[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Stafford 3-20-1984 by Ord. No. 84-24. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A.Â
The Mayor shall appoint an Emergency Management Coordinator
from among the residents of the municipality. The Emergency Management
Coordinator shall serve, subject to fulfilling the requirements of
this section, for a term of three years.
B.Â
As a condition of his appointment and his right to
continue for the full term of his appointment, the Emergency Management
Coordinator shall have successfully completed, at the time of his
appointment or within one year immediately following his appointment,
the current approved civil defense director - coordinator course.
The failure of any Emergency Management Coordinator to fulfill such
requirements within the period prescribed shall disqualify the Coordinator
from continuing in the office of Coordinator, and, thereupon, a vacancy
in said office shall be deemed to have been created.
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall appoint
an Emergency Management Deputy Coordinator with the approval of the
Mayor. Wherever possible, such Deputy shall be appointed from among
the salaried officers or employees of the municipality.
A.Â
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall be responsible
for the planning, activating, coordinating and the conduct of disaster
control operations within the Township.
B.Â
Whenever, in his opinion, a disaster has occurred
or is imminent in any municipality, the Emergency Management Coordinator
of that municipality shall proclaim a state or local disaster emergency
within the Township. The Emergency Management Coordinator, in accordance
with regulations promulgated by the State Civilian Defense Director,
shall be empowered to issue and enforce such orders as may be necessary
to implement and carry out disaster control operations and to protect
the health, safety and resources of the residents of the Township.
There is hereby created an Emergency Management
Service Council, to be composed of not more than 15 members, who shall
be appointed by the Mayor and shall hold office at the will and pleasure
of the Mayor. The Emergency Management Coordinator shall be a member
and shall serve as Chairman of the Emergency Management Service Council.
A.Â
The Emergency Management Service Council shall assist
the municipality in establishing the various local volunteer agencies
needed to meet the requirements of all local civil defense and disaster
control activities in accordance with the rules and regulations established
by the Governor of the State of New Jersey.
B.Â
The Emergency Management Service Council is authorized,
within the limits of appropriations, to establish an adequate organization
to assist in supervising and coordinating the civil defense and disaster
control activities of the local municipality.
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall appoint
an Operations Officer with the approval of the Mayor. The Operations
Officer shall be under the authority of the Emergency Management Coordinator
and the Emergency Management Deputy Coordinator. The Operations Officer
shall be responsible for implementing the directions of the Emergency
Management Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator during any emergency
or test drill.