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Town of Tolland, CT
Tolland County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Tolland 11-22-1988 by Ord. No. 36. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby established, in accordance with the provisions of Title 28, Chapter 517, of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Town of Tolland Civil Preparedness Agency, consisting of a Civil Preparedness Director and an Advisory Council, appointed by the Town Manager. The Civil Preparedness Director shall be appointed for an indefinite term at the pleasure of the Town Manager, and each member of the Advisory Council shall serve until a successor is appointed.
A. 
The Civil Preparedness Agency shall perform such civil preparedness functions within the Town of Tolland as the State Director prescribes from time to time. In addition, the Civil Preparedness Agency shall conduct such functions outside the Town of Tolland as are prescribed by the state civil preparedness plan and program or by the terms of any mutual aid agreement to which the Town is a party.
B. 
The Agency shall be responsible for the development and the maintenance of current plans and programs which may be needed to properly respond to emergencies caused by enemy attack or by any natural or man-made disaster.
C. 
The Agency shall be empowered to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, within budget appropriations authorized by the Town Council, all equipment and supplies necessary to fulfill its responsibilities.
The Civil Preparedness Director shall be responsible for the organization, administration and operation of the Civil Preparedness Agency, subject to the direction and control of the State Director. He shall organize the Agency into such committees as he deems necessary for the efficient conduct of business. He shall have all the power and duties imposed by law upon local Directors of Civil Preparedness.
The Advisory Council shall consist of a resident trooper, Fire Chief, Superintendent of Schools, Director of Environmental Maintenance and not less than three private citizens, representing divergent interests within the Town. The Advisory Council shall elect one of the said private citizens to be its Chairman.
A. 
The Town Manager shall have the power to declare a state of local civil preparedness emergency in the event of a serious natural disaster affecting the Town of Tolland. He shall immediately file a declaration of civil preparedness emergency with the Town Clerk, which declaration shall be effective for a period of time stated therein, not to exceed 30 days, unless rescinded earlier by the Town Manager or by action of the Town Council.
B. 
The Town Manager, or acting chief executive officer of the Town, shall retain full control of Town personnel and equipment during civil preparedness emergencies.
C. 
The Town Manager shall be empowered to apply to the state and also through the state to federal agencies for any appropriate disaster relief assistance which may be available to the Town in the event of such emergencies.