[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Stillwater 5-3-1990 by Ord. No. 1-1990. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Attachment 1 - Emergency Planning Task Force Organizational Outline
Attachment 2 - Job Description of General CoordinatorAttachment 3 - Job Description of Public Safety CoordinatorAttachment 4 - Job Description of Public Relations CoordinatorAttachment 5 - Job Description of Emergency Services CoordinatorAttachment 6 - Job Description of Rehabilitation CoordinatorAttachment 7 - Reponse Procedures
Attachment 2 - Job Description of General CoordinatorAttachment 3 - Job Description of Public Safety CoordinatorAttachment 4 - Job Description of Public Relations CoordinatorAttachment 5 - Job Description of Emergency Services CoordinatorAttachment 6 - Job Description of Rehabilitation CoordinatorAttachment 7 - Reponse Procedures
This chapter may be known and may be cited as
the "Town of Stillwater Emergency Management Plan."
A.Â
It shall be the intent and purpose of this chapter
to establish an Emergency Management Team that will insure the complete
and efficient utilization of all Town/Village facilities to combat
attacks or other disasters as defined herein.
B.Â
The Town of Stillwater's Emergency Management Team
will be the coordinating agency for all activity in connection with
civil defense (emergency management); it will be the instrument through
which the Town Supervisor/Village Mayor may exercise the authority
and discharge the responsibilities vested in him/her according to
the Town of Stillwater Charter, Village of Stillwater Charter and
the New York State Constitution.
C.Â
This chapter will not relieve any Town/Village department
of its legal responsibilities or authority given to it in the Town/Village
Charter or by local ordinance, nor will it adversely affect the work
of any volunteer agency organized for relief work in disaster emergencies.
The following definitions shall apply in the
interpretation of this chapter:
The Town Supervisor or his/her duly designated alternate.
Includes but is not limited to actual or threatened enemy
attack, sabotage, extraordinary fire, flood, storm, epidemic, or other
impending or actual emergency or calamity threatening to endanger
the health, life or property or constituted government of the people
of the Town of Stillwater.
In its broad meaning is to carry out the basic government
functions of maintaining the public peace, health and safety during
an attack or disaster. This shall include plans and preparations for
the protection, relief, recovery and rehabilitation from the effects
of a natural disaster and or attack on the Town of Stillwater.
The employees, equipment, and facilities of the Town/Village
departments, boards, institutions, and commissions; and in addition
it shall include all volunteer personnel, equipment, and facilities
contributed by or obtained from volunteer persons or agencies.
Any person duly registered, identified and appointed by the
Director of the Emergency Management Team and assigned to participate
in the emergency management activity.
Those persons charged with the implementation and discharge
of the Town of Stillwater's Emergency Management Plan. These persons
shall be appointed as prescribed by law.
Include plans, programs, and other emergency procedures deemed
essential to emergency management.
Contributing a service, equipment, or facilities or use thereof,
to the civil defense organization without remuneration and appointed
by the General Coordinator.
A.Â
The Town Supervisor is hereby authorized and directed
to create an organization for emergency management utilizing to the
fullest extent the existing agencies within the Town/Village of Stillwater,
and to coordinate Town emergency management activities with other
cities, towns, county, state, and federal programs. The Town Supervisor,
as the executive head of municipal government, shall be the Director
of emergency management forces of the Town and shall be responsible
for their organization, administration and operations.
B.Â
The organization shall consist of the following:
(1)Â
An Emergency Management Team within the Executive
Department of Town Government and under the direction of the Town
Supervisor. There shall be an executive head of the Emergency Management
Team who shall be known as the General Coordinator of the Emergency
Management Team. There shall also be four Deputy Coordinators of emergency
management, and such assistants as are deemed necessary for the proper
functioning of the organization.
(2)Â
The employees, equipment, and facilities of Town/Village
departments, boards, institutions, and commissions will participate
in the emergency management activities. Duties assigned to a Town
department shall be the same or similar to the normal duties of the
department.
(3)Â
Volunteer persons and/or agencies offering service
to and accepted by the Town.
C.Â
The Emergency Management Director (Town Supervisor)
shall appoint the General Coordinator and four Deputy Coordinators
who shall comprise the Stillwater Emergency Management Team (SEMT).
They shall be persons well-versed and -trained in planning operations
involving the activities of many different agencies which will operate
to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of
the Town of Stillwater from enemy action or natural disaster as defined
in this chapter.
D.Â
The General Coordinator of the Emergency Management
Team shall be required to recommend suitable Deputy Coordinators to
the Town Supervisor in the event of any vacancies. The Deputy Coordinators
shall assist the General Coordinator in the above-described activities
and assume his/her duties during his/her absence, according to a prearranged
chain of command.
A.Â
The Town Supervisor's powers and duties are set forth
in Article 3 of the Town Law of the State of New York, the New York
State Constitution, and any local laws that may pertain. Reference
is made to the foregoing statutes for the enumeration of such powers
and duties.
B.Â
The General Coordinator of the Emergency Management
Team shall be responsible to the Director in regard to all phases
of the emergency management plan. Under the supervision of the Director
he/she shall be responsible for the planning coordination and be responsible
for maintaining liaison with other city, town, county, state and federal
authorities to insure the most effective operation of the Emergency
Management Plan. At the scene of any emergency within the Town of
Stillwater the General Coordinator's duties shall include, but not
be limited to the following:
(1)Â
Coordinating the recruitment of volunteer personnel
and agencies to augment the personnel and facilities of the Town for
emergency management purposes.
(2)Â
Development and coordination of plans for the immediate
use of all facilities, equipment, manpower and other resources of
the Town for the purposes of minimizing or preventing damage to persons
and property; and protecting and restoring to usefulness governmental
services and public utilities necessary for public health, safety
and welfare.
(3)Â
Through public informational programs, educating the
civilian populations as to actions necessary and required for the
protection of their persons and property in the case of disaster,
as defined herein, either pending or present.
(4)Â
Conducting public practice alerts to insure efficient
operation of emergency management forces and to familiarize residents
with emergency management regulations, procedures and operations.
(5)Â
Assisting in coordinating the activities of public
and private agencies engaged in emergency management activities.
(6)Â
Assuming such authority and conducting such activities
as the Town supervisor may direct to promote and execute the Emergency
Management Plan.
C.Â
The Deputy Coordinators of the Emergency Management
Team shall assume the role of General Coordinator in his/her absence
according to a prearranged chain of command.
D.Â
In the absence of the Town Supervisor (or Mayor within
Village limits) or Deputy Town Supervisor (Deputy Mayor), the General
Coordinator shall assess the situation, define the perimeters of the
event, establish a command post, declare a level of response, and
establish a perimeter, in consultation with the Incident Commander
and Deputy Coordinators.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate
any of the provisions of this chapter or rules, regulations or plans
issued pursuant to the authority contained herein, or to willfully
obstruct, hinder, or delay any member of the Emergency Management
Team as herein defined in the enforcement of the provisions of this
chapter or any other rules, regulations or plans issued thereunder.
Any person who shall violate, or cause to be
violated, or assist in the violation of any provisions of this chapter
shall be subject to conviction of an offense by a proper court and
be subject to a fine of not more than $50 or imprisonment for not
more than 10 days, or both, for each and every violation.
