[Code 1993, § 6.01]
To prepare the Village to cope with emergencies resulting from
enemy action and natural or man-made disaster, it is declared to be
necessary to establish an organization for emergency government for
the Village by conferring upon the president of the Village and others
specified duties and powers, consistent with Wis. Stats. Ch. 166.
[Code 1993, § 6.02]
(a)
CIVIL DEFENSE
EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
All measures undertaken by, or on behalf of, the state, county
and municipalities to prepare for, and minimize the effects of, enemy
action upon the civilian population.
Includes civil defense, and means all measures undertaken
by, or on behalf of, the Village in order to:
[Code 1993, § 6.03]
(a)
Constitution. The Village Board shall be the emergency government
committee, whose chair shall be the president of the Village.
[Code 1993, § 6.04]
(a)
The county coordinator of emergency government services shall also
hold the office of coordinator of emergency government services of
the Village. The president of the Village shall appoint deputies and
assistants to the coordinator, as requested. The coordinator of emergency
government services shall:
(1)
Develop and promulgate emergency government plans for the Village,
consistent with state and county plans.
(2)
Direct the emergency government program for the Village and perform
such other duties related to emergency government as are required
of the Village Board and the emergency government committee.
(3)
Direct the Village emergency government training programs and exercises.
(4)
Direct the Village participation in emergency government training
programs and exercises.
[Code 1993, § 6.05]
(a)
Office and staff. The county board shall provide offices, office
furniture, stenographic help and such office supplies as are necessary
to carry out the functions of the county coordinator of emergency
government services, and the cost thereof shall be defrayed by the
county, with the help of the Federal Financial Assistance Program.
(b)
Major equipment and services. Cost of equipment and services requested
by the Village shall be borne 100% by the Village with federal financial
assistance procured by the county/village coordinator of emergency
government services, when applicable. Federal financial assistance
reimbursements shall be returned to the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
[Code 1993, § 6.06]
Whenever it is deemed necessary by either the county emergency
government committee or the Village emergency government committee,
there shall be a joint meeting of the committees to decide such matters
as may arise.
[Code 1993, § 6.07]
(a)
Policy. In preparing and executing the emergency government program,
the services, equipment, supplies and facilities of the existing departments
and agencies of the Village shall be utilized to the maximum extent
practicable, and the heads and personnel of all such departments and
agencies are directed to cooperate and extend such services and facilities
as are required of them.
(b)
Responsibility. In order to ensure that in an emergency all the facilities
of the existing Village government are expanded to the fullest to
meet such emergency, department and emergency heads assigned to specific
responsibilities under the Village emergency operations plan will
fulfill emergency and nonemergency duties as prescribed in the plan.
[Code 1993, § 6.08]
Notwithstanding any other reference to the succession of Village
officers in this chapter or statute, in the case of a civil defense
emergency, should the president of the Village be absent or otherwise
incompetent to act, the order of succession to the duties of president
during such period of a civil defense emergency shall be declared
by annual resolution per Wis. Stats. Ch. 166.
[Code 1993, § 6.09]
When the Village Board determines that the effect produced on
the water table by unregulated use of water in the Village threatens
the public health and welfare of the Village's residents, the
Village Board may establish such reasonable temporary rules and regulations
controlling the use of such water as are deemed necessary to protect
the public health and welfare. Such action shall be by resolution
of the Village Board.
[Code 1993, § 6.10]
Any person who intentionally fails to comply with the directives of emergency government authorities promulgated under this chapter during a state of emergency, or during any training program or exercise, shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-15.
