[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Aldermen
(now City Council) of the City of Chicopee 7-7-2004 by Ord. No. 04-71.[1]Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 77.
It shall be the function of the Department of Emergency Management to have charge of emergency management and preparedness activities for the City of Chicopee as defined in Section 1, Chapter 639, Acts of 1950, and to perform emergency management functions as authorized or directed by said chapter or by any and all executive orders or general regulations promulgated thereunder and to exercise any authority delegated to it by the Governor under said Chapter 639. The Department will also perform emergency management functions as authorized by Chapter 9 of the City Code of Chicopee or by any and all executive orders or general regulations promulgated thereunder and will exercise any authority delegated to it by the Mayor of the City of Chicopee.
A.
The
Department of Emergency Management shall be under the direction of
the Director of Emergency Management (hereinafter called the "Director
of Emergency Management") who shall be appointed by the Mayor. Upon
appointment the Director of Emergency Management will be administered
an oath of service to the City of Chicopee and State of Massachusetts
by the City Clerk. The Director of Emergency Management shall have
direct responsibility for the organization, administration and operation
of the Department of Emergency Management and Emergency Operations
Center (EOC), shall act as commander of the EOC in time of emergency,
will be subject to the direction and control of the Mayor, and may
receive such salary as may be fixed from time to time by the City
Council. The Director of Emergency Management may, within the limits
of the amount appropriated therefor, appoint such experts, clerks
and other assistants as the work of the Department may require and
may remove them and may make such expenditures as may be necessary
to execute effectively the purposes of Chapter 639, Acts of 1950.
The Director of Emergency Management shall also have authority to
appoint district coordinators and may accept and may receive, on behalf
of the City of Chicopee, services, equipment, supplies, materials
or funds by way of gift, grant or loan, for purposes of emergency
management, offered by the federal government or any agency or officer
thereof or any person, firm or corporation, subject to the terms of
the offer and the rules and regulations, if any, of the agency making
the offer. The Director of Emergency Management shall cause appropriate
records to be kept of all matters relating to such gifts, grants or
loans.
[Amended 9-1-2009]
B.
Duties
and responsibilities of the Director of Emergency Management. The
Director of Emergency Management shall be responsible for the following
duties as listed below.
(1)
Coordinates the City's overall emergency preparedness activities.
(2)
Advises the Mayor on emergency management and local declaration of
emergency.
(3)
Informs the Mayor of all emergency management activities through
regular memos, briefings, etc.
(4)
Works collaboratively with the Chief of Fire and Chief of Police
and/or their designees to ensure effective implementation of emergency
management goals.
(5)
Works with City Fire, Police, Health, and Public Works departments
to coordinate City-wide emergency planning.
(6)
Works with City departments, private industry, and nongovernmental
organizations on emergency preparedness issues.
(7)
Works as the liaison between the City of Chicopee and private industry
and nongovernmental organizations on emergency preparedness issues.
(8)
Performs all day-to-day administrative duties of the Department of
Emergency Management.
(9)
Maintains an up-to-date Hazardous Materials Emergency Plan.
(10)
Maintains an up-to-date City Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan.
(11)
Maintains an up-to-date filing system for chemical inventories submitted
by City industry.
(12)
Acts as a liaison for the City to other local, state, and federal
emergency management agencies.
(13)
Coordinates resources from surrounding communities in the event of
an emergency.
(14)
Acts as the City's Community Emergency Response Coordinator.
(15)
Acts as the City's Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.)
Director.
(16)
Attends local, state, and federally sponsored meetings, conferences,
and workshops in the field of emergency management and public safety.
(17)
Participates in state or federal professional development courses
in emergency management and public safety.
(18)
Serves as Chairman of the Local Emergency Planning Committee.
(19)
Establishes, develops, or maintains an emergency shelter system.
(20)
Establishes, develops, or maintains an emergency operations center
(E.O.C.).
(21)
Prepares and submits grants for the purpose of securing state or
federal money, equipment, etc., to meet the City's emergency
preparedness needs.
(22)
Coordinates public outreach and education in preparing for local
emergencies.
(23)
Coordinates regular exercises for the purpose of testing emergency
plans and procedures, and for the promotion of interdepartmental cooperation,
and cooperation between City, state, regional, and federal agencies,
as well as private industry and citizens' groups.
(24)
Coordinates emergency preparedness training for City employees as
needed.
(25)
The Director or, in his absence, the acting director shall be available
on a twenty-four-hour basis for matters concerning City emergency
management.
(26)
Prepares and submits an annual Emergency Management Department budget.
(27)
Keeps the City Council informed on emergency management activities
through briefing and written reports.
[Amended 9-1-2009]
An Emergency Management Department Advisory Commission consists
of five members who shall serve without pay. Said commission shall
consist of three permanent members who shall be: Director of Emergency
Management, Chief of Fire, Chief of Police. Two other persons shall
be named by the Mayor to serve as Commissioners. The Mayor shall appoint
one member to serve as Chairman who shall be either the Police Chief
or Fire Chief. Said Commissioners shall serve subject to the direction
and control of the Mayor and shall advise the Mayor and the Director
of Emergency Management on matters pertaining to emergency management
within the City of Chicopee. In the absence of the Director of Emergency
Management, his duties shall be performed by the Chairman of the Emergency
Management Department Advisory Commission.
The Police Department is hereby authorized to go to aid another
city or town at the request of said city or town in the suppression
of riots or other forms of violence therein.
This chapter shall remain in force during the effective period
of Chapter 639, Acts of 1950, any act in amendment to or continuation
thereof or substitution therefor.
All references to Chapter 639, Acts of 1950, as now in force,
shall be applicable to any acts in amendment to or continuation of
or substitution for said Chapter 639.