There shall be a Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator appointed
by the Emergency Management Coordinator with the approval of the Mayor,
who shall have the same qualifications as the Emergency Management
Coordinator, 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. Wherever possible, such Deputy shall be appointed from
among the salaried officers or employees of the Borough.
[Amended 12-28-1999 by Ord. No. 99-25R]
When any imminent danger to the public peace and order exists
in the Borough, including by way of example, but not limited to, riots,
disturbances, disorderly assemblages, widespread vandalism or any
other situation posing an imminent threat to the people or property
of the people of Fanwood, all being against the health, safety and
welfare of the people of the Borough, and causes or may cause damage
and destruction to property in the Borough, then the Mayor shall have
the authority to declare that a state of disaster or emergency exists,
and he/she shall have the authority and be empowered to do the following:
A. Issue orders or proclamations regulating the hours during which persons
shall be prohibited from remaining upon the public streets, ways and
places in the Borough.
B. Issue orders or proclamations regulating the hours during which vehicular
traffic shall be prohibited or restricted from traveling over the
streets in the Borough.
C. Issue orders or proclamations regulating the hours during which all
businesses licensed by the Borough to dispense alcoholic beverages
shall be closed.
D. Issue orders or proclamations regulating the hours during which all
sales of gasoline by gasoline service stations in the Borough shall
be closed.
There is hereby created an Emergency Management Defense 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.
[Amended 12-28-1999 by Ord. No. 99-25R]
No representative of the Borough shall request aid in time of
disaster directly from noncontiguous municipalities, nor shall the
Borough or any public or semipublic agency send personnel or equipment
into a disaster-stricken municipality unless and until such aid has
been directed by the County Disaster Control Coordinator or his/her
deputy. Specific exemptions from the action of this section may be
granted only by authority of the State Disaster Control Director.