The Mayor is designated as the City liaison officer for the
purpose of facilitating the cooperation and protection of the City
in the work of disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.
The Mayor is authorized and directed to do and perform those
acts and duties required by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Act (20 ILCS 3305/1 et seq., as amended).
[Amended 1982 by Ord. No. 569]
The Civil Defense Committee is authorized and directed to conduct
a determination of the emergency services and disaster needs, to identify
agencies to be included in an emergency services and disaster plan,
and to formulate such a plan. The Civil Defense Committee shall present
the plan and any necessary revisions to the Mayor and Council for
consideration. The Civil Defense Committee shall then have responsibility
for plan implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and revision necessitated
over time. The plan shall be supplemented by such mutual aid arrangements
as the Committee deems necessary or desirable to meet the requirements,
purposes, and intent of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.