[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Koshkonong
as Title 5, Ch. 4, of the 1996 Code. Amended 3-13-2019 by Ord. No. 1.]
A.
Section 323.14, Wis. Stats., requires the governing body of each
county, Town, and municipality to adopt an emergency management program
consistent with the state plan of emergency government; and
B.
Section 66.0301, Wis. Stats., provides that counties, towns and municipalities
may cooperate to furnish services, combine offices and finance emergency
government services; and
C.
Jefferson County adopted Ordinance No. 5, effective February 1, 1979,
creating the Office of Emergency Management, said ordinance containing
a joint action provision.
A.
Emergency Management Director. Pursuant to § 323.14, Wis.
Stats., the Town of Koshkonong hereby appoints its Town Chairperson
as Emergency Management Director to develop an emergency management
program consistent with the state plan of emergency management, as
expressed in § 323.14, Wis. Stats.
B.
Policy. In preparing and executing the emergency management program,
the services, equipment, supplies and facilities of the existing departments
and agencies of the Town of Koshkonong shall be utilized to the maximum
extent practicable; and the officers and personnel of all such departments
and agencies are directed to cooperate with the Emergency Government
Director and to provide such services and facilities as are needed.
C.
Succession to municipal offices. All municipal officers and department
heads shall designate persons as emergency interim successors to their
respective offices as provided by § 323.14, Wis. Stats.
If a municipal officer or department head is absent or unable to exercise
the powers and perform the duties of his office because of an emergency,
such successor shall have all the powers and perform all the duties
of the officer or department head.
In consideration of the joint action provision of the Jefferson
County Emergency Government Ordinance [§ 5.07(3)], the Town
of Koshkonong hereby enters into a joint action agreement with Jefferson
County to provide for utilization of existing services of said municipality
in conjunction with efforts by the Emergency Government of Jefferson
County.
