This chapter shall be known and may be cited
and referred to as the "Emergency Management Ordinance of the City
of Meriden."
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ATTACK
A direct or indirect assault against the City of Meriden,
its government, its environs or the nation by the forces of a hostile
nation or the agents thereof, including assault by bombing; radiological,
chemical or biological warfare; or sabotage.
CIVIL PREPAREDNESS
In its broad meaning, to carry out the basic government functions
of maintaining the public peace, health, safety and welfare during
an emergency. This shall include plans and preparations for protection
from and relief, recovery and rehabilitation from the effects of an
attack on the City by the forces of an enemy nation or the agents
thereof, and it shall also include such activity in connection with
disaster as defined herein. It shall not however, include any activity
that is the primary responsibility of the military forces of the United
States.
CIVIL PREPAREDNESS FORCES
The employees, equipment and facilities of all City departments,
boards, institutions and commissions, and, in addition, it shall include
all volunteer personnel, equipment and facilities contributed by or
obtained from volunteer persons or agencies.
CIVIL PREPAREDNESS VOLUNTEER
Any person duly registered, identified and appointed by the
Director of the Office of Emergency Management and assigned to participate
in the civil preparedness activity; such appointment shall be in accordance
with Title 28, Chapter 517, of the General Statutes of the State of
Connecticut, as amended.
DIRECTOR or CO-DIRECTOR
The administrator of the Meriden Office of Emergency Management,
appointed as prescribed in this chapter.
DISASTER
Includes but is not limited to actual or threatened enemy
attack, sabotage, extraordinary fire, flood, storm, epidemic or other
impending or actual calamity endangering or threatening to endanger
health, life or property or constituted government.
REGULATIONS
Includes plans, programs and other emergency procedures deemed
essential to civil preparedness.
VOLUNTEER
Contributing a service, equipment or facilities to the civil
preparedness organization without remuneration.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate
any of the provisions of this chapter or of the regulations or plans
issued pursuant to the authority contained herein or to willfully
obstruct, hinder or delay any member of the civil preparedness organization,
as herein defined, in the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter
or any regulation or plan issued thereunder.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder shall be subjected to the penalties of §
1-4 and/or § 28-22, Title 28, Chapter 517, of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut.