City of East Orange, NJ Article XVIII Office of Emergency Management

[Added 3-14-1988 by Ord. No. 3-1988]

§ 5-109 Establishment of Office.

There is hereby established in the municipal government of the City of East Orange the Office of Emergency Management (hereinafter "Office").

§ 5-110 System of management procedures.

The Office will maintain a system of management procedures to be used by the Mayor in the event of a civil or natural disaster.

§ 5-111 Composition. [1]

The Office shall be composed of 15 members. The composition of the Office shall be as follows:

A. An Emergency Management Coordinator, who shall be appointed by the Mayor from among the residents of the City of East Orange for a term of three years.

B. A First Deputy Coordinator and a Second Deputy Coordinator, who shall be appointed by the Emergency Management Coordinator with the approval of the Mayor.

C. A representative of the City Council to be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of City Council.

D. One representative appointed by the Mayor from each of the following City departments:

(1) Administrative Services.

(2) Health Department.

(3) Fire Department.

(4) Police Department.

(5) Department of Policy, Planning and Economic Development.[2]

[2] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(6) Public Works Department.

E. One representative from each of the following community agencies:

(1) American Red Cross.

(2) East Orange School District.

(3) East Orange Community Development Corp.

(4) Essex Valley Health Care.

(5) Salvation Army.

[1] Editor's Note: This section was originally numbered as § 28-7 of the 1980 Code and moved to this article at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).