The City Director shall perform such EMA functions within the
City as shall be prescribed in and by the State EMA plan and program
prepared by the Governor, and such orders, rules and regulations as
may be promulgated by the Governor, and in addition shall perform
such duties outside the corporate limits as may be required pursuant
to any mutual aid agreement with any other political subdivision,
municipality, or quasi-municipality entered into as provided by the
State EMA Act of 1988.
The Director of the EMA may negotiate mutual aid agreements
with other cities or political subdivisions of the state, but no such
agreement shall be effective until it has been approved by the City
Council and the State Director of EMA.
If the Governor proclaims that a disaster emergency exists in
the event of actual enemy attack upon the United States, or the occurrence
within the State of Illinois of a major disaster resulting from enemy
sabotage or other hostile action, or from man-made or natural disaster,
it shall be the duty of the City EMA to cooperate fully with the State
EMA and with the Governor in the exercise of emergency powers as provided
by law.
Members of the EMA who are paid employees or officers of the
City, if called for training by the State Director of EMA, shall receive
for the time spent in such training the same rate of pay as is attached
to the position held; members who are not such City employees or officers
shall receive for such training time such compensation as may be established
by the City Council.
The State Treasurer may receive and allocate to the appropriate
fund any reimbursement by the state to the City for expenses incident
to training members of the EMA as prescribed by the State Director
of EMA, compensation for services and expenses of members of a Mobile
Support Team while serving outside the City in response to a call
by the Governor or State Director of EMA, as provided by law, and
any other reimbursement made by the state incident to EMA activities
as provided by law.
Every person appointed to serve in any capacity in the City
EMA organization shall, before entering upon his duties, subscribe
to the following oath, which shall be filed with the Director:
"I, __________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support
and defend and bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution
of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Illinois,
and the territory, institutions, and facilities thereof, both public
and private, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I take
this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose
of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties
upon which I am about to enter. And I do further swear (or affirm)
that I do not advocate, nor am I, nor have I been a member of any
political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the
government of the United States or of this State by force or violence;
and that during such time as I am affiliated with the City of Columbia,
Illinois EMA organization, I will not advocate, nor become a member
of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow
of the government of the United States or of this State by force or
violence."
The Mayor is authorized to designate space in a City building
or elsewhere as may be provided for by the City Council for the City
EMA as its office.