The Town of North Haven, Connecticut, in accordance with Title 28, Chapter
517, of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, as amended, does
establish hereby the North Haven Civil Preparedness and Defense Agency (hereinafter,
the "Agency").
The Agency shall be under the supervision of the Director of the Agency
and All Disaster Emergency Functions, who shall be appointed by the chief
executive officer (First Selectman) and may be removed by the First Selectman
at any time, as provided in Title 28, Section 28-7(b).
The Agency shall consist of its Director and an Advisory Council appointed
by the First Selectman to advise him in matters of disaster emergency planning,
preparedness and policy. The Council shall be composed ex officio of the First
Selectman, the Director, who shall also serve as Chairman, the Chairman of
the Board of Police Commissioners, the Chief of Police, the Chairman of the
Board of Fire Commissioners, the Fire Chief, the Public Works Coordinator,
the Superintendent of Schools and the Town Attorney.
The authority of the First Selectman shall be limited only by the Governor
of the State of Connecticut in state-declared emergencies or the President
of the United States in a declared national or local federal disaster emergency.