There shall be created an agency of Town government to be known
as the "Civil Preparedness Agency."
Said Agency shall be under the supervision of a director or
coordinator of all disaster emergency functions. Such Coordinator
of the Civil Preparedness Agency shall be appointed by the Chief Executive
of the Town of Wolcott. The Coordinator of the Civil Preparedness
Agency will serve at the will of the Chief Executive and may be removed
by the Chief Executive at any time. The Coordinator may also be removed
from his position as provided in C.G.S. § 28-7(b).
A. The Coordinator of the Civil Preparedness Agency is a staff person
reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Town of Wolcott.
B. As a staff person, he will advise the Chief Executive Officer on
matters pertaining to civil preparedness and disaster emergency operations.
He will 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 Civil Preparedness Agency unless
directly ordered to do so by the Chief Executive Officer.
C. He will coordinate the activities of all Civil Preparedness Agency
forces, both full-time and volunteer, and will be responsible for
the recruitment and training of needed civil preparedness personnel.
As a staff person, he will assist the Chief Executive Officer in the
preparation and updating of Town emergency operations plans and standard
operating procedures.
D. He will maintain contact with the Connecticut Civil Preparedness
Area Office designated for the Town of Wolcott and will cooperate
with the Connecticut Civil Preparedness Agency 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.
E. He will perform such other civil preparedness related functions as
may, from time to time, be assigned to him by the Chief Executive
of the Town of Wolcott.
F. The Coordinator of the Civil Preparedness Agency shall receive such
compensation for performance of his duties as may be determined by
the Town Council.