The position of Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator is hereby established pursuant to P.L. 1942, c. 251; P.L. 1953, c. 438; P.L. 1984, c. 246; and N.J.S.A. Appendix A:9-33 et seq.
[Adopted 4-5-1994 by Ord. No. 2152 (Ch. 49, Art. XXII, of the 1979 Code)]
A.
The Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator (MEMC) shall be at least 21 years of age and shall have a minimum of two years' experience in the planning, development and administration of emergency response activities such as those provided by police, fire, rescue, medical or emergency management units either in the public or private sector or in the United States military service.
B.
He or she must be a resident of the City of Garfield, enjoy a good reputation in the community and be of sound moral character.
C.
He or she must pursue and complete, within one year of appointment, courses in Emergency Program Manager and Emergency Management Workshop-Basic and thereafter continue such education by completing 24 classroom hours of emergency management continuing education per year. Each such course must be submitted and approved by the Bergen County Emergency Management Coordinator.
D.
He or she shall submit to physical and psychological testing if requested by the Manager or City Council prior to any appointment.
[Amended 6-5-1996 by Ord. No. 2198]
Generally, the Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator shall be responsible for planning, activating, coordinating and conducting the emergency management operations within the City of Garfield. In addition, his or her duties shall include:
A.
Chairman and member of the Local Emergency Management Council.
B.
Appointing qualified persons as Assistant Municipal Emergency Management Coordinators who shall be assigned to the following positions: EOC Manager; Communications Officer; Operations Officer; Resource Management Officer; Planning Officer; Public Information Group Supervisor; Shelter Manager; and CERT Manager. The individuals to serve within these positions shall be appointed by the Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator subject to the approval of the City Manager. Wherever possible, these positions shall be appointed from among the salaried officers or employees of the municipality. All appointments shall be for one-year terms.
[Amended 9-26-2006 by Ord. No. 2469]
C.
Proclaiming when a local disaster emergency has occurred or is imminent and in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the State Director.
D.
Providing leadership in the field of emergency management at the municipal level and responsibility for Emergency Management Program Administration and program development, including:
(1)
Supervising the day-to-day operations and ensuring the twenty-four-hour availability of the Municipal Office of Emergency Management.
(2)
Ensuring that the City meets all requirements for the Federal Emergency Management Assistance Program, maintaining an approved Municipal Emergency Operations Plan and providing the required program status reports.
(3)
Preparing, submitting and justifying an annual municipal emergency management budget and securing county, state or federal financial assistance.
(4)
Personally attending 75% of the County Office of Emergency Management meetings and assuring a representative at all other meetings.
(5)
Maintaining adequate files, records and correspondence on emergency management activities.
(6)
Coordinating with municipal agencies, departments and bureaus, implementing policies and procedures, conducting quarterly staff meetings, receiving and reacting to weather emergency notifications, cooperating with the NAWAS Program, complying with state directives and conducting a minimum of one exercise per year, with advance notice to the County and State Office of Emergency Management.
(7)
Recruiting, organizing, coordinating and training others to develop programs for alert and warning communications, damage assessment, operating center, public information, evacuation, fire and rescue, hazard materials, health and medical, in place shelters, law enforcement, public works management and social services.
The Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall serve for a term of three years, beginning January 1 of the year of appointment, at such salary or compensation as shall, from year to year, be fixed by the City Council.
A.
The City Manager shall appoint not more than 15 persons to serve on the Local Emergency Management Council to coordinate all disaster control activities pursuant to and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management. The Manager shall make such appointments from:
B.
All members shall serve for one year or until their successors are appointed from January 1 of the year of the appointment. They shall receive no compensation for their service, but the City Council may appropriate such funds as may be necessary to pay the expenses of the Council.