[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Yorkville 4-13-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Pursuant to § 27 of the Executive
Law of the State of New York, the following line of succession is
hereby established for continuity in government when, in the event
of a disaster and the emergency conditions caused thereby, the Mayor
is unable to discharge his or her duties:
The purpose of this plan is to cite the authority,
formulate procedures and provide guidance for coordinated action in
rendering assistance to the citizens within the Village of Yorkville
in the event of a disaster.
A.
Disaster planning is based on the New York State Defense
Emergency Act, the regulations and orders of the State Defense Council
and the State Civil Defense Commission; the Emergency Plan for the
Natural Disasters of the State of New York; and the Nation Plan for
Natural Disaster Mobilization.
B.
The Village of Yorkville recognizes that planning
and preparatory actions are required before an emergency. Emergency
preparedness allows the Village of Yorkville to prepare and react
to emergency situations to save life and property if the Village is
threatened or hit by a disaster and major emergency.
The Village Mayor shall have the primary responsibility
to see that everything possible is done to prepare for any disaster
and to provide for the safety and security of the community during
a disaster.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the
Village will be in Police Department, Yorkville, New York. Once the
Mayor or his or her successor in the line of succession has declared
that an emergency exists, the EOC will be staffed on a twenty-four-hour
basis until the declared emergency subsides. The EOC will forward
all warnings, directives, information, etc., to various local departments
as appropriate. This will be done through the use of department representatives,
telephones located in the EOC, radios in the police, fire, public
works and other departments, and in the offices of cooperating agencies.
Each member assigned to the EOC will be familiar with this plan, particularly
as it relates to the section pertaining to each responsible person's
service duties.
The Mayor and the Village Clerk, functioning
at the EOC, are responsible for the maintenance and availability of
records, documents, plans and other materials required to discharge
their and others' functions during an emergency.
A.
The Mayor and other designated personnel will assemble
as soon as possible at the EOC upon notification of the existence
of an emergency.
B.
To cope with the effects of an emergency, appropriate
steps will be taken at the EOC to mobilize fully the available personnel,
resources, facilities, supplies and materials in the Village according
to the guidelines set forth in this plan.
(1)
The Mayor, or his or her successor in the line of
succession, is responsible for notification and declaration of an
emergency or disaster.
(2)
Each department head in the Village is responsible
for assuring maximum effectiveness and utilization of all personnel
and equipment of the department to accomplish the Village's responsibilities.
Each department head will retain control of the assigned department
and implement orders received from the EOC.
(3)
The Village should seek the cooperation and aid of
any or all surrounding communities in the event of an emergency or
disaster. Arrangements for mutual aid should be made prior to any
emergency or disaster.
(4)
The Village should contact the Oneida County Emergency
Management Office (EMO) regarding any major emergency or disaster
situation. Emergency management assistance should be requested when
local or mutual aid resources are exhausted. All requests for county
EMO assistance of any nature by any department will be approved by
the Mayor and will be made to the County EMO Director by direct phone
contact or by the emergency management radio network.
(5)
Military assistance requests will be made by the Mayor
to the chief executive officer of Oneida County, who will forward
the request to the Oneida County EMO, which will forward it to the
State Natural Disaster Commission.
(6)
The American Red Cross is recognized as the agency
responsible for mass care to persons immediately following a disaster.
Local Red Cross chapters can extend natural disaster relief assistance
to individuals and families, and the Red Cross can assume administrative
and financial responsibility in providing such assistance. American
National Red Cross has been assigned this responsibility by the Congress
of the United States.
A.
The responsibilities and functions listed below recognize
only basic duties. Each of the position descriptions may be altered
or expanded to suit the needs of the individual city or Village. One
person may fill one or more of the below-listed descriptions.
(1)
The Mayor of the Village is responsible for the conduct
of disaster operations within the Village.
(a)
The Mayor shall use any and all facilities,
equipment, supplies, personnel and other resources of the Village
in such a manner as may be necessary or appropriate to cope with the
disaster.
(b)
The Mayor shall direct the activities of all
agencies within the Village against the effects of emergency in conformance
with the approved plans for the rescue and relief of the people, the
recovery and the rehabilitation of the community. The Mayor will utilize
services of the EOC and its staff for implementation of necessary
measures to achieve emergency operations.
(2)
The Village Board, as the elected body of the people,
shall take all appropriate steps to prepare for any disaster or emergency.
(3)
The Village Clerk is responsible for the maintenance
and availability of essential records, documents and other materials
required during the emergency.
(4)
The Emergency Management Coordinator (EMC), appointed
by and under direction of the Mayor, directs the implementation of
the comprehensive plan for the EOC, the emergency operations of the
EOC, prepares estimates of the situation, advises the Mayor of operational
priorities and recommends requests for assistance from the County
EMO.
(5)
The Fire Chief will be responsible for the direction
of all action to contain and extinguish fires resulting from emergencies
and the removal of trapped and injured persons from damaged buildings
and flooded areas. The local Fire Chief may call upon the Oneida County
Fire Coordinator or the County EMO, under mutual aid, for advice and/or
assistance concerning fire-related emergencies, relief operations
and coordination of emergency shelter and feeding operations.
(6)
The Police Chief will direct all action to direct
traffic, maintain order, prevent looting and help alleviate panic;
direct injured to medical installations; and assist handicapped persons
by obtaining transportation and directing them to the nearest emergency
relief center. The Police Chief may call upon the Oneida County Sheriff's
Department and/or the New York State Police for advice and/or assistance.
(7)
The Superintendent of Public Works is responsible
for the maintenance of streets and bridges and all official trucks,
cars and equipment. The Superintendent will direct action to check,
restore and maintain essential public facilities and services, such
as streets, bridges, public buildings and other vital community services,
calling upon all public works and engineering services of Oneida County
for such assistance. The Superintendent will work in conjunction with
the local electric and gas utility, the local telephone company, the
local water and sewer board and with any other local utility in the
restoration of the various essential services.
(8)
The Codes Enforcement Officer of the Village will
be responsible for safety inspection of damaged homes and businesses
before evacuees are allowed to reoccupy such buildings.
(9)
Any other required position shall be in accordance
with the Incident Command System (ICS), which is on file at the Village
of Yorkville Clerk's office.[1]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsections A(10) to (15), regarding the basic responsibilities of the Communications Officer, the Medical Officer, the Supply Officer, the Manpower Officer, the Transportation Officer, and the School Representative, which immediately followed this subsection, were repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B.
Additional responsibilities and functions. All department
heads and/or those responsible for carrying out parts of the emergency
operations for the Village shall have their responsibilities and functions
listed within this plan.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
