[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Wild Rose. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Policy and purpose. To ensure the Village of Wild Rose will be prepared
to cope with emergencies resulting from enemy action and man-made
or natural disasters, an emergency government program is created to
carry out all emergency functions, other than functions for which
the military forces are primarily responsible, to minimize and repair
injury and damage resulting from disaster caused by enemy attack,
sabotage or other hostile action, or by fire, tornado or other natural
or man-made causes. It is further declared to be the purpose of this
chapter and the policy of the Village that all emergency government
functions of the Village be coordinated to the maximum extent practicable
with existing services and facilities of the Village and with comparable
functions of the federal, state and county governments and other political
subdivisions, and of various private agencies, to the end that the
most effective preparation and use may be made of manpower, resources
and facilities for dealing with any disaster that may occur.
B.
Emergency government defined. "Emergency government" means that preparation
for, and carrying out of all emergency functions, other than functions
for which the military forces are primarily responsible, to minimize
and repair injury and damage resulting from disaster, caused by enemy
attack, sabotage or other hostile action or by fire, flood or other
natural causes.
A.
Conditions of employment. The Emergency Government Director shall
be appointed by the Village President, subject to confirmation by
the Village Board, and shall receive such salary as may be authorized
by the Board. He/she shall take and file an official oath. The Village
President may be designated as the Emergency Government Director.
B.
Duties. The Emergency Government Director shall be the executive
head of the Village emergency government organization and shall have
direct responsibility for the organization, administration and operation
of such organization, subject to the direction and control of the
Village President and the Village Board. In addition to such powers
and responsibilities as may be imposed on him/her from time to time
by the Board, he/she shall:
(1)
Coordinate all activities for emergency government within the Village.
(2)
Maintain liaison and cooperate with emergency government agencies
and organizations of other political subdivisions and of the state
and federal governments.
(3)
Participate in county and state emergency government activities upon
request.
(4)
Upon the declaration of an emergency, issue all necessary proclamations
as to the existence of such state of emergency and such disaster warnings
or alerts as are required by the emergency government plan.
C.
Assistants. Such deputy and assistant directors may be appointed
by the Emergency Government Director subject to the approval of the
Village Board. Such appointees shall receive such compensation as
the Village Board may determine.
In preparing and executing the Emergency Government Plan, the
director shall utilize the services, equipment, supplies and facilities
of the existing departments and agencies of the Village to the maximum
extent practicable. All departments and agencies shall cooperate with,
and extend such services and facilities to, the director.
Upon the declaration by the Governor of a state of emergency,
the Village President and/or the Emergency Government Director shall
issue all necessary proclamations as to the existence of such state
of emergency and shall issue such disaster warnings or alerts as shall
be required in the emergency government plan. The emergency government
organization shall take action in accordance with the emergency plan
only after the declaration of an emergency and the issuance of official
disaster warnings. Such state of emergency shall continue until terminated
by the issuing authority provided that any such declaration not issued
by the Governor may be terminated at the discretion of the Village
Board.
A.
Location of Village government. Whenever, during the continuance
of a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor under § 323.10,
Wis. Stats., it becomes imprudent, inexpedient or impossible to conduct
the affairs of government of the Village at the regular or usual places
thereof, the Village Board may meet at any place on the call of the
Village President, or his/her successor, and shall proceed to establish
and designate by ordinance, resolution or other manner an alternate
or substitute site or place as the emergency temporary location of
government where all or any part of the public business may be transacted
and conducted during the emergency situation. Such alternate or substitute
site or place may be within or without the territorial limits of the
Village and may be within or without those of the state. If practicable,
it shall be the site designated as the emergency temporary location
of the Village government in the current emergency government plan
of the Village.
B.
Exercise of governmental authority. During the period when the public
business is being conducted at a temporary emergency location, the
Village Board and other officers of the Village shall have and possess,
and shall exercise at such location, all the executive, legislative,
administrative and judicial powers and functions conferred upon the
Village Board and officers of the Village by or under the laws of
the state. Such powers and functions except judicial may be exercised
in the light of the exigencies of the emergency situation and without
regard to, or compliance with, time-consuming procedures and formalities
prescribed by law and pertaining thereto. All acts of the Village
Board and officers shall be valid and binding as if performed within
the territorial limits of the Village.
The Emergency Government Director may, subject to the approval
of the Village Board, enter into mutual aid agreements with other
political subdivisions. Copies of such agreements shall be filed with
the County Director of Emergency Government.
A.
No person shall willfully obstruct, hinder or delay any member of
the emergency government organization in the enforcement of any order,
rule, regulation or plans issued pursuant to this chapter, or violate
any order, rule, regulation or plan issued pursuant to the authority
contained in this chapter.
