During a period of declared disaster or local emergency, the
City Manager, acting through the Emergency Management Coordinator,
and with the advice and consent of the City Commission, shall have
the authority:
A. To assemble and utilize the Emergency Management Forces in accordance
with the City of Kalamazoo Emergency Operations Plan and prescribe
the manner and conditions of the use of such Emergency Management
Forces.
B. To appropriate and expend funds, make contracts, obtain and distribute
equipment, materials and supplies for disaster purposes.
C. To provide for the health and safety of persons and property, including
emergency assistance to the victims of a disaster.
D. To direct and coordinate the development of disaster plans and programs
in accordance with the policies and plans established by the appropriate
federal and state agencies and this chapter.
E. To appoint, employ, remove or provide, with or without compensation,
rescue teams, auxiliary fire and police personnel, and other disaster
workers.
F. To assign and make available for duty the employees, property or
equipment of the City relating to firefighting; engineering; rescue;
health, medical and related services; law enforcement; transportation;
construction; and similar items or service for emergency management
purposes within or without the physical limits of the City, as ordered
by the Governor or the Director of the State Police.
The City Commission, pursuant to the authority granted by the
Open Meetings Act, establish the following procedures to accommodate
the absence of any member of the public body due to a statewide or
local state of emergency or state of disaster declared pursuant to
law by the Governor or this chapter that would risk the personal health
or safety of members of the public or the public body if the meeting
were held in person:
A. Procedures by which the absent member may participate in, and vote
on, business before the public body, including, but not limited to,
procedures that provide for both of the following:
(2) For each member of the public body attending the meeting remotely,
a public announcement at the outset of the meeting by that member,
to be included in the meeting minutes, that the member is in fact
attending the meeting remotely. If the member is attending the meeting
remotely for a purpose other than for military duty, the member's
announcement must further identify specifically the member's
physical location by stating the county, city, township, or village
and state from which he or she is attending the meeting remotely.
B. Procedures by which the public is provided notice of the absence
of the member and information about how to contact that member sufficiently
in advance of a meeting of the public body to provide input on any
business that will come before the public body.
When a state of emergency or state of disaster is in effect,
the orders, rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter
shall supersede all existing ordinances and resolutions which are
inconsistent therewith.