[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of Trustees of the
Village of Slinger as Sec. 3.10 of the former Municipal Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A.Â
"Emergency management" shall mean the preparation for carrying out
all emergency functions to minimize injury and repair damage resulting
from a disaster caused by enemy attack, sabotage or other hostile
action, or by fire, flood or other natural causes.
B.Â
To insure that preparation will be adequate to cope with such disasters,
to provide for the common defense, to protect the public peace, and
to preserve the lives and property of the people of Slinger it is
hereby declared necessary:
C.Â
To the maximum extent possible, the Village of Slinger will effectively
prepare for civil defense through the use of human resources, existing
equipment and facilities, and cooperative mutual aid with comparable
political subdivisions and private agencies.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meaning indicated:
Includes civil defense and means all measures undertaken
by and/or on behalf of the Village of Slinger within the boundaries
of the Village of Slinger.
All measures undertaken by or on behalf of the state, county,
and the Village to prepare for and minimize the effects of enemy action
upon the civilian population.
Hostile action by a foreign or domestic power which threatens
the security of the Village.
A.Â
Membership. The Emergency Management Committee shall consist of the
Village President, Village Administrator, Chief of Police, Village
Clerk, and the Director of Public Works. The Village President shall
serve as Chairperson of the Committee, and a member of the Committee
shall serve as secretary.
B.Â
Powers and duties. The Emergency Management Committee shall be an
advisory and planning group and shall advise the Village Board in
all matters pertaining to emergency management.
(1)Â
Village President. The Village President shall be the Head of Emergency
Management for the Village of Slinger.
(2)Â
Director of Emergency Management (DOEM). The Police Chief shall serve
in the position of Director of Emergency Management for the Village
of Slinger.
(a)Â
Powers and duties.
[1]Â
The DOEM shall be the executive head of the Emergency Management
Committee (EMC) and shall be directly responsible for the organization,
administration and operation of the EMC subject to the direction and
control of the Village President. The DOEM shall coordinate all activities
for emergency management within the Village and shall maintain liaison
and cooperate with emergency management agencies and organizations
of other political subdivisions and the state and federal governments,
and shall participate in county and state emergency management activities
upon request, and shall have such additional authority, duties and
responsibilities as are authorized by this section and which may from
time to time be required by the Village President.[1]
[2]Â
In accordance with the state plan format and the county ordinance
of compliance, the DOEM shall prepare and present a comprehensive
general plan to the Village Board for its approval.
[3]Â
When the Board has approved the plan by resolution, it shall
be the duty of all municipal employees to perform the duties and functions
assigned by said plan as approved. The plan may be modified and updated
as necessary.
In preparing and executing the Emergency Management Plan, the
Village President and/or the DOEM shall utilize the services, equipment,
supplies and facilities of the Village including the Villages employees,
elected officials, and appointees to the maximum extent practicable.
Whenever necessary to meet an emergency for which adequate regulations
have not been adopted by the Village Board, the Village President,
or in his absence, the Director of Emergency Management, may, by proclamation,
promulgate and enforce such orders, rules and regulations relating
to the conduct of persons and the use of property as shall be necessary
to protect the public peace, health and safety, and preserve lives
and property and to insure the cooperation necessary in carrying out
emergency management activities. Such proclamations shall be posted
in three public places and may be rescinded by the issuer at any time.
The DOEM may, subject to the approval of the Village Board,
enter into mutual aid agreements with other political subdivisions.
A copy of such agreements shall be filed with the County Emergency
Management Manager.
Upon the declaration of any emergency by the Governor of the
State of Wisconsin, the Village President, the County Emergency Management
Manager, or the Director of Emergency Management, in the absence of
the Village President shall publicly announce that a state of emergency
exists. The Village President or, at the direction of the Village
President, the DOEM shall issue all necessary proclamations as to
the existence of such state of emergency and shall issue such disaster
warning and/or alerts as shall be required in the Emergency Management
Plan. The Emergency Management Committee shall take action in accordance
with the Emergency Management Plan, or Operations Plan, upon the declaration
of any emergency and the issuance of official disaster warnings. Such
state of emergency shall continue until terminated by the issuing
authority, provided that any declaration not issued by the Governor
or the County Emergency Management Manager may be terminated at the
discretion of the Village President, or the DOEM, in the absence of
the Village President.
