Town of Wolcott, CT Chapter 111 Civil Preparedness Agency

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Wolcott 9-5-1975 by Ord. No. 32. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 111-1 Agency established.

There shall be created an agency of Town government to be known as the "Civil Preparedness Agency."

§ 111-2 Coordinator.

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.