[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of
Simsbury 10-10-2008. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is adopted pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes
Sections 28-1 and 28-8a, as amended.
[Amended 7-12-2021]
The Town Manager, or in his or her absence or incapacity the
Deputy Town Manager, or in his or her absence the Board of Selectmen,
acting pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Section 28-8a, is
authorized to declare a local disaster or emergency when there exists
within the Town of Simsbury conditions constituting a major disaster
or emergency, as those terms are defined by Connecticut General Statutes
Section 28-1.
[Amended 7-12-2021]
Upon the issuance of such declaration, the Town Manager, or
in his or her absence or incapacity the Deputy Town Manager, or in
his or her absence the Board of Selectmen, in conjunction with the
Emergency Management Director, shall exercise all the powers and authority
granted to the municipality and/or its chief executive officer under
Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 517, as amended.
Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 517, Governor
Rell's Executive Order No. 10 (September 19, 2005), and the Homeland
Security Act of 2002, P.L. 107-296, the Town of Simsbury adopts the
National Incident Management System ("NIMS") as promulgated and revised
by the United States Department of Homeland Security as the standard
for incident management within the Town of Simsbury.
[Amended 7-12-2021]
Upon the declaration of disaster or emergency, the Town Manager,
or in his or her absence or incapacity the Deputy Town Manager, or
in his or her absence the Board of Selectmen, in conjunction with
the Emergency Management Director, is authorized to activate the Emergency
Operations Center, open one or more emergency shelters, designate
evacuation routes and take such action as is necessary to protect
public health and safety.
