[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Mazomanie 9-9-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-3. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
To ensure that the Village of Mazomanie will be prepared
to cope with emergencies resulting from enemy action and man-made
or natural disasters, an Emergency Government Committee is created
to carry out all emergency functions, other than functions for which
the military forces are primarily responsible, to minimize and repair
injury and damage resulting from disaster caused by enemy attack,
sabotage, or other hostile action, or by fire, tornado or other natural
or man-made cause.
B.
It is further declared to be the purpose of this chapter
and the policy of the Village of Mazomanie that all emergency government
functions of this Village be coordinated to the maximum extent practicable
with existing services and facilities of the Village and with comparable
functions of the federal, state and county government and other political
subdivisions, and of various private agencies, to the end that the
most effective preparation and use may be made of manpower, resources,
and facilities for dealing with any disaster.
[Amended 12-8-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2]
The Public Protection and Ordinance Committee
shall serve as the Emergency Government Committee. The Emergency Government
Committee shall be an advisory and planning group and shall advise
the Village Board on all matters pertaining to emergency government.
A.
Appointment. The office of Emergency Government Director
is hereby created. The Director shall be appointed by the Village
President subject to confirmation by the Village Board.
B.
Duties and authority of the Emergency Government Director.
The Emergency Government Director shall have direct responsibility
for the organization, administration and operation of the emergency
government organization, subject to the control of the Village President
and the Village Board. The Director shall coordinate all activities
for emergency government within the Village of Mazomanie and shall
maintain liaison and cooperate with emergency government agencies
and organizations of other political subdivisions, and of the county,
and shall participate in county and state emergency government activities
upon request, and shall have such additional authority, duties and
responsibilities as are authorized by this chapter and as may from
time to time be required by the Village Board. This authorization
includes expenditure of up to $500 without prior authorization.
The Director and Committee shall prepare a comprehensive
plan for the emergency government activities of the Village and shall
present such plan to the Village Board for its approval. When the
Village Board has approved the plan by resolution, it shall be the
duty of all municipal agencies and all emergency government forces
of the Village of Mazomanie to perform the duties and functions assigned
by the plan as approved. The plan may be modified in like manner.
In preparation and executing the emergency government
plan, the Director shall utilize the services, equipment, supplies
and facilities of the existing departments and agencies of the Village
to the maximum extent practicable, and the officers and personnel
of such departments and agencies are directed to cooperate with and
extend such services and facilities to the Director.
Whenever necessary to meet an emergency for
which adequate regulations have not been adopted by the Village Board,
the Village President, and in his absence the Emergency Government
Director, may by proclamation promulgate and enforce such orders,
rules and regulations relating to the conduct of persons and the use
of property as shall be necessary to protect the public peace, health
and safety and preserve lives and property and to ensure the cooperation
necessary in emergency activities. Such proclamation shall be posted
in a public place and may be rescinded by the Village Board by resolution
at any time.
The Village President may, subject to the approval
of the Village Board, enter into mutual aid agreements with other
political subdivisions. Copies of such agreements shall be filed with
the County Emergency Government Director.
A.
Upon declaration by the Governor, Village President
or the Emergency Government Director or alternate in the absence of
the Village President or by a Village Board Trustee of a state of
emergency, the Emergency Government Director shall issue all necessary
proclamations as to the existence of such state of emergency and shall
issue such disaster warnings or alerts as shall be required in the
emergency plan.
[Amended 12-8-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2; 7-7-2008 by Ord. No.
2008-17]
B.
The emergency government organization shall take action
in accordance with the emergency plan only after the declaration of
an emergency and the issuance of official disaster warnings. Such
state of emergency shall continue until terminated by the issuing
authority, provided that any declaration not issued by the Governor
may be terminated at the discretion of the Village Board.
[Amended 12-8-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2]
It shall be unlawful for any person willfully to obstruct, hinder, or delay any member of the emergency government organization in the enforcement of any order, rule, regulation or plan issued pursuant to this chapter, or to do any act forbidden by any order, rule, regulation or plan issued pursuant to the authority contained in this chapter. For a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter such person shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter 1, § 1-3 of this Code.
