on the Committee. Revisions to the governing charter must be sent to the recipient's assigned Headquarters Program Analyst. The SAC charter must at a minimum address the following: • A detailed description of the SAC's composition and an explanation of key governance processes, including how SAC is informed by the state's THIRA and SPR data reflecting capability gaps and the approach to address gaps in core capabilities; • A description of the frequency at which the SAC will meet; • How existing governance bodies will be leveraged by the Committee; • A detailed description of how decisions on programmatic priorities funded by SHSP and UASI are made and how those decisions will be documented and shared with its members and other stakeholders, as appropriate; and • A description of defined roles and responsibilities for financial decision making and meeting administrative requirements. To ensure ongoing coordination efforts, SAAB are encouraged to share community preparedness information submitted in the state's BSIR with members of the SAC. The charter should be made available upon request to promote transparency in decision-making related to HSGP activities. To manage this effort and to further reinforce collaboration and coordination across the stakeholder community, a portion of the 20 percent (20%) holdback of a state or territory award may be utilized by the SAA for the purpose of supporting the SAC and to ensure representation and active participation of SAC members. Funding may be used for hiring and training planners, establishing and maintaining a program management structure, identifying and managing projects, conducting research necessary to inform the planning process, and developing plans that bridge mechanisms, documents, protocols, and procedures. SAAs will use the URT to verify compliance of SAC charter requirements. Supplemental UASI Guidance The UASI program is intended to provide financial assistance to address the unique multi- discipline planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise needs of high -threat, high- density Urban Areas, and to assist these areas in building and sustaining capabilities to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from threats or acts of terrorism using the Whole Community approach. Urban Areas must use UASI funds to employ regional approaches to overall preparedness and are encouraged to adopt regional response structures whenever appropriate. UASI program implementation and governance must include regional partners and should have balanced representation among entities with operational responsibilities for prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery activities within the region. In some 42 Appendix B—FY 2015 HSGP Priorities