[Ord. 2-2-1976]
There is hereby created the Lincoln ESDA to prevent, minimize,
repair and alleviate injury or damage resulting from disaster caused
by enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile action, or from natural
or manmade disaster, in accordance with the "Illinois emergency services
and disaster act of 1975".
This ESDA shall consist of the coordinator and such additional
members as may be selected by the coordinator.
[Ord. 2-2-1976]
The coordinator of the City ESDA shall be appointed by the Mayor
of Lincoln and shall serve until removed by same.
The coordinator shall have direct responsibility for the organization,
administration, training and operation of the ESDA, subject to the
direction and control of the Mayor of the City of Lincoln as provided
by statute.
In the event of the absence, resignation, death or inability
to serve as the coordinator, the Mayor or any person designated by
him, shall be and act as coordinator until a new appointment is made
as provided in this chapter.
[Ord. 2-2-1976]
The City ESDA shall perform such ESDA functions within the City
as shall be prescribed in and by the state ESDA 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 ESDA act
of 1975".
[Ord. 2-2-1976]
All or any members of the City ESDA organization may be designated
as members of a mobile support team created by the director of the
state ESDA as provided by law.
The leader of such mobile support team shall be designated by
the coordinator of the City ESDA organization.
Any member of a mobile support team who is a City employee or
officer while serving on call to duty by the governor, or the state
director, shall receive the compensation and have the powers, duties,
rights and immunities incident to such employment or office. Any such
member who is not a paid officer or employee of the City, while so
serving, shall receive from the state reasonable compensation as provided
by law.
[Ord. 2-2-1976]
The coordinator of ESDA 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 by the state director of ESDA.
[Ord. 2-2-1976]
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 manmade or natural disaster,
it shall be the duty of the City ESDA to cooperate fully with the
state ESDA and with the governor in the exercise of emergency powers
as provided by law.
[Ord. 2-2-1976]
Members of the ESDA who are paid employees or officers of the
City, if called for training by the state director of ESDA, 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 Mayor.
[Ord. 2-2-1976]
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 ESDA prescribed by the state director of
ESDA, 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 ESDA, as provided by law, and
any other reimbursement made by the state incident to ESDA activities
as provided by law.
[Ord. 2-2-1976]
The City Council, on recommendation of the City coordinator
of ESDA, may authorize any purchase or contracts necessary to place
the City in a position to combat effectively any disaster resulting
from the explosion of any nuclear or other bomb or missile, and to
protect the public health and safety, protect property and provide
emergency assistance to victims in the case of such disaster, or from
manmade or natural disaster.
In the event of enemy caused or other disaster, the City coordinator
of ESDA is authorized, on behalf of the City, to procure such services,
supplies, equipment or material as may be necessary for such purposes,
in view of the exigency without regard to the statutory procedures
or formalities normally prescribed by law pertaining to City contracts
or obligations, as authorized by the "state ESDA act of 1975", provided
that if the City Council meets at such time, he shall act subject
to the directions and restrictions imposed by that body.
[Ord. 2-2-1976]
Every person appointed to serve in any capacity in the City
ESDA organization shall, before entering upon his duties, subscribe
the following oath, which shall be filed with the coordinator:
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 Lincoln ESDA 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.
[Ord. 2-2-1976]
The Mayor is authorized to designate space in a City building,
or elsewhere, as may be provided for by the Mayor for the City ESDA
as its office.
[Ord. 2-2-1976]
The City Council may make an appropriation for ESDA purposes
in the manner provided by law, and may levy in addition for ESDA purposes
only, a tax not to exceed $0.05 per $100 of the assessed value of
all taxable property in addition to all other taxes, as provided by
the "state ESDA act of 1975"; however, that amount collectable under
such levy shall in no event exceed $0.25 per capita.
