[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Framingham 1-5-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-006 as Art. V, Sec. 4, of the General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby established the Framingham Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It shall be the function of this Agency to have charge of civil defense, the Local Emergency Planning Committee, and the Emergency Operations Center for the City of Framingham.
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Civil defense. It shall be the function of the Framingham Emergency Management Agency to have charge of civil defense as defined in Chapter 639, Section 1, of the Acts of 1950 and to perform civil defense functions as authorized or directed by said chapter or by any and all executive orders or general regulations promulgated thereunder, and to exercise any authority delegated to it by the Governor under said Chapter 639.
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Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)/Regional Emergency Planning Committee (REPC). It shall be the function of the Framingham Emergency Management Agency to have charge of the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) or to affiliate with a Regional Emergency Planning Committee (REPC) in accordance with the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, Public Law 99-499, commonly known as EPCRA or SARA Title III.[1] The mission of the Framingham Local Emergency Planning Committee or Regional Emergency Planning Committee shall be to enhance and create plans directing the response to hazardous materials incidents, to increase compliance with hazardous materials reporting requirements and to continue to offer access to information on the storage of such materials, for the benefit of the City's residents and businesses.
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Editor's Note: See 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.
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Framingham Emergency Operations Center (EOC). It shall be the function of the Framingham Emergency Management Agency to have charge of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the City of Framingham
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The Framingham Emergency Management Agency shall be under the direction of the Director of Emergency Management (hereinafter called the "Director"), who shall be appointed by the Mayor.
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The Director shall have direct responsibility for the organization and for the administration of the Agency, subject to the direction and control of the Mayor. The Director may, within the limits of the amount appropriated therefor, and subject to the approval of the Mayor, appoint such experts, clerks and other assistants as the work of the Agency may require and may remove them, and may make such expenditures as may be necessary to execute effectively the purpose of Chapter 639 of the Acts of 1950 and the Emergency Management Agency.
[Amended 4-30-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-025]
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The Director shall also have authority, subject to the approval of the Mayor, to appoint district coordinators and may accept and may receive, on behalf of the City, services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds by way of gifts, grant or loan, for purposes of emergency management, offered by the federal government or any agency or officer thereof or any person, firm or corporation, subject of the terms of the offer and the rules and regulations, if any, of the agency making the offer.
[Amended 4-30-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-025]