[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of York County
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-28-1982]
A.
Whereas the Emergency Management Services Code, Act 1978-323, 35
Pa.C.S.A. § 7101 et seq., directs and authorizes each political
subdivision of the commonwealth to establish a local emergency management
agency;
B.
Whereas York County Civil Defense is eliminated by establishing the
York County Emergency Management Agency;
C.
Whereas it is the intent and purpose of this chapter to establish
an office that will ensure the complete and efficient utilization
of all of the County's facilities to combat disasters resulting
from enemy actions or other disasters, as defined in the Emergency
Management Services Code, Act 1978-323, 35 Pa.C.S.A § 7101
et seq., the York County Office of Emergency Management will be the
coordinating agency for all activity in connection with emergency
management; it will be the instrument through which the County Commissioners
may exercise the authority and discharge the responsibilities vested
in them in the Emergency Management Services Code, Act 1978-323, 35
Pa.C.S.A § 7101 et seq., the Pennsylvania Disaster Operations
Plan and this chapter. This chapter will not relieve any County department
of the moral responsibilities or authority given to it in the County
Charter or by local ordinance. All activities undertaken by York County
shall be undertaken pursuant to and in accordance with the Emergency
Management Services Code; and
D.
Whereas each emergency management agency shall have responsibility
for emergency management response and recovery within the territorial
limits of the political subdivision and, in addition, shall conduct
such services outside of the jurisdiction as may be required under
said law.
The York County Emergency Management Agency hereby is established.
The Emergency Management Agency shall be responsible for providing
an adequate emergency program and for emergency operations, including
response and recovery during disasters, in accordance with the plan
and program of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
[Adopted 2-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-02]
A.
Whereas, on or about May 9, 2004, an adverse weather event has caused
or threatened to cause injury and suffering to persons and damage
to property in the County of York; and
B.
Whereas, this adverse weather condition has endangered the health,
safety and welfare of a substantial number of persons in the County
of York and threatens to create problems greater in scope than the
County of York may be able to resolve; and
C.
Whereas, emergency management measures are required to reduce the
severity of this disaster and to protect the health, safety and welfare
of affected persons in the County of York; and
D.
Whereas, the elected officials of Windsor and Felton Boroughs have
declared a disaster emergency.
We, the undersigned Commissioners of the County of York, Pennsylvania,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 7501 of the Pennsylvania Emergency
Management Services Code (35 Pa.C.S.A. § 7501), as amended,
do hereby declare the existence of a disaster emergency in the County
of York.
The York County Emergency Management Director is directed to
coordinate the emergency response activities, to take all appropriate
action needed to alleviate the effects of this disaster, to aid in
the restoration of essential public services and to take any other
emergency response action deemed necessary to respond to this emergency.
The York County Emergency Management Director is authorized
to act as necessary to meet the current exigencies of this emergency
by employing temporary workers, by renting equipment, by purchasing
supplies and materials and by entering into such contracts and agreements
for the performance of public work as may be required to meet the
emergency, all without regard to those time-consuming procedures and
formalities normally prescribed by law, mandatory constitutional requirements
excepted.
