[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Pomona 9-24-1990 by L.L. No. 1-1990. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter was adopted in order to:
A. Provide for the protection of persons and property
in the Village of Pomona in the event of a natural or man-made emergency
or disaster, in accordance with applicable sections of the New York
State Executive Law, Article 2B.
B. Establish procedures to alert the public and provide
information and appropriate protective action and instructions, if
necessary, and to provide for coordination and use of available municipal
resources during an emergency.
C. Define the role and responsibilities of Village officials
and to define emergency functions and make assignments to municipal
and volunteer staff.
D. Ensure coordination and cooperation with the efforts
of the County of Rockland in accordance with the Rockland County Emergency
Operations Plan, Section 2.
A. The hazards that pose the potential threats to the
Village of Pomona include but are not limited to flooding, hazardous
material, accidents, storms and nuclear power plant accidents.
B. This chapter is intended to cover a wide range of
possibilities from slowly developing emergencies to disasters without
warning. It is intended to cover disasters resulting from any hazards,
whether of great magnitude or localized in their impact.
A. Officials of the Village of Pomona are responsible
for the protection and safety of the Village of Pomona and shall work
in concert with the direction and control of Rockland County emergency
management agencies. For continuity of government, the lines of succession
of authority are as follows:
(3) Senior Trustee, as defined by total number of years
of service.
(4) Senior Trustee, as defined by total number of years
of service.
B. In the event that a person in authority is required
to assume the responsibility of a person listed higher on the above
list of authority, the position held by such person shall continue
and not be abolished as a result of such temporary promotion by reason
of such emergency or disaster, it being the intention of this provision
to implement the provisions of § 27 of the Executive Law
of the State of New York.
C. In addition to coordination with the County of Rockland
emergency agencies then having authority, the Village of Pomona shall
cooperate with said county agencies, whether the emergency or disaster
affects the Village of Pomona alone or also affects other villages
or other towns in addition to the Towns of Haverstraw and Ramapo.
D. The operational procedures in the event of an emergency
or disaster shall be coordinated through the County of Rockland Emergency
Operations Center.
E. Dispatch of emergency equipment and resources will
be accomplished in accordance with the County of Rockland Emergency
Operations Plan.
A. In the emergency or disaster, the Village of Pomona
shall continue only those functions and services necessary to protect
life and property in the Village of Pomona.
B. Emphasis shall be to meet basic human needs such as
food, shelter and medical care and to resume basic services such as
water, electricity and sanitation as soon as is reasonably possible.
C. A decision to implement protective actions in an emergency or disaster shall be made by the Village official in authority pursuant to §
8-3 hereof or, in the event that none of the officials, in the order of authority, are available to make such a decision, by the County of Rockland Emergency Management Coordinator.
A. The Village of Pomona shall provide to the County
of Rockland Emergency Management Coordinator a list of all Village
officials with their business and home addresses and telephone numbers,
all of which shall remain confidential and for the purpose of emergency
contact only and shall be located at the County of Rockland Office
of Emergency Services. Said list of telephone numbers and addresses
shall be made current by the Village of Pomona at least annually.
B. The Clerk of the Village of Pomona shall keep a record
of a listing of the staff and organizational responsibility of the
Rockland County Office of Emergency Services, which listing is required
to be provided at least annually on or before January 15.