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1348[1]]
This chapter may be referred to as the "Emergency Management
Ordinance."
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1348]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall
apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning:
Michigan Emergency Management Act, Public Act 390 of 1976,
being MCL 30.401 et seq., as amended.
An increased state of preparedness, authorized by the City
Manager and implemented through administrative policies and procedures,
for purposes of responding to a potential or real threat or event.
The City employees assigned to assist during declared events
and one person from each of the following departments appointed by
that department's director: (i) the Department of Public Safety,
(ii) the Department of Public Works, (iii) the Planning Department,
(iv) the Department of Finance, and (v) the Department of Information
Technology. Assistant liaisons will serve their department in routine
emergency management matters and report to the emergency management
liaison during events.
The responsibilities assigned to the Emergency Management
Coordinator through federal, state and local laws and ordinances during
events to alleviate the damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused
by such events. Consequence management includes measures to protect
public health and safety, maintain and restore essential government
services and provide emergency relief to affected governments, industries,
businesses and individuals. Local mission-essential functions are
carried out through the City departments with coordination from the
office.
The City Council for the City of Port Huron, Michigan.
The County of St. Clair, Michigan.
The measures taken to identify, acquire, and plan the use
of resources needed to anticipate, prevent, or resolve a terrorist
threat or incident.
Those employees in the Planning Department, Building Inspection
Division, specially trained in property damage assessment.
An occurrence or threat of widespread or severe damage, injury,
or loss of life or property resulting from a natural or human-made
cause, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, snowstorm, ice
storm, tornado, windstorm, wave action, oil spill, water contamination,
utility failure, hazardous peacetime radiological incident, major
transportation accident, hazardous materials incident, epidemic, air
contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, or hostile
military action or paramilitary action, or similar occurrences resulting
from terrorist activities, riots, or civil disorders, that requires
resources beyond the capability of the public and private sectors
of the City.
All agencies of the state, county, and City, private and
volunteer personnel, public officers and employees, and all other
persons or groups of persons having duties or responsibilities identified
in the City support emergency operations plan, or those called into
duty or working at the direction of a party identified in the plan
to perform a specific disaster- or emergency-related task during a
state of emergency or disaster pursuant to the Act or this chapter.
The Michigan Department of State Police Emergency Management
Division's representative for the City. The District Coordinator
is the liaison for the Emergency Management Coordinator to the State
of Michigan in matters of emergency management.
An event less than a disaster which, in the determination
of the Mayor after consultation with the City Manager, requires assistance
outside of the resources of the public and private sectors of the
City to supplement local efforts and capabilities to save lives, protect
property and the public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the
threat of a catastrophe in the City.
The Emergency Management Coordinator for the County of St.
Clair.
The individual appointed by the City Manager to assist the
Emergency Management Coordinator in all matters pertaining to disaster
prevention, mitigation, response, and relief and recovery operations
within the City.
The St. Clair County Emergency Management Program, established
to coordinate mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery activities
for all emergency or disaster situations within the county and one
or more of its political subdivisions. The City has elected to be
part of this program.
The location to which key staff members shall respond, as
coordinated by the emergency management liaison and the support emergency
operations plan.
The county plan developed and maintained by the county and
the political subdivisions included in the emergency management program
according to standards established by the Michigan Administrative
Code for the purpose of responding to all emergency or disaster situations
by identifying and organizing the disaster relief force.
The City's primary emergency planning body, which shall
also execute response functions during events, emergencies, and disasters.
The ESOG is comprised of the operations supervisors and other staff
of police, fire, and Department of Public Works assigned by their
respective department directors. The ESOG advises the municipal security
team regarding emergency services.
Any situation or occurrence of an alert status, local state
of emergency, or disaster which involves the office.
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For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall
apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning:
The Governor of the State of Michigan.
The individual responsible for on-scene management of the
response to an event, emergency, or disaster.
The National Fire Academy-approved system forming a combination
of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures and communications
operating within a common organizational structure, with responsibility
for the management of assigned resources to effectively accomplish
stated objectives pertaining to an event. City departments will operate
within the incident command system during any event.
The chief elected official of the City of Port Huron, as
defined and described in the City Charter.
The City Manager as team leader, the City's Attorney,
Director of Public Safety, Director of Public Works, Planning Director,
Director of Information Technology, Director of Finance, Emergency
Management Liaison, and Emergency Management Coordinator. The municipal
security team is convened in response to an event or threat of an
event to mitigate the consequences of an event or threat of an event
when necessary and to strategically plan when multiple departments
and agencies are needed in response to actions that can affect the
City. The Municipal Security Team oversees the Emergency Services
Operations Group.
Developed by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the NIMS
was developed to provide a system that would help emergency managers
and responders from different jurisdictions and disciplines work together
more effectively to handle emergencies and disasters. The NIMS provides
a set of standardized organizational structures such as the incident
command system and standardized processes, procedures, and systems.
These processes and procedures are designed to improve interoperability
among jurisdictions and disciplines in various areas - command
and management, resource management, training, communications.
A declaration or proclamation by the Mayor pursuant to the
Act and this chapter which activates the emergency response and recovery
aspects of the City of Port Huron support emergency operations plan,
authorizes the deployment and use of any municipal forces and resources
to which the plan applies, and authorizes additional actions described
in this chapter. Such declaration or proclamation may be made if an
emergency is beyond the control of the City's public and private
resources. The Mayor may request the County Executive to declare a
state of disaster or state of emergency as defined by, and utilizing
the procedures set forth in, the Act.
Any City department, office, or commission, or any volunteer
group, empowered through the City to be available for any event at
the request of the Emergency Management Coordinator or liaison. The
support departments, offices, commissions, and volunteer groups support
the lead department and the Emergency Management Coordinator or liaison
in bringing the City back to pre-event conditions.
The plan developed by the county with the City which will
become part of and shall be compatible with the county emergency operations
plan.
A structure that brings together the incident commanders
of all major departments and organizations involved in responding
to an event, emergency, or disaster. The unified command system is
designed to coordinate an effective response while at the same time
allowing individual departments and organizations to carry out their
own responsibilities.
Those records that contain information needed for the continuity
of government functions. All departments and offices of the City will
develop and implement a vital records protection system through their
department and office directors.
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(a)
Upon approval by resolution of the City Council, St. Clair County's
Emergency Management Coordinator shall be appointed as the Emergency
Management Coordinator for the City, as permitted by the Act and pursuant
to a written emergency management agreement between the county and
the City.
(b)
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall comply with the standards
and requirements established by the Department of State Police Emergency
Management Division, under the authority of the Act, in accomplishing
the following:
(1)
Direct and coordinate the development of the St. Clair County Emergency
Operations Plan, in accordance with the policies and plans established
by the appropriate federal and state agencies;
(2)
Coordinate all emergency management functions pertaining to disaster
prevention, mitigation, relief, and recovery operations within the
City, including maintaining the county emergency operations centers;
(3)
Coordinate county emergency management activities with those of other
municipalities included in the county's emergency management
program, as well as with other municipalities, the state, and adjacent
counties;
(4)
File the necessary paperwork required for funding, filing of flash
reports, and developing assistance requests for the City with the
Michigan State Police, Emergency Management/Homeland Security Division;
(5)
Work with the emergency management liaison when involved in emergency
management activities that involve the City;
(6)
Assist the emergency management liaison with the development of the
City's support emergency operations plan to assure that it meets
specified requirements and is compatible with the St. Clair County
Emergency Operations Plan; and
(7)
Review the support emergency operations plan with the City and the
County Office of Emergency Management at least once every two years
and, upon deeming it adequate, certify the plan to be current and
adequate for the ensuing two years.
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The support emergency operations plan shall describe the relationship
between the emergency management program and the City; shall identify
the City's response procedures in relation to the county response
procedures; shall be maintained in accordance with the current standards
of the county's emergency operations plan; shall be consistent
with the county's emergency operations plan; and shall contain
the signatures of the City Manager, the Mayor, the Emergency Management
Liaison, and the Emergency Management Coordinator and be forwarded
to the county. The City Manager shall review the support emergency
operations plan with the Emergency Management Coordinator at least
once every two years.
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(a)
The Emergency Management Liaison shall be appointed by the City Manager
to assist the Emergency Management Coordinator in all matters pertaining
to disaster prevention, mitigation, response, and relief and recovery
operations within the City. The City Manager shall also appoint two
successors to the position of Emergency Management Liaison who shall,
in the order of succession chosen by the City Manager, assume the
role and duties of the Emergency Management Liaison in the event that
the position becomes vacant or the individual serving in the position
becomes unavailable by reason of incapacitation or inaccessibility.
(b)
The Emergency Management Liaison shall:
(1)
Coordinate City emergency management activities with those of the
county and adjacent jurisdictions;
(2)
Assist the Emergency Management Coordinator with the development
of the support emergency operations plan and the incorporation of
City resources into the plan;
(3)
Identify City departments and agencies to be included in the support
emergency operations plan as part of the disaster relief force;
(4)
Identify City resources and forward information to the emergency
management liaison for inclusion in the City resource manual;
(5)
Coordinate the recruitment, appointment, and utilization of volunteer
resources;
(6)
Assist the Emergency Management Coordinator with administering training
programs;
(7)
Coordinate City participation in exercises conducted by the county;
(8)
Assist in the development of mutual aid agreements;
(9)
Assist in educating the population as to actions necessary for the
protection of life and property in an emergency or disaster;
(10)
Encourage departments/agencies within the City to identify and
implement procedures to mitigate the effects of potential disasters;
(11)
Assist in the assessment of the nature and scope of an emergency
or disaster and collect damage assessment information and forward
it to the county;
(12)
Coordinate the vital records protection program;
(13)
Develop municipal standard operating procedures for disaster
response which are consistent with the support emergency operations
plan.
(14)
Coordinate emergency temporary shelter for victims through volunteer
agencies for up to 48 hours from the onset of the event;
(15)
Provide for the orderly hosting of evacuees from other jurisdictions
that have been or are threatened because of an event in that jurisdiction;
(16)
Direct the Department of Public Safety to safeguard the evacuated
persons and property which is located within the City limits.
(c)
Whenever this chapter assigns a duty or responsibility to the Emergency
Management Coordinator, the Municipal Emergency Management Liaison
shall act in the place of the Emergency Management Coordinator during
emergency or disaster events that require immediate action if the
Emergency Management Coordinator is unavailable, inaccessible, or
delegates responsibility due to the scope of the emergency or disaster
event.
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1348]
(a)
When an event occurs that has not been declared to be a state of
emergency by the Governor and the event is considered by the Mayor
to be beyond the control of the City's and private sector's
resources, the Emergency Management Liaison shall immediately contact
the Emergency Management Coordinator. The Emergency Management Coordinator
will contact the County Executive and the District Coordinator as
required by the Act. The District Coordinator, in conjunction with
the Emergency Management Coordinator and Emergency Management Liaison,
may assess the nature and scope of the disaster or emergency, and
shall recommend the personnel, services, and equipment that will be
required for its prevention, mitigation, or relief. The Emergency
Management Liaison shall remain the local coordinating officer throughout
the event unless the Emergency Management Coordinator assumes control.
(b)
Upon completing the assessment, the District Coordinator will notify
the Director of State Police, who will notify the Governor, and the
Emergency Management Coordinator shall notify the County Executive,
Mayor, and the City Manager of the findings and recommendations and
update all with the nature and scope of the event.
(c)
If the Governor determines that immediate action is essential to
the preservation of life and property, the Director of the State Police
may initiate temporary assistance to the affected area as necessary
and compatible with the policies and procedures of the Act.
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State police administrative rules provide the means through
which the City may apply and receive disaster aid. To be eligible
for disaster aid:
(1)
The Emergency Management Liaison shall implement the support emergency
operations plan in a timely manner for an alert status and request
the Mayor to declare a local state of emergency when information indicates
this action is necessary;
(2)
The Mayor shall declare a local state of emergency in a timely manner
and forward an authorization request through the Emergency Management
Liaison to the Emergency Management Coordinator when information received
on the nature and scope of the event is beyond the City's ability
to cope;
(3)
When resources from the public and private sector in the City are
exhausted, the Mayor shall request that the County Executive declare
a county state of emergency and if necessary seek assistance from
the Governor for the City;
(4)
The Emergency Management Coordinator or Emergency Management Liaison
will direct the damage assessment team to conduct a damage assessment
immediately after the emergency and provide this information to the
county who will in turn provide this information to the State of Michigan
for consideration of reimbursements for expenditures during the emergency.
The Emergency Management Coordinator or Emergency Management Liaison
may direct the Director of Finance to assist the damage assessment
team leader and Assessor in the preparation of information to be provided
to the county.
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The assistant liaisons will be appointed by their department
or office director. Each department director shall also appoint two
people to serve as successors in the event that the assistant liaison
is not available or requires assistance. The assistant liaisons provide
assistance to the Emergency Management Liaison when available. The
assistant liaisons may be directed by the City Manager, with input
from the Emergency Management Coordinator Liaison, to do one or more
of the following:
(1)
Report to the Emergency Management Liaison at the onset of all events;
(2)
Identify and provide for the protection of vital records;
(3)
Attend training relevant to emergency management efforts and ensure
staff is trained so as to be able to implement assigned emergency
functions;
(4)
Provide the Emergency Management Liaison with a list of personnel
and resources available within the department and provide a list of
those that may be needed during times of emergency;
(5)
Participate in periodic exercises to enhance the adequacy of the
respective agency's or department's response capability;
(6)
Implement the directives of the Emergency Management Coordinator
or Liaison, City Manager, and/or Mayor (or their designees) during
a local state of emergency.
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The support emergency operations plan will provide continuity
of government at the legislative and administrative levels that includes,
but is not limited to, guaranteed successors at the executive, administrative,
and operational levels of the City government. The ESOG shall be responsible
for strategic planning for municipal security, and for critical infrastructures
that include communications, power, electric, gas, oil, industry,
business, water, banking, finance, emergency services, government,
transportation, foreign-represented governments, recreational venues,
resident population, and special classifications, as assigned to the
ESOG. The ESOG shall also be responsible for developing and maintaining
a City resource manual for use in emergency or disaster response activities.
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The Council will provide legislative responsibilities in matters
of emergency management for the City and will assist in providing
continuity of legislative functions throughout an event. The Council
will also perform the following activities:
(1)
Approve and authorize the emergency management budget;
(2)
When a local state of emergency is authorized by the Mayor, such
declaration or proclamation shall not be continued or renewed for
a period in excess of seven days except with the consent of the Council.
The City Manager will provide information to the Council prior to
its decision;
(3)
Oversee the continuity of government and government services;
(4)
Support the Emergency Management Coordinator and Liaison in response
to events to a point when the City is brought back to pre-event condition;
(5)
Support the immediate coordination and utilization of all public
and private resources in the City during an event;
(6)
Provide a means through which the City may exercise the authority
conferred by this chapter;
(7)
Adopt a resolution, as required by the Michigan Department of State
Police Emergency Management's Administrative Rules, to assist
with the application for state and federal funding.
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The Mayor reports to the Council on matters of emergency management.
The Mayor Pro Tem will act as the Mayor's successor when the
Mayor is not available. A member of the Council, as determined by
a vote of the Council, shall act as the Mayor's successor when
both the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem are not available. The Mayor may
do one or more of the following:
(1)
Authorize a local state of emergency based upon information received
through the Emergency Management Coordinator or Liaison on the nature
and scope of the emergency;
(2)
Attend event meetings and briefings for the purpose of government
continuity;
(3)
Implement quarantine procedures, through the City Manager, under
the direction of the St. Clair County Health Department, Michigan
Department of Public Health, or the Center for Disease Control in
the protection of public health from a known or believed biological
threat;
(4)
Authorize a curfew through the City Manager to be enforced by the
Department of Public Safety for the protection of public health, safety,
and welfare with power to enact and maintain a curfew for events that
are or may affect the City;
(5)
Activate mutual aid agreements or compacts with other municipal entities
in order to secure assistance in the form of personnel, equipment,
or other resources that the Mayor deems necessary to assist with emergency
or disaster relief efforts. The Emergency Management Coordinator or
Liaison shall carry out such agreements or compacts, as required by
the Act.
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The City Manager is executive head of the City government and
is the overall administrative authority during all events within the
City. The City Manager will appoint a minimum of two administrative
persons to act as successors when the City Manager is not available.
After an alert status is authorized with escalation to a declaration
of disaster or emergency by the Governor and/or the President of the
United States, the City Manager will provide direction for media releases
coordinating the Director of Public Safety's emergency functions
and may take emergency actions to ensure the City returns to pre-event
conditions. The City Manager may do one or more of the following:
(1)
Appropriate and expend funds, make contracts, and obtain and distribute
equipment, materials, and supplies for pre-event and event purposes;
(2)
Provide for the health, safety, and welfare of persons and property,
including emergency assistance to the victims during an event;
(3)
Plan and initiate local multiple departmental response to an event
within the City through the municipal security team;
(4)
Appoint, employ, remove, or provide, with or without compensation,
rescue teams, auxiliary fire and police personnel, engineering, emergency
management, a hazardous materials team, and other disaster workers;
(5)
Send emergency personnel to an event outside of the City as directed
by the Governor or Director of the Michigan Department of State Police
under a state or federally declared event, or when deemed appropriate
by the City Manager;
(6)
Convene the municipal security team and chair the process during
declared events at a location conducive to strategic planning capabilities;
(7)
Inform Council on the assessment information provided by the Emergency
Management Coordinator or liaison regarding the nature and scope of
the emergency or disaster;
(8)
After authorizing an alert status, the City Manager may order a safe
evacuation process of the public under the direction of the incident
commander at the scene of the event in the City;
(9)
Request investigation into the cause of any declared emergency or
disaster occurring within the City through the Emergency Management
Liaison;
(10)
Relieve City employees of normal duties and temporarily reassign
them to other duties during an event or state of emergency or disaster;
(11)
Direct the overall disaster or emergency relief effort, including
the disaster relief force, in accordance with the support emergency
operations plan.
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(a)
On an annual basis, after soliciting observations and opinions from
the Director of Public Safety, the City Manager shall review the performance
of the Emergency Management Coordinator and Liaison and make recommendations
to the City Council.
(b)
With input from the Director of Public Safety, the City Manager shall
review the effectiveness of the support emergency operations plan
as the plan relates to the City once every two years. With the assistance
of the Emergency Management Liaison, the City Manager shall make recommendations
to the Emergency Management Coordinator of any changes which may be
needed. After this review and the incorporation of necessary changes,
the City Manager shall certify the plan to be current and adequate
for the City for the ensuing two years, and the Mayor shall sign the
plan as required by the Administrative Code.
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The Director of Public Safety is responsible for emergency public
information and the coordination of all media activities during events
and reports to the City Manager. The Director of Public Safety will
appoint two persons to act in his or her absence. The Director of
Public Safety has authority for releasing emergency public information
regarding the event. The Director of Public Safety may do one or more
of the following:
(1)
Ensure all information released to the media has been approved by
the City Manager and released in a timely manner. All information
of questionable accuracy will be withheld pending verification, unless
to do so would unnecessarily endanger life and property;
(2)
Develop and maintain appropriate contingency guides for carrying
out the emergency public information essential functions;
(3)
Contact local media and determine who to contact at the media, procedures
to be utilized by the media, and the willingness of the media to air/publish
news releases;
(4)
Maintain a list of media to be used during an event making;
(5)
Ensure that air traffic control authorities are asked to restrict
air space over and near the event;
(6)
Coordinate with departments of government and emergency services
to familiarize them with the public information system and their role
in it;
(7)
Establish staff to operate the emergency public information system
during an event;
(8)
Keep Council informed of the most immediate actions and plans of
the City in response to an event.
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(a)
The Director of Public Works is responsible for all public works
related activities in the City and reports to the City Manager and
will appoint one person to act as the Director of Public Works in
his or her absence. The Director of Public Works has authority for
handling the following:
(b)
The Department of Public Works is responsible for, but not limited
to, the following:
(1)
Maintaining transportation routes;
(2)
Coordinating activities designed to respond to floodwater, including
sandbagging, emergency diking, and pumping operations;
(3)
Implementing road closures within the City, as requested by
the incident commander;
(4)
Identifying evacuation routes;
(5)
Providing emergency generators and extraordinary lighting;
(6)
Assisting with traffic when and where possible;
(7)
Assisting with access control points;
(8)
Assisting private and public utilities with shutdown of gas,
electric, and water when directed to do so;
(9)
Assisting with transportation of essential goods;
(10)
Reporting damage information to the Emergency Management Coordinator
and emergency operations center during events;
(11)
As necessary, establishing staging areas for public works resources;
(12)
Assisting with damage surveys for the federal public assistance
grant program;
(13)
Providing appropriate personnel and staff for the emergency
operations center when activated.
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(a)
The Director of Public Safety reports to the City Manager and will
appoint one person to act as the Director of Public Safety in his
or her absence. The Director of Public Safety has authority for handling
the following:
(1)
Fires;
(2)
Hazardous material events;
(3)
Evacuations;
(4)
Multiple casualties;
(5)
Searches and rescues;
(6)
Wild fires;
(7)
Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE)
response;
(8)
Medical authority for the City;
(9)
All law enforcement essential functions and crime scene response;
(10)
Public demonstrations and civil disturbances;
(11)
Cyber security or cybercrime events;
(12)
CBRNE investigations;
(13)
Bomb threats;
(14)
Strikes and demonstration activity;
(15)
Emergency public warning;
(16)
Emergency communications;
(17)
Transportation accidents.
(b)
The Department of Public Safety is responsible for, but not limited
to, the following:
(1)
Responding to events and providing an incident commander;
(2)
Providing personnel to staff the emergency operations center;
(3)
Mobilizing and coordinating fire response units from the City
and other jurisdictions;
(4)
Reporting to the City Manager on the nature and scope of the
Department of Public Safety's role in the event;
(5)
Providing documentation on costs incurred by the Department
of Public Safety during an event for reimbursement purposes;
(6)
Responding to events and providing an incident commander;
(7)
Providing personnel from the Department of Public Safety to
staff the emergency operations center;
(8)
Reporting to the City Manager on the nature and scope of an
event;
(9)
Providing direction and control of traffic;
(10)
Implementing and controlling an event scene perimeter;
(11)
Providing protection of valuables in multi-casualty events and
protection of property during evacuations;
(12)
Providing protection of key persons and facilities involved
with the event;
(13)
Implementing crisis management at the onset of an event and,
in conjunction with federal and state agencies, throughout an escalating
event.
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(a)
During an event, the Emergency Management Coordinator and/or Liaison
is:
(1)
Vested with full authority of Council to provide consequence
management and mission-essential functions;
(2)
Authorized and expected to advise the Mayor and City Manager
on all matters pertaining to the event;
(3)
Authorized to deploy assistant liaisons;
(4)
Authorized to engage the Director of Finance and the damage
assessment team to initiate the cost recovery process;
(5)
Authorized to engage other volunteer or professional individuals
or groups considered to be beneficial to mitigate an event;
(6)
Authorized to coordinate, with the City Manager, the location
from which staff will respond. The municipal security team and individuals/entities
from volunteer, private sector, and government agencies may be notified
to respond. The emergency operations center may be activated for the
duration of time necessary to bring the City back to pre-event conditions.
Upon consultation with the City Manager, the emergency operations
center may thereafter be deactivated.
(b)
The Emergency Management Liaison throughout an event will work directly
with the county coordinator. To preserve life and property during
an event, the Emergency Management Coordinator or emergency management
liaison may take the following emergency measures:
(1)
Commandeer any or all City buildings, personnel, equipment,
and other resources of the City in the mitigation of the threat or
action;
(2)
Request the Mayor to implement quarantine procedures when, in
the opinion of experts from the county or state health departments
or the Center for Disease Control, a threat to the public health of
the City exists due to a biological or CBRNE event;
(3)
Request that the City Manager provide for an evacuation order
of person(s) known or believed to be in danger because of a condition
affecting the City;
(4)
Provide for the hosting of persons from another jurisdiction
that may be in danger from a situation existing in another jurisdiction;
(5)
In cooperation with the Department of Public Safety, provide
for the protection of key individuals and property through those means
necessary that will provide for the continuity of government and government
services from hazards that threaten the City;
(6)
Request the City Manager to provide additional funds in handling
an event to bring the City back to pre-event conditions;
(7)
Request assistance from the American Red Cross, Salvation Army,
or other nonprofit volunteer agencies and/or organizations to augment
City personnel and/or relief and recovery programs in the implementation
of emergency activities. Volunteer individuals shall be part of the
disaster relief force and shall be subject to the rules and regulations
and supervision set forth by their respective nonprofit agency and/or
organization.
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(a)
When an event occurs in the City and is beyond the control of local public and private agencies to handle by utilizing the procedures set forth in § 20-5, the Mayor shall advise the Emergency Management Coordinator, who shall then contact the State Police Emergency Management Division District Coordinator and request that the Governor declare that a state of disaster or state of emergency exists in the City. The Mayor may also request assistance from the County Executive and, if applicable, ask the County Executive to declare a county state of emergency. If the event becomes beyond the control of county resources, both public and private, the County Executive may contact the Governor to declare that a state of emergency exists within the county and the City. The Mayor and City Manager shall comply with any orders issued by the County Executive, and the Director of the Department of State Police thereafter, and shall cooperate with the county and/or director in matters of emergency management.
(b)
The City, county, or an agency appointed by the Governor may make,
amend, and rescind ordinances or rules necessary for emergency management
purposes and supplementary to a rule, order, or directive issued by
the Governor or agency exercising a power delegated to it by the Governor.
The ordinance or rule shall be temporary and shall no longer be in
effect upon the Governor's declaration that a state of emergency
is terminated. Emergency ordinances may be adopted upon convening
a quorum of the Council and may be adopted after a single reading,
without notice, and shall take immediate effect. In the event that
a quorum of the Council cannot be convened due to the emergency or
disaster, the City Manager may issue administrative orders that shall
have the immediate and interim force and effect of an emergency ordinance
adopted pursuant to this section.
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1348]
The 9-1-1 center's emergency operators are responsible
for warning the public and key officials during emergencies and disasters.
Severe weather events planning, emergency management policy, and procedure
setting are the responsibility of the office. Implementation of policy
procedures and training is the obligation of 9-1-1 center supervision.
Emergency operators shall provide for response to emergency management
policy and procedures and carry them out as directed through the Emergency
Management Liaison. They shall do the following:
(1)
Assume responsibility for the primary activation of the emergency
sirens under public warning;
(2)
Contribute to the emergency exercise and training programs offered
through the office; and
(3)
Assume responsibility for notification of emergency operations center
staff to report to the emergency operations center when directed by
a member of the municipal security team.
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1348]
It shall be unlawful for a person(s) to interfere with, hinder, impede, obstruct, or disrupt in any manner emergency or disaster relief forces engaged in relief activities during an event, emergency, disaster, or emergency exercise within the City. It shall likewise be unlawful for any person to wear, carry, or display any emblem, insignia, or other means of identification as a member of the disaster relief forces of the City, or to otherwise represent oneself to another as a member of the disaster relief forces, unless authority to do so has been granted to that person by City, state, or federal officials. Violations of this section shall be punishable as prescribed in § 1-16 of the City Code.
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1348]
(a)
As provided in the Act, personnel of emergency or disaster relief
forces while on duty, if they are employees of a county, municipality,
or other governmental agency, have the powers, duties, privileges,
and immunities of and receive the compensation incidental to their
regular employment. If they are not employees of a county, municipality,
or other governmental agency, they shall nevertheless have the same
rights and immunities as provided for by law for employees of the
state. The City and its agents or representatives shall not be liable
for personal injury or property damage sustained by, or caused by,
any member of the disaster relief force, nor is the City liable for
the death of or injury to a person or persons, or for damage to property,
as a result of engaging in disaster relief activity. The employees,
agents, or representatives of the state or a political subdivision
of the state and nongovernmental disaster relief force workers or
private or volunteer personnel engaged in disaster relief activity
are immune from tort liability to the extent provided in MCL 691.1407.
As used in this section, the phrase "disaster relief activity" includes
training for or responding to an actual, impending, mock, or practice
disaster or emergency. The right of a person to receive benefits or
compensation to which he or she may otherwise be entitled under the
workers' compensation law, any pension law, or any act of Congress,
will not be affected as a result of said activity. All personnel of
disaster relief forces shall, while on duty, be subject to the operational
control of the authority in charge of disaster relief activities in
the area in which they are serving.
(b)
As provided in the Act, any person owning or controlling real estate
or other premises who voluntarily and without compensation grants
the City the right to inspect, designate, and use the whole or any
part or parts of such real estate or premises for the purpose of sheltering
persons or for any other event function during a declared local state
of emergency, declaration of disaster, or an authorized practice emergency
exercise, shall not be civilly liable for the death of or injury to
any person on or about such real estate or premises under such license,
privilege, or other permission or for loss of or damage to the property
of such person. However, the person owning or controlling the real
estate or other premises is legally obligated to make known any hidden
dangers or safety hazards that are known to the owner or occupant
of the real estate or premises that might possibly result in the death
or injury or loss of property to a person using the real estate or
premises.
