[Adopted 5-8-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-02]
There is hereby created the positions of Municipal Emergency
Management Coordinator and Deputy Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator.
The position of Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator is
based on provisions of public laws and directives which carry the
force of law, including New Jersey Statutes Annotated (N.J.S.A.) Appendix
A:9-33 et seq. (Chapter 251 P.L. 1942, as amended by Chapter 438,
P.L. 1953). The position of Deputy Municipal Emergency Management
Coordinator shall have the same duties and responsibilities in the
absence of the Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator.
A.
Appointment.
(1)
The Mayor shall appoint a Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator
from among the residents of the municipality. The Municipal Emergency
Management Coordinator shall serve for a term of three years. As a
condition of appointment and the right to continue for the full term
of the appointment, the Coordinator shall successfully complete the
approved courses within one year of appointment. The Governor may
remove a Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator at any time for
cause.
(2)
Duties of Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator:
(a)
The Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator shall be responsible
for planning, activating, coordinating and conducting emergency management
operations within the municipality.
(b)
The Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator shall be a member
and shall serve as Chairman of the local Emergency Management Committee.
(c)
Each Emergency Management Coordinator shall appoint one, and
may appoint more than one, Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator
and Second Deputy Emergency Coordinators with the approval of the
Mayor. Wherever possible, such Deputies shall be appointed from among
the salaried officers of the municipality.
B.
Pursuant to New Jersey Office of Emergency Management Directive No.
61, November 19, 1986:
(1)
Wherever, in the opinion of the Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator,
a disaster has occurred or is imminent in the municipality, the Municipal
Emergency Management Coordinator shall proclaim a state of local disaster
within the municipality.
(2)
The Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator, in accordance with
regulations promulgated by the State Director of Emergency Management,
shall be necessary to implement and carry out emergency management
operations and to protect the health, safety, and resources of the
residents of the municipality.
(3)
The County Emergency Management Coordinator shall be immediately
advised of the proclamation of a state of local disaster emergency
by the Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator and whatever action
taken.
A.
The Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator shall have a minimum
of two years' experience in the planning, development and administration
of emergency response activities, such as those provided by police,
fire, rescue, medical, or emergency management units, either in the
public or private sector or in the military service.
B.
The Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator must be a resident
of the Township of Oldmans.
C.
The Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator must have a good reputation
and a sound moral character.
D.
The Township of Oldmans is an equal opportunity employer. All persons
shall have the opportunity to obtain employment without discrimination
because of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex,
marital status or physical handicap, subject only to conditions and
limitations applicable alike to all persons.
The Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator shall complete
the following courses:
B.
Continuing education. Following the completion of the first year's
courses, the Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator must complete
24 hours of emergency management continuing education per year. All
courses taken by the Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator must
be submitted to and approved by the County Emergency Management Coordinator.
The Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator is responsible
for the provision of leadership in the field of emergency management
at the municipal level of government. As such, the Coordinator is
responsible for emergency management program administration and program
development encompassing the four phases of emergency management:
mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The Municipal Emergency
Management Coordinator shall also be responsible for the following:
A.
Program administration.
(1)
Insure that the Municipal Office of Emergency Management is available
on a twenty-four-hour basis.
(2)
Supervise the day-to-day operations of the Municipal Office of Emergency
Management.
(3)
Insure that the Township of Oldmans meets all the requirements for
the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Management Assistance
Program, including meeting goals agreed to in the annual work plan,
maintaining a currently approved municipal emergency operating plan,
and providing the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management with quarterly
program status reports, if applicable.
(4)
Identify residents in need of special assistance and advise them
of the special assistance list.
(5)
Prepare, submit, and justify the annual municipal emergency management
budget.
(6)
Secure county, state, and federal technical and financial assistance
available through the County Office of Emergency Management.
(7)
Personally attend at least 75% of the scheduled County Office of
Emergency Management meetings. The Coordinator must assure representation
at all other county emergency management meetings.
(8)
Maintain a continuing knowledge of all municipal, county, state and
federal laws and plans concerning emergency management.
(10)
Maintain adequate files, records, and correspondence relating
to emergency management activities.
(11)
Coordinate with the municipal agencies, departments, and bureaus
regarding emergency management responsibilities.
(12)
Implement policies and procedures regarding emergency management
for the Township of Oldmans.
(13)
Conduct quarterly staff meetings, providing advance notice to
the County Office of Emergency Management.
(14)
Receive and react to weather emergency notifications.
(15)
Cooperate with national warning system (NAWAS) program.
(16)
Comply with all directives, rules and regulations issued by
the State Office of Emergency Management.
(17)
Conduct a minimum of one exercise per year, providing a minimum
thirty-day advance notice through the County Office of Emergency Management
to the State Office of Emergency Management.
B.
Program development. Recruit, organize, coordinate, and train a staff
to administer the following emergency management functions and programs:
(1)
Alerting and warning;
(2)
Communications;
(3)
Damage assessment;
(4)
Emergency operations center;
(5)
Emergency public information;
(6)
Evacuation;
(7)
Fire and rescue;
(8)
Hazardous materials;
(9)
Emergency medical;
(10)
Law enforcement;
(11)
Public health;
(12)
Public works;
(13)
Radiological protection;
(14)
Resource management;
(15)
Shelter, reception and care; and
(16)
Social services.
The Clerk of the Township of Oldmans shall maintain a list of
residents identifying themselves as in need of special assistance
in the event of an emergency.
A.
Information maintained. The list shall be cross-indexed by the name
and address of each resident who opts onto the list, identifying the
special circumstances for each, and is to be used solely for public
safety purposes in times of an emergency. The Clerk shall provide
the list, which must be updated at least monthly, to the municipality's
Police Department as well as each fire department (or fire district)
and each first aid or rescue squad serving the municipality. This
list is exempt from disclosure under the Open Public Records Act,
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.
B.
Notice to residents. The Township of Oldmans shall include with the
mailing of the annual tax bill a notice advising residents that such
list is being maintained by the Municipal Clerk for public safety
purposes. This notice shall include information as to how municipal
residents may add their names and address to the list. The Municipal
Clerk shall notify each landlord who has filed a certificate of registration
with the municipality pursuant to N.J.S.A. 46:8-28 of the existence
of the list, and provide the landlord with a copy of the notice to
be forwarded on to the landlord's tenants; the landlord shall forward
this notice to their tenants within 30 days following notification
by the Municipal Clerk. Thereafter, upon creation of a tenancy, a
landlord shall advise each tenant of the special assistance list and
how they may add themselves to the list.
