[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Madison 6-11-2007.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited and referred to as the
"Emergency Management Ordinance of the Town of Madison," authorized under
37-B M.R.S.A. § 782.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
The appointed Town official responsible for performing the four phases
of Emergency Management (preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation)
and for liaison with the Somerset County Emergency Management Agency.
The Madison Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the position of
Emergency Management Director (EMD) for the Town of Madison is hereby created.
The Selectmen many appoint additional OEM staff members, as needed.
The Selectmen shall appoint the EMD. This appointment shall be annual
and made by June 1 of each year. The Selectmen may remove the EMD for cause.
Once the EMD has been appointed, the EMD shall take an oath of office
before assuming any duties, pursuant to 30-A M.R.S.A. § 2526.
The EMD shall:
A.
Prepare and update a hazard risk and vulnerability assessment.
B.
Prepare and maintain the municipal Emergency Operations
Plan.
C.
Organize, activate and operate the municipal Emergency
Operations Center (EOC).
D.
Prepare and maintain a list of disaster resources.
E.
Develop procedures for the operation of the municipal
EOC.
F.
Coordinate and maintain written disaster mutual aid agreements
with the approval of the Selectmen.
G.
Provide emergency management training to Town officials,
planners, and responders.
H.
Develop and implement a disaster exercise program.
I.
Attend County Local Emergency Managers Group meetings.
J.
Provide disaster preparedness information to Town residents.
K.
Complete and report damage assessments to Somerset County
EMA.
L.
Complete and submit applications for FEMA disaster funds
and grants.
When directed by any one of the Selectmen or by the EMD, the EOC will
be established and manned. At the discretion of the Selectmen, Town Manager
or EMD, the following Town officials may be included on the EOC staff:
The Town of Madison hereby establishes the National Incident Management
System (NIMS) as the municipal standard for incident management. This system
provides a consistent approach for federal, state, and municipal governments
to work together more effectively and efficiently to prevent, prepare for,
respond to and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size
or complexity. NIMS will utilize standardized terminology, standardized organizational
structures, interoperable communications, consolidated action plans, unified
command structures, uniform personnel qualification standards, uniform standards
for planning, training, and exercising, comprehensive resource management,
and designated incident facilities during emergencies or disasters. The NIMS
Incident Command System (ICS) will be utilized by all municipal emergency
and disaster responders for incident management.
The EMD may be compensated for duties rendered by an annual stipend
as appropriated at Town Meeting.
The EMD may take necessary training as provided by the Somerset County
Emergency Management Agency (STEMA), Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA),
and FEMA.
