[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Medfield 9-6-1950 (Art. XIII
of the 1926 Bylaws). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 50.
There is hereby established a Department of Civil Defense (hereinafter
called the "Department"). It shall be the function of the Department
to have charge of civil defense as defined in Section 1, Chapter 639,
Acts of 1950, and to perform civil defense functions as authorized
or directed by said Chapter or by any and all executive orders or
general regulations promulgated thereunder, and to exercise any authority
delegated to it by the Governor under said Chapter 639.
A.
The Department shall be under the direction of a Director of Civil
Defense (hereinafter called the "Director"), who shall be appointed
as prescribed by law. The Director shall have direct responsibility
for the organization, administration and operation of the Department,
subject to the direction and control of the appointing authority,
and shall receive such salary as may be fixed from time to time by
the appointing authority. The Director may, within the limits of the
amount appropriated therefor, appoint such experts, clerks, and other
assistants as the work of the Department may require and may remove
them, and may make such expenditures as may be necessary to execute
effectively the purposes of Chapter 639, Acts of 1950.
B.
The Director shall also have authority to appoint district coordinators
and may accept and may receive on behalf of the Town, services, equipment,
supplies, materials or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan, for purpose
of civil defense, offered by the federal government or any agency
or officer thereof or any person, firm or corporation, subject to
the terms of the offer and the rules and regulations, if any, of the
agency making the offer. The Director shall cause appropriate records
to be kept of all matters relating to such gifts, grants, or loans.
There is hereby established a Civil Defense Advisory Council
(hereinafter called the "Council"). Said Council shall serve without
pay and shall consist of the Director of Civil Defense, such other
department heads and such other persons as the authority appointing
said Director may deem necessary. Such member of said Council as said
appointing authority shall designate shall serve as Chairman of said
Council. Said Council shall serve subject to the direction and control
of the appointing authority and shall advise said appointing authority
and the Director on matters pertaining to civil defense.
The Police Department is hereby authorized to go to aid another
city or town at the request of said city or town in the suppression
of riots or other forms of violence therein.
This Bylaw shall remain in force during the effective period
of Chapter 639, Acts of 1950, and any act in amendment or continuation
thereof or substitution thereof.
All references to Chapter 639, Acts of 1950, as now in force,
shall be applicable to any act or acts in amendment or continuation
of or substitution for said Chapter 639.
