[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Old Saybrook 4-29-1996
by Ord. No. 74. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The definitions of "emergency management" and related terms used in
this chapter shall be the same as the definitions provided in § 28-1,
Chapter 517, of the Connecticut General Statutes.
A.
By authority of C.G.S. § 28-7, an organization
of Town government to be known as the "Office of Emergency Management" is
hereby established.
B.
The established Office of Emergency Management shall
be under the direction and supervision of an Emergency Management Director
assisted by a Deputy Director. The Director shall be responsible for the organization,
administration, and operation of said local organization. The Deputy Director
shall assume the duties of the office in the absence of the Director.
A.
The Emergency Management Director and Deputy Director
shall be appointed by the First Selectman, and shall serve at the will of
the First Selectman. The Director and/or Deputy Director may be removed from
office at any time by the First Selectman.
B.
The Emergency Management Director shall report directly
to the First Selectman. The Deputy Director shall report to the Director.
C.
The Director shall advise the First Selectman on all
Emergency Management matters and related laws, rules, regulations and requirements
of Title 28 (C.G.S. § 28-1 et seq.) and Public Act 87-535 of the
Connecticut General Statutes (C.G.S. § 7-520 et seq.), the Federal
Civil Defense Act of 1950, and the Federal Natural Disaster Relief Act of
1974.
D.
The Emergency Management Director shall develop, organize,
direct and coordinate the Town's Emergency Management Program with the
goal of saving lives and protecting property by maintaining emergency operational
capabilities that mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from any
emergency or disaster.
E.
The Director shall develop and organize the Emergency
Management Program in accordance with local, state and federal emergency management
requirements.
F.
The Emergency Management Director shall coordinate the
activities of all Town departments, agencies and offices and the activities
of all volunteer organizations, but in no instance shall assume direction
and control of any Town department, agency or office unless directed by written
authority from the First Selectman.
G.
The Director shall be responsible for the development
and maintenance of the Town's Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and supporting
documents in accordance with local, state, and federal emergency management
requirements. The EOP shall become effective upon the signature of the First
Selectman.
H.
The Emergency Management Director shall be responsible
for the establishment, maintenance, and management of the primary and alternate
Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) in accordance with state and federal emergency
management requirements.
I.
The Emergency Management Director shall be responsible
for the coordination of training and exercises required to maintain adequate
emergency management and emergency response capabilities in Town.
J.
The Director shall be responsible for the recruitment
and training of volunteer emergency management personnel.
K.
The Director shall maintain continuous contact with the
State Office of Emergency Management, and shall prepare and submit reports
and all paperwork necessary to ensure that the Town qualifies and receives
all possible funding, equipment, and other benefits or assistance available
from the state and/or the federal Emergency Management Program. All requests
for outside funding and/or assistance shall be in accordance with established
local procedures.
A.
Each department, agency and office of Town government
required to have an annex to the Town's Emergency Operations Plan shall
develop and maintain such annex in accordance with local, state and federal
emergency management requirements.
B.
Each department, agency and office of Town government
shall cooperate with the Emergency Management Director to the fullest extent
possible in the development and maintenance of the local Emergency Management
Program.
A.
The First Selectman is responsible for the protection
of the health and safety of all residents and all people in Town, the protection
of property, and the preservation of the local government organization and
structure.
B.
The First Selectman of the Town shall ensure that the
local emergency management organization develops and maintains the capability
of local government necessary to respond to any emergency or
disaster that may affect the Town.
C.
During emergency or disaster situations the First Selectman
has the power and authority to issue emergency and/or disaster declarations,
assume direct command and control of all governmental functions and facilities,
and exercise any and all legal and constitutional powers deemed reasonable
and necessary for the protection of residents and people in Town, the protection
of property, and the preservation of local government.
D.
The authority of the First Selectman in the event of
an emergency or disaster shall be limited only by the governor of the State
of Connecticut in state-declared emergencies or by the President of the United
States of America in a declared national emergency.
