[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Easton
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-25-1980 as Title IE of the 1980 Code of Ordinances; amended in
its entirety 9-15-2014]
There shall continue to be a Department of Emergency Management
pursuant to § 28-7 of the General Statutes.
A.
Said Department
shall be under the supervision of a Director or Coordinator of all
disaster emergency functions appointed by the First Selectman. The
Director/Coordinator of the Department of Emergency Management will
serve at the will of the First Selectman and may be removed by the
First Selectman at any time. The Director/Coordinator of the Department
of Emergency Management shall report directly to the First Selectman
and will advise the First Selectman on matters pertaining to civil
preparedness and disaster emergency operations.
B.
The Director/Coordinator
of the Department of Emergency Management 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 Department of Emergency Management unless directly
ordered to do so by the First Selectman;
(2)
Coordinate
the activities of all Department of Emergency Management forces, both
full-time and volunteer, and will be responsible for the recruitment
and training of needed civil preparedness personnel;
(3)
Assist
the First Selectman in the preparation and updating of Town emergency
operations plans and standard operating procedures;
(4)
Maintain
contact with the Connecticut Civil Preparedness Area office designated
for the Town of Easton and will cooperate with the State Department
of Emergency Services and Public Protection in preparation of required
reports, procedures and other necessary paperwork to ensure that the
Town receives all possible funding, equipment and other benefits available
to the Town through state and national civil preparedness; and
(5)
Perform
such other civil preparedness related functions as may, from time
to time, be assigned to him by the First Selectman of the Town of
Easton or may be required by the General Statutes or by the Commissioner
of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
C.
The Director/Coordinator
of the Department of Emergency Management shall receive such compensation
for performance of his duties as may be determined by the Board of
Selectmen.
