There exists the City of Walhalla Fire Department and said department
shall be the City's Emergency Management Agency.
A. The Fire Chief shall also serve as the Emergency Manager for the
City.
B. The Manager shall be responsible for a program of comprehensive emergency
management within the City and for carrying out the duties and responsibilities
set forth in this chapter.
C. The operational Emergency Management Organization of the City of
Walhalla shall consist of the officers and employees of the City so
designated by the Emergency Operations Plan, as well as organized
volunteer groups. The functions and duties of this organization shall
be distributed among such officers and employees in accordance with
the terms of the Emergency Operations Plan.
The duties and responsibilities of the Emergency Manager shall
include the following:
A. Surveying actual or potential hazards which threaten life and property
within the City and identifying and requiring or recommending the
implementation of measures which would tend to prevent the occurrence
or reduce the impact of such hazards if a disaster did occur.
B. Supervision of the development of an emergency management plan for
the City of Walhalla and shall recommend for adoption by the City
Council all mutual aid arrangements deemed necessary for the implementation
of such plan.
C. Authority to declare a local state of disaster. The declaration may
not be continued or renewed for a period in excess of three days except
by or with the consent to the City Council. Any order or proclamation
declaring, continuing, or terminating a local state of disaster shall
be given prompt and general publicity and shall be filed promptly
with the City Clerk.
D. Issuance of necessary directives which are necessary for carrying
out the purposes of this chapter. Such directives shall be disseminated
promptly by which means calculated to bring its contents to the attention
of the general public and, unless circumstances attendant on the disaster
prevent or impede, promptly filed with the City Clerk.
E. Direction and control of the operations of the Emergency Management
Organization as well as the training of Emergency Management personnel.
F. Determination of all questions of authority and responsibility that
may arise within the emergency Management Organization of the City.
G. Maintenance of liaison with other municipal, county, district, state,
regional or federal emergency management organizations.
H. Marshalling of all necessary personnel, equipment, or supplies from
any department of the City to aid in the carrying out of the provisions
of the emergency management plan.
I. Supervision of the drafting and execution of mutual aid agreements
in cooperation with the representatives of the state and of other
local political subdivisions of the state, and the drafting and execution,
if deemed desirable, of an agreement with the county in which said
City is located, and with other municipalities within the county,
for the county-wide coordination of emergency efforts.
J. Supervision of, and final authorization for, the procurement of all
necessary supplies and equipment, including acceptance of private
contributions which may be offered for the purpose of improving emergency
management within the City.
K. Authorizing of agreements, after approval by the City Attorney, for
use of private property for public shelter and other purposes.
L. Surveying the availability of existing personnel, equipment, supplies,
and services which could be used during a disaster, as provided for
herein.
An Emergency Operations Plan shall be developed and maintained
in a current state. The plan shall set forth the form of the organization;
establish and designate divisions and functions; assign responsibilities,
tasks, duties, and powers, and designate officers and employees to
carry out the provisions of this chapter. Insofar as possible, the
form of organization titles, and terminology approved, it shall be
the duty of all departments and agencies to perform the functions
assigned by the plan and maintain their portion of the plan in a current
state of readiness at all times. The Emergency Operations Plan shall
be considered supplementary to this chapter and have the effect of
law during the time of disaster. The plan shall be updated by resolution
every three years or as needed on advice of the Emergency Manager.
At all times when the orders, rules, and regulations made and
promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall be in effect, they shall
supersede and override all existing ordinances, orders, rules and
regulations insofar as the latter may be inconsistent therewith.
This chapter is an exercise by the City of its governmental
functions for the protection of the public peace, health, and safety
and neither the City of Walhalla, the agents and representatives of
said City, nor any individual, receiver, firm, partnership, corporation,
association, or trustee, nor any of the agents thereof, in good faith
carrying out, complying with or attempting to comply with any order,
rule, or regulation promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter shall be liable for any damage sustained to persons as the
result of said activity. Any person owning or controlling real estate
or other premises who voluntarily and without compensation grants
to the City of Walhalla a license of privilege, or otherwise permits
the City to inspect, designate, and use the whole or any part or parts
of such real estate or premises for the purpose of sheltering persons
during an actual, impending, or practice enemy attack or natural or
man-made disaster, shall together, with its successors in interest,
if any, not be civilly liable for the death of, or injury to, any
person on or about such real estate or premises under such license,
privilege or other permission for loss of, or damage to, the property
of such person.
All normal procurement regulations will be followed. Emergency
purchases will follow emergency procurement regulations set forth
by the City.
If any portion of this chapter shall for any reason be declared
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions
thereof.
This chapter shall not be construed so as to conflict with any
state or federal statute or with any military or naval order, rule
or regulation.
All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict
herewith are expressly repealed.