The Mayor shall appoint not more than 15 members to an Emergency Management
Council. Members 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 Council. The Emergency Management Council
shall assist the township in establishing the various local volunteer support
needed to meet the requirements of all emergency management and disaster control
activities in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Governor
in pursuance of the provisions of P.L. 1942, c. 251, as amended, and this chapter.
The Manager shall appoint an Emergency Management Coordinator, who shall
be a person well versed and trained in planning operations involving the activities
of many different agencies which will operate to protect the public health,
safety and welfare in the event of danger from emergencies as defined in this
chapter.
The Coordinator is hereby authorized and directed to create an organization
for emergency management, utilizing to the fullest extent the existing agencies
within this township. The coordinator, as executive head of the Mount Laurel
Office of Emergency Management, shall be responsible for its organization,
administration and operations.
The organization shall consist of the following:
A. An Office of Emergency Management will be designated
by the Township Manager. He shall appoint an executive head of the Office
of Emergency Management, who shall be known as the "Coordinator of the Office
of Emergency Management," and such assistants and other employees as are deemed
necessary for the proper functioning of the organization. On some occasions,
the Coordinator may be referred to as the Director, Office of Emergency Management.
B. The employees, equipment and facilities of all township
departments, boards, institutions, authorities and commissions will participate
in emergency management activity when requested.
C. Volunteer persons and agencies offering service to and
accepted by the township.
The Coordinator shall designate and appoint, with the approval of the
Manager, a Deputy Coordinator to assume the emergency duties of the Coordinator
in the event of his absence or inability to act, the intent being that there
will always and at all times be a Coordinator in charge of emergency management
operations.