It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to provide the
policy and organization for the complete and efficient utilization
of all municipal resources for the mitigation, preparedness, response
and recovery from natural and human-made disasters and emergencies,
within the City of Kalamazoo, to establish an office for this purpose;
and to exercise the authority and discharge the responsibilities vested
in City elected and appointed officials by this chapter and the Emergency
Management Act, No. 390, Public Acts of 1976, as amended, and related
federal and state laws.
A.
The City of Kalamazoo Office of Emergency Management will be the
coordinating agency responsible for City-wide emergency preparedness;
it will provide the means through which the City Manager, Mayor and
City Commission may exercise the authority and discharge the responsibilities
vested in them by this chapter and Emergency Management Act.
B.
This chapter does not relieve any elected officials or City departments
of the normal responsibilities or authority given by general law or
local ordinance, nor will it affect the work of the American Red Cross
or other volunteer agencies organized for relief in a disaster.
As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section:
The Michigan Emergency Management Act, Act No. 390 of the
Public Acts of 1976, as amended.
Any attack or series of attacks by a foreign or domestic
enemy of the United States causing, or which may cause, substantial
damage or injury to civilian property or persons in the United States
in any manner, by sabotage or by the use of bombs, missiles, shellfire
or atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological or biological means
or other weapons or processes.
The Mayor or the successor designated by the City Charter,
or otherwise provided for in this chapter.
The City of Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The preparation for, and the execution of, all emergency
functions, other than functions for which the military forces are
primarily responsible. Civil defense shall include protection against,
and minimization of damage and injury resulting from, natural disaster,
foreign or domestic enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile action.
An occurrence or threat of widespread or severe damage, injury,
or loss of life or property resulting from a natural or human-made
cause, including but not limited to, fire, flood, snowstorm, ice or
wind storm, tornado, wave action, oil spill, water contamination requiring
emergency action to avert danger or damage, utility failure, hazardous
peacetime radiological incident, major transportation accident, hazardous
material incident, epidemic, air contamination, blight, drought, infestation,
explosion, or hostile military or paramilitary action, or similar
occurrences resulting from terrorist activities, riots, or civil disorders.
The Michigan Department of State Police District Emergency
Services Coordinator or his/her authorized representative who serves
as the liaison between local emergency management programs and the
Michigan State Police, Emergency Management Division and Homeland
Security Division in all matters pertaining to the mitigation, preparedness,
response and recovery of emergency and disaster situations.
Any occasion or instance in which the Mayor determines that
assistance is needed to supplement local efforts and capabilities
to save lives, protect property and the public health and safety,
to lessen or avert the threat of, or respond to, a disaster in the
City.
The person appointed pursuant to this chapter to coordinate
all matters pertaining to the coordination of all emergency services,
disaster or emergency planning, response, and recovery activities
within the City of Kalamazoo.
All agencies of the state, county and municipal government,
private and volunteer personnel, public officers and employees, and
all other persons or groups of persons having duties or responsibilities
as identified in the Emergency Operations Plan or those called into
duty or working at the direction of a party identified in the Plan
to perform a specific disaster- or emergency-related task during a
local state of emergency or disaster under the Emergency Management
Act pursuant to this chapter.
A program established to coordinate mitigation, preparedness,
response and recovery activities for all emergency or disaster situations,
and including civil defense, within the City. Such a program has an
appointed Emergency Management Coordinator and meets the program standards
and requirements established by the Department of State Police, Emergency
Management and Homeland Security Division.
Any plan developed and maintained by the City for the purpose
of providing necessary support personnel and materials for guiding
the local response to an emergency or disaster situation and coordinating
disaster response and recovery within the City through the Emergency
Management Force.
An executive order or proclamation by the Governor that implements
the disaster response and recovery aspects of the Michigan Emergency
Management Plan and applicable local plans of the county or municipal
programs affected.
An executive order or proclamation by the Governor that implements
the emergency response and recovery aspects of the Michigan Emergency
Management Plan and applicable local plans of the county or municipal
programs affected.
A declaration by the Mayor pursuant to the Act and this chapter,
which implements the appropriate emergency or disaster response and
recovery measures of the City and authorizes certain actions as described
in this chapter and applicable Emergency Operations Plan.
Those records that contain information needed to continue
the effective functioning of the City and for the protection of the
rights and interests of persons under emergency conditions in the
event of an emergency or disaster situation.
Any person duly appointed or assigned by the City to participate
in emergency-management-related activities and registered with the
Emergency Management Coordinator as a member of the Emergency Management
Force. The individual or entity agrees to contribute services, equipment,
or facilities for disaster purposes without enumeration or without
a formal agreement or contract for hire.
The City of Kalamazoo adopts the National Incident Management
Standard (NIMS) for disaster and emergency incident management.
