[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Weyauwega
at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The preparation for and the carrying out of 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, flood or other natural causes.
A.Â
The Mayor
of the City of Weyauwega is hereby declared to be Director of Emergency
Management of the City of Weyauwega and shall be responsible for the
organization, administration and operation of all emergency management
activities, subject to the direction and control of the City Council.
B.Â
The Director
shall prepare a comprehensive general plan for the emergency management
of the City of Weyauwega and shall present such plan to the City Council
for its approval. When the City Council has approved the plan by resolution,
it shall be the duty of all municipal agencies and all emergency management
forces of the City to perform the duties and functions assigned by
the plan as approved. The plan may be modified in like manner.
Whenever necessary to meet an emergency for which adequate regulations
have not been adopted by the City Council, the Mayor, and in his absence
the President of the City Council, 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 management activities.
Such proclamations shall be posted in three public places and may
be rescinded by the City Council by resolution at any time.
A.Â
Upon the
declaration by the Governor, by the Mayor or by the City Council of
the City of Weyauwega of a state of emergency, the Director of Emergency
Management 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 management plan.
B.Â
The emergency
management organization shall take action in accordance with the emergency
management 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 such declaration not issued by the Governor may be terminated
at the discretion of the City Council.
It shall be unlawful for any person willfully to obstruct, hinder
or delay any member of the emergency management 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 each violation of any of the provisions of this chapter he shall
forfeit not more than $100, and in default of payment thereof shall
be imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding six months.
