[HISTORY: Adopted by the Municipal Council of the Municipality
of Monroeville 7-12-1983 by Ord.
No. 1373. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter,
shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings
given to them in this section:
The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
A man-made disaster, natural disaster or war-caused disaster.
The judicious planning, assignment and coordination of all
available resources in an integrated program of prevention, mitigation,
preparedness, response and recovery for emergencies of any kind, whether
from attack, man-made or natural sources.
The preparation for and the carrying out of functions, other
than functions for which military forces are primarily responsible,
to prevent, minimize and provide emergency repair of injury and damage
resulting from disasters, together with all other activities necessary
or incidental to the preparation for and carrying out of those functions.
The functions include, without limitation, firefighting services,
police services, medical and health services, rescue, engineering,
disaster warning services, communications, radiological, shelter,
chemical and other special weapons defense, evacuation of persons
from stricken areas, emergency welfare services, emergency transportation,
emergency resources management, existing or properly assigned functions
of plant protection, temporary restoration of public utility services
and other functions related to civilian protection.
The condition declared by the local governing body when in
their judgment the threat or actual occurrence of a disaster is or
threatens to be of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant coordinated
local government action to prevent or alleviate the damage, loss,
hardship or suffering threatened or caused thereby. A local emergency
arising wholly or substantially out of a resource shortage may be
declared only by the Governor, upon petition of the local governing
body, when he deems the threat or actual occurrence of a disaster
to be of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant coordinated
local government action to prevent or alleviate the damage, loss,
hardship or suffering threatened or caused thereby.
A local emergency management organization.
Any industrial, nuclear or transportation accident, explosion,
conflagration, power failure, natural resource shortage or other condition,
except enemy action, resulting from man-made causes, such as oil spills
and other injurious environmental contamination, which threatens or
causes substantial damage to property, human suffering, hardship or
loss of life.
Any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, wind-driven
water, tidal wave, earthquake, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, drought,
fire, explosion or other catastrophe which results in substantial
damage to property, hardship, suffering or possible loss of life.
Any county, city, borough, incorporated town or township.
The absence, unavailability or reduced supply of any raw
or processed natural resource, or any commodities, goods or services
of any kind which bear a substantial relationship to the health, safety,
welfare and economic well-being of the citizens of this commonwealth.
Any condition following an attack upon the United States
resulting in substantial damage to property in injury to persons in
the United States caused by use of bombs, missiles, shellfire, nuclear,
radiological, chemical or biological means or other weapons or overt
paramilitary actions, or other conditions such as sabotage.
The Monroeville Emergency Management Agency is hereby established
and is hereby recognized as the successor to the Office of Civil Defense
of the Borough of Monroeville.
The powers and duties of the Monroeville Emergency Management
Agency shall be:
A.
To coordinate the preparation and maintenance of a current disaster
emergency management plan for the prevention and minimization of injury
and damage for prompt and effective response to disaster; and for
disaster emergency relief and recovery in consonance with the Pennsylvania
Emergency Management Plan;
B.
To coordinate the establishment, equipping and staffing of an emergency
operations center, consolidated with warning and communications systems
to support government operations in emergencies; and to coordinate
the provisions of other essential facilities and equipment for agencies
and activities assigned emergency functions;
C.
To coordinate individual and organizational training programs to
insure prompt, efficient and effective disaster emergency services;
D.
To coordinate the organization and preparation of all locally available
manpower, materials, supplies, equipment, facilities and services
necessary for disaster emergency readiness, response and recovery;
E.
To coordinate the adoption and implementation of precautionary measures
to mitigate the anticipated effects of disaster;
F.
To cooperate with any public and private agency or entity in achieving
any purpose herein;
G.
To have available for inspection at its emergency operations center
all emergency management plans, rules and orders of the Governor and
of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, the Allegheny County
Emergency Management Agency and the Monroeville Emergency Management
Agency;
H.
To provide prompt and accurate information regarding local disaster
emergencies to appropriate commonwealth, county and Municipal officials
and agencies and to the general public as well; and
I.
To render assistance in times of emergency in accordance with the
provisions of mutual aid agreements.
A.
The position of Monroeville Emergency Management Agency Coordinator
is hereby established with the following powers and duties:
(2)
The Coordinator shall be responsible for the planning, administration
and operation of the Monroeville Emergency Management Agency, subject
to the direction and control of the Mayor and Council as provided
herein.
(3)
The Coordinator shall attend basic and advanced seminars, workshops
and training conferences called by the State Director and/or official
having responsibility for providing the Coordinator with in-service
training.
(4)
The Coordinator shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred
in the performance of his duties and attendance at scheduled meetings.
(5)
The Coordinator shall develop mutual aid agreements with adjacent
political subdivisions for reciprocal emergency assistance.
(a)
Said agreements shall be consistent with the plans and programs
of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
(b)
Said agreements shall be ratified by the governing bodies of
the political subdivisions involved.
(c)
Support forces furnished a political subdivision from outside
its jurisdiction pursuant to said agreements shall be under the operational
control of the department, agency or office furnishing the force.
B.
In accordance with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Service
Code, 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 7101 et seq., at 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 7502(a)
and (c), the Coordinator of the Monroeville Emergency Management Agency
shall be subject to the direction and control of the Mayor, or in
his absence the Deputy Mayor, or in his absence the Municipal Manager,
and the Municipal Mayor is hereby authorized to recommend, to the
Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, appropriate personnel
to serve as an Emergency Management Coordinator.
[Added 5-13-1986 by Ord.
No. 1529; amended 12-13-1988 by Ord. No. 1653; 7-8-1997 by Ord. No. 2042]
[Amended 5-13-1986 by Ord. No. 1529]
In accordance with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Services
Code, 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 7101 et seq., at 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 7501(b),
a declaration of a disaster emergency shall be made by the Mayor,
or in his absence the Deputy Mayor, or in his absence the Municipal
Manager, which declaration of a disaster emergency shall be subject
to ratification by Municipal Council.
The Municipality shall have the following powers to enter into
contracts and incur obligations necessary to disaster emergency management,
response and recovery:
A.
Upon declaration of a disaster emergency, the Municipality is authorized
pursuant to Section 7301(c) of P.L. 1332[1] to exercise the powers vested under this chapter in the
light of the exigencies of the emergency situation without regard
to procedures and formalities prescribed by law pertaining to the
performance of public work, entering into contracts, the incurring
of obligations, the employment of temporary workers, the rental of
equipment, the purchase of supplies and materials, the levying of
taxes and the appropriation and expenditure of public funds.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 7301(c).
B.
The Municipality shall have the power to make appropriation for the
payment of expenses of the Monroeville Emergency Management Agency
in the manner provided by law for making appropriations for the ordinary
expenses of the Municipality.
C.
The Monroeville Emergency Management Agency shall be deemed an agency,
board or commission of the Municipality, subject to all of the laws
governing the making of contracts or purchases, the employment of
persons or otherwise incurring financial obligations which apply to
the Municipality.
D.
Any gift or grant of money made to the Monroeville Emergency Management
Agency or to the Municipality of Monroeville for the payment of expenses
incurred or to be incurred by or for the Monroeville Emergency Agency
shall be deposited in the treasury of the Municipality and shall be
appropriated by the Municipality for the purpose for which the gift
or grant was made, and any bills or claims to be paid from the gift
or grant shall be paid in the manner provided in this chapter.
A.
Neither the Municipality nor the Monroeville. Emergency Management
Agency; nor, except in cases of willful misconduct, the agents, employees
or representatives of any of them engaged in any emergency services
activities; nor, except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence,
any individual or other persons under contract with them to provide
equipment or work on a cost basis to be used in disaster relief; nor,
except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence, any person,
firm, corporation or an agent or employee of any of them engaged in
disaster services activities, while complying with or attempting to
comply with this chapter, shall be liable for the deaths of or any
injury to persons or loss or damage to property as a result of that
activity.
B.
All duly enrolled emergency management volunteers who are not eligible
to receive benefits under the worker's compensation laws shall be
entitled, except during a state of war or periods of armed conflict
within the continental limits of the United States, to those benefits
which are authorized by 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 7706 of P.L. 1332,
as amended, relating to injuries sustained while actually engaged
in emergency management activities or en route to and from emergency
management tests or operations authorized by the Pennsylvania Emergency
Management Agency and carried out in accordance with rules and orders
promulgated and adopted by that Agency.
C.
This does not affect the right of any person to receive benefits
to which he would otherwise be entitled under the workers' compensation
laws or under any pension law, nor the right of any person to receive
any benefits or compensation under any federal law.
Any person violating any of the plans and programs adopted and
promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof
in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding
$200 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or both, for the first
offense, and a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding
90 days, or both, for each subsequent offense.
[Added 5-13-1986 by Ord.
No. 1529]
A.
In accordance with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Services
Code, 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 7101 et seq., a Committee shall be
established consisting of the following:
(1)
Representatives from the Monroeville volunteer fire and ambulance
personnel, which representatives shall be designated by the Monroeville
volunteer fire and ambulance personnel.
(2)
Representatives from Monroeville Municipal Council to be designated
by the Deputy Mayor.
(3)
The Fire Official.
(4)
The Public Safety Director.
(5)
The Police Chief.
(6)
The Municipal Manager.
B.
Said Committee shall review and, if necessary, rewrite and further
clarify the Monroeville Emergency Management Plan and define relationships
between the Municipality and volunteer fire and ambulance personnel.
[Added 12-13-1988 by Ord.
No. 1653]
In accordance with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Services
Code, 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 7101 et seq., the attached exhibit
is hereby adopted as the official Emergency Management Plan of the
Municipality of Monroeville.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Emergency Management Plan is on file in
the Municipal offices.
