[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Township
Council of the Township of Dover (now Toms River) 6-22-2004 by Ord. No.
3884-04.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
The Mayor shall appoint an Emergency Management Coordinator
from among the residents of the Township of Toms River. The Emergency
Management Coordinator shall serve, subject to fulfilling the requirements
of this section, for a term of three years.
B.
As a condition of his appointment and his right to
continue for the full term of his appointment, the Emergency Management
Coordinator shall have successfully completed, at the time of his
appointment or within one year immediately following his appointment,
the current approved Home Study Course and the basic Emergency Management
workshop. The failure of any Emergency Management Coordinator to fulfill
such requirements within the period prescribed shall disqualify the
Coordinator from continuing in the office of Coordinator, and, thereupon,
a vacancy in said office shall be deemed to have been created.
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall appoint
an Emergency Management Deputy Coordinator with the approval of the
Mayor. Wherever possible, such Deputy shall be appointed from among
the salaried officers or employees of the Township.
A.
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall be responsible
for the planning, activating, coordinating and the conduct of disaster
control operations within the Township.
B.
Whenever, in his or her opinion, a disaster has occurred
or is imminent in any municipality, the Emergency Management Coordinator
of that municipality shall proclaim a state or local disaster emergency
within the Township. The Emergency Management Coordinator, in accordance
with regulations promulgated by the State Director of Emergency Management,
shall be empowered to issue and enforce such orders as may be necessary
to implement and carry out emergency management operations and to
protect the health, safety and resources of the residents of the Township.
There is hereby created an Emergency Management
Service Council, to be composed of not more than 15 members, who shall
be appointed by the Mayor and shall hold office at the will and pleasure
of the Mayor. The Emergency Management Coordinator shall be a member
and shall serve as Chairman of the Emergency Management Service Council.
The members of the Emergency Management Service Council shall include
the Mayor, the Chief of Police, representatives from Fire District
No. 1 and No. 2, representatives from all First Aid squads, the Director
of Public Works, an Environmental Officer, a Health officer, Social
Service personnel, a resource manager, a public information officer,
a shelter manager and one or more community group representatives.
A.
The Emergency Management Service Council shall assist
the municipality in establishing the various local volunteer agencies
needed to meet the requirements of all local civil defense and disaster
control activities in accordance with the rules and regulations established
by the Governor of the State of New Jersey in pursuance of the provisions
of act concerning emergency management.
B.
The Emergency Management Service Council is authorized,
within the limits of appropriations, to establish an adequate organization
to assist in supervising and coordinating the civil defense and disaster
control activities of the local municipality.