[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Woodbury Heights 5-2-84 as Ord. No. 3-84. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Mayor is authorized to appoint a Municipal Disaster Control
Director from among the residents of the Borough of Woodbury Heights.
The Municipal Disaster Control Director shall serve for a term of
three years. As a condition of his appointment, his right to continue
for the full term of his appointment, each Municipal Disaster Control
Director shall have immediately completed at the time of his appointment
or within one year immediately following his appointment the current,
approved Civil Defense Director Coordinator Course. The failure of
any Municipal Disaster Control Director to fulfill such requirements
within the period described shall disqualify the Director from continuing
in the Office of Director and thereupon a vacancy in said office shall
be deemed to have been created.
Each Municipal Disaster Control Director shall appoint a Deputy
Municipal Disaster Control Director with the approval of the Mayor.
Whenever possible, such Deputy shall be appointed from among the salaried
officers or employees of the Municipality.
Each Municipal Disaster Control Director shall be responsible
for the planning, activating, coordinating, and the conduct of disaster
control operations within the Borough of Woodbury Heights during his
term of office.
The Borough of Woodbury Heights shall appoint a seven member
local Civil Defense Council, said members to be appointed by the Mayor
of the Borough of Woodbury Heights and shall hold office at the will
and pleasure of the Mayor. The Municipal Disaster Control Director
shall be a member and shall serve as Chairman of the local Civil Defense
Council. The local Civil Defense Council shall assist the Borough
of Woodbury Heights in establishing the various local volunteer agencies
needed to meet the requirements of all local civilian defense and
disaster control activities in accordance with rules and regulations
established by the Governor. The local Civil Defense Council is authorized,
within the limits of appropriations, to establish an adequate organization
to assist in supervising and coordinating the civil defense and disaster
control activities of the Borough of Woodbury Heights.
