[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of North Haven 4-23-1984
Special Town Meeting. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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.
A.
The Director shall report directly to the First Selectman
and shall be responsible for the development and maintenance of current plans
and programs that may be needed in response to an emergency caused by enemy
attack upon this country or by any natural or man-made disaster.
B.
The Director will coordinate the activities of all town
agencies in disaster emergency situations, but in no case will he assume command
of any agency or department other than the Civil Preparedness and Defense
Agency, unless directly ordered to do so by the First Selectman.
C.
The Director will organize and direct the activities
of all civil preparedness and defense forces, both full-time and volunteer,
and will be responsible for the recruitment and training of such personnel
insofar as their civil preparedness and defense functions may extend.
D.
The Director shall, in accordance with applicable state
and federal laws, statutes and regulations, organize the Agency into such
subdivisions as may be necessary for the efficient conduct of the business
of the Agency.
E.
The Director will prepare, at the direction of the First
Selectman, the Town Emergency Operations Plan and Standard Operating Procedures,
including such updates of the same as may, from time to time, be required.
F.
The Director will maintain contact with the Area II Office
of State Civil Preparedness and will cooperate with the State Office of Civil
Preparedness in the preparation of required reports, procedures and other
necessary documents to ensure that the town receives all possible funding,
equipment and other benefits available through state and federal agencies.
G.
The Director will perform such other civil preparedness
and defense-related functions as may, from time to time, be assigned to him
by the First Selectman.
H.
The Director shall receive such compensation for performance
of his duties and reimbursement for such direct and indirect expenses as may
be determined by the Board of Finance and the Annual Budget Town Meeting.
I.
The Director is empowered, subject to the budget appropriated
by the Annual Budget Town Meeting, further approvals of the Board of Finance
and, when necessary, the Town Meeting, to obtain needed supplies and equipment
to fulfill the responsibilities of the Agency.
A.
In the event of a disaster emergency, the First Selectman,
as the chief executive officer, is empowered to assume complete command of
all local governmental functions and facilities, including public school facilities
and personnel, and all equipment of the town, including that of the Department
of Education. The Director shall act as his principal advisor in coordinating
the town's activities in response to the disaster emergency.
B.
In a disaster emergency, all available resources will
be brought to bear on the situation in an effort to protect and preserve human
life and property of the community to the fullest extent possible.
C.
If a disaster should occur, whether by natural or other
causes, the First Selectman is empowered hereby to make application to the
state and also through the state to the federal government for any financial
or other assistance that may be available.
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.