The purpose of this chapter shall be to establish a Local Emergency
Management Organization pursuant to N.J.S.A. App. A:9-41; L. 1942, c. 251,
p. 683, § 9; L. 1953, First Special Session, c. 438, p. 2407, § 11;
and Executive Order No. 101, dated December 17, 1980. Pursuant to Executive
Order No. 101, aforesaid, all functions previously delegated or assigned to
the Local Defense Council are hereby transferred and assigned to the Local
Emergency Management Organization, pursuant to law.
The Local Emergency Management Organization shall be funded from money
appropriated for it by the governing body of the Borough of Maywood. This
shall not limit other agencies from including in their budgets such funds
as may be dedicated to the support of the activities of the Local Emergency
Management Organization or for emergency management control.
[Added 10-13-2005 by L.L. No. 21-05]
A. Creation: There is hereby created a Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) under the supervision and direction of the Emergency
Management Organization of the Borough of Maywood.
B. Purpose: The CERT program educates people about disaster
preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic
disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team
organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned
in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their
neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders
or members of the volunteer emergency services are not immediately available
to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies
by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in the Borough.
C. Members:
(1) Members shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation
by the Council, and shall serve indefinitely unless or until their removal,
resignation, ineligibility or inability to serve for any other reason.
(2) Members shall either be residents of the Borough of Maywood
or shall have their place of work within the Borough of Maywood.
(3) Members shall be at least 18 years of age.
(4) Prospective members shall be required to have completed
CERT training before being eligible for membership and shall be required to
maintain their CERT training.
D. Compensation: Members of CERT shall not receive any compensation
for their services; provided, however, that CERT members may be reimbursed
for expenditures authorized by the Emergency Management Coordinator and the
Borough Administrator, subject to the approval of the Mayor and Council and
the appropriation of adequate funds therefor.
E. Training: Training and the conduct of exercises shall
be the responsibility of the Emergency Management Coordinator.