There is hereby adopted and ratified an agreement for
intergovernmental cooperation known as the "Disaster Emergency Management
Agreement," hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement."
Direction of disaster emergency management service is
the responsibility of the lowest level of government affected. When two or
more political subdivisions within a county are effected, the county organization
shall exercise responsibility for coordination and support to the area of
operations. When two or more counties are involved, coordination shall be
provided by the agency or by area organizations established by the agency.
To provide for mutual police, fire and public works aid
across jurisdictional lines to enable police, fire and public works personnel
to work effectively and thereby preserve the safety and welfare of the entire
area.
County and local coordinators of emergency management shall develop mutual aid agreements with adjacent political subdivisions for reciprocal emergency assistance. The agreements shall be consistent with the plans and programs of the agency. In disaster emergencies, requests for mutual aid assistance shall be referred to the organization having responsibility for coordination as specified in Subsection C(1), and in time of emergency it shall be the duty of each local organization to render assistance in accordance with the provisions of the mutual aid agreements.
The coordinator of each local organization may, subject
to approval of the Governor, enter into mutual aid arrangements with similar
agencies or organizations in other states for reciprocal disaster emergency
services.
Mutual aid agreements shall be ratified by the governing
bodies of the political subdivisions involved: Lake City Borough, Girard Township
and Girard Borough.
Each municipality shall be responsible for all expenses
incurred by reason of action taken by its police, fire and public works pursuant
to the Agreement, no other financing being necessary or required to effect
its purpose.
The Agreement shall be in effect immediately, and the
duration of the Agreement shall be indefinite, subject to termination by any
municipality as provided in the Agreement.[2]
Editor's Note: Former Art. IV, Council of Governments, consisting
of §§ 6-14 and 6-15, adopted 4-5-2004 by Ord. No. 358-04, which
immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 374-06.