[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Village
of Bosque Farms 8-21-1975 (Sec. 4-3 of the 1980 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby established under the executive branch of the
government of the Village of Bosque Farms in accordance with NMSA
1978, § 12-10-5, a Department of Emergency Management, which
shall consist of:
A.
A Coordinator of Emergency Management who shall be appointed by the
Mayor of the Village of Bosque Farms with the concurrence of the Village
Council and subject to approval by the State Director of Homeland
Security and Emergency Management.
B.
Such additional professional and administrative staff personnel as
may be required to effectively carry out the emergency management
program.
C.
All other Village officers and employees, together with those volunteer
forces enrolled to aid them during periods of emergency, shall be
considered as part of the emergency management organization of the
Village of Bosque Farms.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Section
1-1).
The purpose of the emergency management organization is to coordinate
the efforts of all municipal agencies and employees and nongovernmental
agencies to prepare for and function in the event of emergencies endangering
the lives and health of citizens of Bosque Farms and the private and
public property therein from the effects of natural or man-caused
disasters, including acts of war, and to coordinate the implementation
of said plans during periods of emergency. Such plans shall be coordinated
with those of Valencia County, and in consonance with the state emergency
management plans.
A.
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall be the executive head
of the Department of Emergency Management and shall be responsible
to the Mayor for the organization, administration and operation of
the emergency management program of the Village of Bosque Farms. The
Coordinator shall, acting for the Mayor, coordinate the emergency
management activities of all municipal departments and agencies and
nongovernmental agencies, and shall maintain liaison with and cooperate
with the emergency management agencies of the federal government,
the State of New Mexico and other political subdivisions therein.
B.
The Coordinator shall have all necessary authority to act for the
government of the Village of Bosque Farms in all matters pertaining
to emergency management, including the obligation of such municipal
funds as may be appropriated for emergency management purposes. He
shall develop an organizational structure for the department, subject
to the approval of the Village Council, and is authorized to make
appointments to fill the positions established therein.
A.
Funds for necessary expenses of the Department of Emergency Management,
including salaries for approved paid positions, may be made available
through appropriations by the Village Council in accordance with NMSA
1978, § 12-10-7.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Section
1-1).
B.
The Coordinator shall prepare and submit to the Council an annual
proposed budget for emergency management expenditures, and shall indicate
therein those amounts eligible for matching funds under the federal
emergency management assistance programs.
C.
Emergency management funds may be obligated by the Coordinator only
in the amounts appropriated and for the purposes authorized by the
Village Council.
