[Adopted 2-11-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-04]
A.
The Mayor shall appoint an Emergency Management Coordinator
from among the residents of the Township of Manalapan. 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 appointment and the right to continue
for the full term of the appointment the Emergency Management Coordinator
must have successfully completed, at the time of appointment or within one
year immediately following appointment, the current approved home study course
and the basic emergency management workshop. The failure of any Emergency
Management Coordinator to fulfill such requirement within the time period
prescribed shall disqualify the Coordinator from continuing in the office
of Coordinator, and, thereupon, a vacancy in the office shall be deemed to
have been created.
C.
The Governor may remove the Emergency Management Coordinator
at any time for cause. If the Mayor shall not appoint the Emergency Management
Coordinator within 10 days after such office shall become vacant, the Governor
may appoint a temporary Emergency Management Coordinator, who shall serve
and perform all the duties of that office until such time as a new Emergency
Management Coordinator shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of
the Governor.
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall:
A.
Be responsible for the planning, organization and direction
of varied emergency management operations within the Township, coordinating
the activities of local municipal departments with the Township and providing
them with necessary guidance and advice for the development of emergency management
programs.
B.
Coordinate the activities of the Township Emergency Management
staff and provide definitive information concerning emergency management programs
and policies.
C.
Prepare budgets, statistical reports, evaluations and
other reports as may be required.
D.
Conduct studies and make changes in the existing organization
and operation to assure a continuity between all divisions of the Township
Emergency Management Unit.
E.
Establish the Township Emergency Operating Center.
F.
Develop and conduct drills and exercises for the Township
organization and practice operations for the municipality in cooperation with
the county and state emergency management organizations.
G.
Confer with municipal officials for the development of
mutual aid programs, for the planning and organization of emergency management
programs and the establishment of a Municipal Emergency Management Unit, provide
advice and guidance on emergency management programs and policies and review
plans for conformity with state and county programs.
H.
Coordinate and organize municipal emergency management
plans for the Township as well as the utilization of municipal resources to
assure their most effective use.
I.
Plan and develop training programs for the Township staff
and assist in the planning and review of the municipal training program for
conformity with county and state criteria.
J.
In emergency situations, coordinate the altering and
mobilization of the municipal emergency management organizations and assist
in the processing of requests for emergency aid and the dispatching of aid
to the points of greatest need.
K.
Carry out the duties of the position in accordance with
all applicable federal, state, county and local laws, as well as the Township's
Emergency Response Plan.
The salary of the Emergency Management Coordinator shall be set by the
Township Committee.
There shall be a Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator appointed by
the Emergency Management Coordinator with the approval of the Mayor, who shall
assist the Emergency Management Coordinator and, further, shall assume the
functions, powers and duties of the Emergency Management Coordinator in the
absence of the Emergency Management Coordinator. Whenever possible, such Deputy
shall be appointed from among the salaried officers or employees of the Township.
A.
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
Chairperson of the Emergency Management Service Council.
B.
The Emergency Management Service Council shall assist
the Township 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.
C.
The Emergency Management Service Council is authorized,
within the limits of Township appropriations, to establish an adequate organization
to assist in supervising and coordinating the civil defense and disaster control
activities of the Township.
