[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Lodi 3-17-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
A Local Emergency Management Council of the Borough of Lodi is hereby created ("LEMC").
B. 
The Local Emergency Management Council shall be comprised of not more than 15 members who shall be appointed by the Mayor after consultation with the Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator and shall hold office at the will and pleasure of the Mayor and Council of the Borough and who shall serve without compensation.
[Amended 10-15-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-18]
C. 
The Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator shall be the Lodi Police Chief and shall serve as Chairman of the Local Emergency Management Council and shall report directly to the Borough Manager.
[Amended 10-15-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-18]
D. 
The LEMC shall assist the Borough in establishing the various local volunteer agencies needed to meet the requirements of all local emergency management activities in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the Governor in pursuance of the provisions of N.J.S.A. App. A:9-41.
E. 
The LEMC is authorized, within the limits of appropriations, to establish an adequate organization to assist in supervising and coordinating the emergency management activities of the Borough.
F. 
It shall be lawful for members of the LEMC also to be members of other agencies created because of any emergency.
G. 
Upon the effective date of this chapter, the Borough Emergency Management Council heretofore appointed shall become the respective Borough Emergency Management Council provided for in this chapter and shall thereafter continue to function as the Borough Emergency Management Council subject to the provisions of this chapter.
A. 
The LEMC shall prepare a written Emergency Operations Plan with all appropriate annexes necessary to implement the plan in accordance with N.J.S.A. App. A:9-43.2. The development of all plans shall be coordinated with the Emergency Operations Plans of the state, county and neighboring municipalities to ensure a regional coordinated response and the efficient use of resources. These plans shall include, but not be limited to, provisions which shall be developed in consultation with:
(1) 
The Department of Agriculture, to support the needs of animals and individuals with an animal under their care, including domestic livestock, a domesticated animal, or a service animal, in a major disaster or emergency; and
(2) 
The Department of Health and Senior Services to evaluate the evacuation procedures of hospitals and other health care facilities located in the county and Borough, alternative sources of care for evacuated patients, and proposed sites of temporary shelter in the event of an emergency.
B. 
Each plan shall include provisions that specifically address the need for the safe and timely evacuation of the families and dependents of the emergency responders rendering major disaster or emergency services.
C. 
Each Emergency Operations Plan shall be adopted and shall be evaluated at such subsequent schedule review of the State Emergency Operations Plan.
A. 
The LEMC shall prepare a written Emergency Operations Plan in accordance with N.J.S.A. App. A:9-43.3 which shall conform to all relevant federal and state statutes, rules and regulations concerning operations and shall include the identification of significant hazards affecting the Borough. The Emergency Operations Plan shall be based upon planning criteria, objectives, requirements, responsibilities, and concepts of operation for the implementation of all necessary and appropriate protective or remedial measures to be taken in response to an actual or threatened emergency as determined by the State Director of Emergency Management. The Emergency Operations Plan shall provide for a command structure that affords appropriate command support for the incident commander.
B. 
The Borough Emergency Operations Plan shall be reviewed and updated at least every two years.
The LEMC shall meet at least four times per year and at such other times that it deems necessary or appropriate.