[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Ridgefield 1-14-1976 (Ch. 3 1/2,
Art. II of the 1974 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
There shall be created an agency of Town government
to be known as the "Civil Preparedness Agency," said agency to be
under the supervision of a director or coordinator of all disaster
emergency functions. Such Director of Emergency Preparedness[1] shall be appointed by the chief executive of the Town
of Ridgefield. The Director of Emergency Preparedness will serve at
the will of the chief executive and may be removed by the chief executive
at any time. The Director may also be removed from his position as
provided in C.G.S. § 28-7(b).
[1]
Editor's Note: Throughout this chapter, references
to the "director/coordinator of the civil preparedness agency" were
amended to "Director of Emergency Preparedness" 3-17-2010.
[Amended 3-17-2010]
A.
The Director of Emergency Preparedness shall be a
designated Town employee reporting directly to the chief executive
officer of the Town of Ridgefield.
B.
Duties and responsibilities. As a designated Town
employee he will advise the chief executive officer on matters pertaining
to civil preparedness and disaster emergency operations. He will:
(1)
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 Agency
unless directly ordered to do so by the chief executive officer.
(2)
Coordinate the activities of all Civil Preparedness
Agency forces, both full-time and volunteer, and will be responsible
for the recruitment and training of needed civil preparedness personnel.
As a designated Town employee he will assist the chief executive in
the preparation and updating of Town emergency operations plans and
standing operating procedures.
(3)
Maintain contact with the Connecticut Civil Preparedness
Area Office designated for the Town of Ridgefield and will cooperate
with the Connecticut Civil Preparedness Agency in preparation of required
reports, procedures and other necessary paperwork to ensure the Town
receiving all possible funding, equipment and other benefits available
to the Town through state and national civil preparedness.
(4)
Perform such other civil preparedness related functions
as may, from time to time, be assigned to him by the chief executive
of the Town of Ridgefield.
C.
Compensation. The Director of Emergency Preparedness
shall receive such compensation for performance of his duties as may
be determined by the Board of Selectmen.
